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GPO on the LCD2041-WB

Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2002 3:57 pm
by SilmarilS
I have a simple question....

Is the GPO on this unit (20mA) is enought to supply a single green To 3/4 LED... directly

Thanks

Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2002 4:01 pm
by linear
Simple answer: yes. :D

Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2002 4:18 pm
by SilmarilS
Simple answer2: Thank You....

It works but I like to have more gpo's...maybe my next MO will have more :(

Posted: Sat Dec 14, 2002 11:20 pm
by linear
Here's an option: if you run LCDC, check out the parallel port plugin (LPT). It's effectively 8 GPOs for you to control from LCDC if you have a free port.

IF you don't run LCDC, you should.

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 9:49 am
by SilmarilS
It's start to sound good...

I run LCDC and have a free LPT port..... :)
my printer is networked on another computer

can you provide me a link or the way to convert the LPT connector into a module to use GPO's....(will be simple leds)
Or the LPT pinout

thanks

Posted: Sun Dec 15, 2002 1:24 pm
by Mat-Moo
I build a led test module this way. http://www.angelfire.com/mb/lalim/images/parallel.htm although the control at the moment for the LPT stuff is not as good as the native GPOs stufff, but I need to do a bit more work on that plugin.

Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2002 8:04 am
by SilmarilS
next week-end I will try this...very easy...it is all I need....

Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 12:29 am
by SilmarilS
I was wondering if you could use the LPT port as a input one....
like using 4 ports to 4 buttons and the rest as 4 gpo's?

Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 1:47 am
by Mat-Moo
With most the MO screens offerinf 25 inputs it's not something I've ever looked at.

Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 10:35 am
by SilmarilS
Ok so I must forget using the LPT port as a input?

Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2002 10:39 am
by linear
Well, he's just saying you'd need to code it yourself.

Examples abound on the web. The smart way would be to write an LCDC plugin, but that's assuming you can deal with Delphi.

Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2002 10:21 am
by SilmarilS
Yeah I can code it my self but it will take light years to do so :(

but the only gpo alterative is enough for me.....