Some status pins go to high or low state permanently no matter what I send so at least I know something is reaching to the port. txt files, raw file containing 0xFF or 0x00 to toggle the entire data port nothing happens on the Data Port. When I try to send data using the Microsoft program no matters what I send. This works perfect I see my printer in Ready state when plugin in the cable so the port is the correct one. Selection and selected Print Directly To The Printer. Then from the Printer PropertiesĪdvanced settings I turned off Spooling the Spool Print Documents Select from the list of printer Generic / Text I then installed a printer by clicking Add A Local Printer fromĬontrol Panel → Printers Then select the Port to be USB001 (Virtual We added a Generic printer as the webpage says: BUSY (pin 11) to any Ground (pins 19-29).We bought a USB to Parallel Printer cable used to connect old parallel printers and the device is an IEEE-1284 Parallel Printer this means I can't see any LPT1, LPT2, LPT* in hardware devices.įollowing this guide and using this program to send data we tried to send data to parallel port connecting: At my university we have to do some project using parallel port (I know ridiculously old port).
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