Originally Posted by binary_d 1. Can I hook these to the printer port pins directly or do I need some sort of interface board from machine to computer? |
I've seen people wire them directly to the parallel port. Use one of the input pins and one of the ground pins. If you're worried about it, or want to make it easier, buy one of these for $25 and plug it into a second port. http://www.cnc4pc.com/Bidirectional_Breakout_Board.htm
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