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- Parallel Port Monitor
- (c) 1997 Fred Bulback
- email: fred@okanagan.net
- url: www.okanagan.net/users/fred
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- *
- * This program is freeware. It may be freely
- * distributed provided:
- *
- * 1) There is no accompanying fee of any sort.
- * 2) The executable file has not been modified
- * in any way.
- * 3) This file, "parmon.txt", accompanies the
- * executable.
- *
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- Parallel Port Monitor is a utility that permits the
- three registers of the parallel port to be spied upon.
-
- FAQ
-
- Q: How do I change which parallel port is being spied
- upon?
- A: Click on any cell in the port column. If there is
- more than one port, the next one will be selected.
-
- Q: How do I edit the values ports values?
- A: Simply click on the cell that you wish to edit and
- type the new value. Press <ENTER> when you are done,
- or <ESC> to cancel the edit. Some registers cannot
- be edited and therefore will not change.
-
- Q: What's the "Beep" column all about?
- A: You can toggle each beep cell between "Yes" and "No".
- When the cell is yes, a beep will sound when the
- corresponding register changes. If for some reason
- you want to toggle all cells, just click on the
- column title.
-
- Q: Is there a way to toggle individual bits?
- A: All of the output bits may be toggled by clicking on
- the appropriate pin on the connector diagram.
- Obviously, input pins cannot be toggled.
-
- Q: What's the deal with the female/male connector box?
- A: Suppose you have a cable in front of you. By
- selecting female/male, you can easily match up the
- pins to those in the connector diagram.
-
- Q: On the connector, some pins are green while others
- are red. What's the difference?
- A: Green pins are low, red pins are high. This can
- be changed to whatever you want, however.
-
- Q: What does "Always on top" do.
- A: Since this program *is* a monitor program, chances
- are you want to see what it's doing. By checking
- this box, the program will always be visible.
-
- Q: Why would I want to disable the connector?
- A: If your system is particularly slow, you may find
- that it flickers when it is updated, which can be
- annoying.
-
- Q: What does sample rate do?
- A: Sample rate determines how often the state of the
- port is sampled? It defaults to "as fast as
- possible". You may find, however, that this will
- slow your machine down too much.
-
- Q: What about the blink on sample box?
- A: When this box is checked, a small indicator will
- appear to the lower left of the connector. Every
- time a sample is taken, it will blink to a different
- color. This is useful if your sample rate is fairly
- long. With a short sample rate, checking this box
- can have detrimental effects.
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- I welcome all comments and suggestions:
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- fred@okanagan.net
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