maxthebuilder
December 9th, 2006, 12:31 PM
Trying to output to parallel hitachi-type VFD/LCD 16x2 from G4 with LCD plugin.
Here's the problem:
- motherboard doesn't have parallel port
- bought a PCI parallel add-on card
- the card gives me LPT1 port but assigns a non-standard port address - A400 instead of 0378 (I cannot reassign it - manual configuration is grayed out in device manager)
- LCD plugin doesn't work with this address.
- LCD plugin doesn't have an option to change the port address
- There's a key in registry "Port" which should allow for the address change but it didn't help (I put A400 in there)
Is there a way to make it work?
FYI - I tried LCD Smartie stand alone VFD control soft and it worked with no prob (just had to change 378 to A400 in its config).
Any idea anyone?
Thanks!
Here's the problem:
- motherboard doesn't have parallel port
- bought a PCI parallel add-on card
- the card gives me LPT1 port but assigns a non-standard port address - A400 instead of 0378 (I cannot reassign it - manual configuration is grayed out in device manager)
- LCD plugin doesn't work with this address.
- LCD plugin doesn't have an option to change the port address
- There's a key in registry "Port" which should allow for the address change but it didn't help (I put A400 in there)
Is there a way to make it work?
FYI - I tried LCD Smartie stand alone VFD control soft and it worked with no prob (just had to change 378 to A400 in its config).
Any idea anyone?
Thanks!