Parallel port interfacing in python on Vista x64

[Diez B. Roggisch]

SiWi schrieb:
> I have done some googling on this topic, but I haven't found anything
> thats really working on Vista x64.
> The most promising result I found was the Inpout32.dll:
> http://logix4u.net/Legacy_Ports/Parallel_Port/A_tutorial_on_Parallel_port_Interfacing.html
> But when using some code like that, I can't measure I differing state
> on my breadboard circurity:
> from ctypes import windll
> p = windll.inpout32
> p.Inp32(0x378) #default 255(all high) on my pc
> p.Out32(0x378, 0) #put all low on port 2-9
> 
> Is it even possible to interface the Parallel Port on Vista64, and if
> so, how does one do that?

Did you try pyparallel?


Diez