[Pro2006] Parallel port PC Interface and ProgramIT software

Wed, 03 Jul 2002 00:10:55 -0400

I think the hardest things will be finding someone that can make the circuit
board for you, it is slightly skewed in the book and the CPU in it is a motorola
68hc11 I believe or equivalent.

Ed Tissink wrote:

> Hmmmm, very tempting.  Do you think I'd be able to source all components
> locally or are they quite specialised?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Len G. Carpenter [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, 3 July 2002 15:10 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Pro2006] Parallel port PC Interface and ProgramIT software
>
> Well if you can get ahold of the book   The Ultimate Scanner 3 by Bill
> Cheek,
> all the info to build a CE/HB-232.
>
> Ed Tissink wrote:
>
> > Hi Len
> >
> > I've had a bit of a look around for the CE/HB-232 and also the Opto456
> lite.
> > They certainly look great but they're a bit beyond my budget
> unfortunately.
> > Once I pay freight to New Zealand I probably wouldn't get much change from
> > US$200, which I really don't have to spare at the moment.  Unless they
> come
> > down in price and/or I find a local distributor I'll have to stick with
> the
> > poor man's option for now.
> >
> > Cheers
> > Ed
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Len G. Carpenter [mailto:[email protected]]
> > Sent: Wednesday, 3 July 2002 14:10 PM
> > To: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [Pro2006] Parallel port PC Interface and ProgramIT software
> >
> > Np Ed,
> >
> > I figured it had to be one of two things because it did work, just not
> > correctly.
> > A buddy had built a few of them an dI was going to till I decided to go
> with
> > the CE/HB-232.
> > To bad you couldn't get your hands on a CE/HB-232, if you think the
> > PROgrammit
> > is slick you should see the CE/HB-232 work with the Pro-Turbo software,
> full
> > control of the scanner, whatever you can do from the keypad you can do
> > through
> > software, plus many other things.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Len
> >
> > Ed Tissink wrote:
> >
> > > Thanks for your prompt reply Len
> > >
> > > I have to confess my initial reaction to your post was along the lines
> of
> > > 'what do you take me for, of course my wiring is correct'  However,
> saying
> > > you had seen it running made me decide to have (yet) another look and I
> > did
> > > indeed have my X and Y's crossed.  Works a treat now.  I'd recommend it,
> > > cheap and easy to build (if you wire it correctly).
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > > Ed
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Len G. Carpenter [mailto:[email protected]]
> > > Sent: Tuesday, 2 July 2002 11:06 AM
> > > To: [email protected]
> > > Subject: Re: [Pro2006] Parallel port PC Interface and ProgramIT software
> > >
> > > I have not built it but have seen it running, I went with a CE/HB-232,
> > that
> > > one
> > > does program the scanner but you have to make sure you have set it up
> > > correctly,, also check you wiring, make sure they all go to the right
> > place,
> > > if
> > > you are getting wrong key press you maybe have some lines mixed up, if
> all
> > > is
> > > correct then you have the button map wrong.
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