Re: Parallel Port Interface between PIC and PC

byron@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Byron A Jeff) wrote in
news:d6fnfj$63o@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> In article <1116377452.295251.118250@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
> Rajiv Ghanta <rajivghanta@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>hi there,
>
> Hi.
>
>>my current project involves designing a circular sonar-sensor array to
>>be incorporated onto a mobile robot. the hardware design i had in
>>mind was simple - the sensors would communicate with a PIC via I2C,
>>which would then transmit the readings to the laptop on the robot.
>
> Typical.
>
>> i managed
>>to implement the I2C interface between the PIC and the sensors. i now
>>need to establish communication between the PIC and the laptop on the
>>robot.
>
> Again typical.
>
>> the laptop has two ports, a USB port and a parallel port.
>
> Unfortunately becoming more typical by the day.
>
>>I'm pretty sure it's much easier to try to develop a parallel port
>>interface.
>
> I don't think so. The right way to do this is to interface to the USB
> using a USB to serial cable. The reason is that serial interfaces and
> programs are well established. Going the parallel route you'd have to
> develop software on both ends of the cable.
>
> The other reason this is smart is because you can then test everything
> on a desktop with a real serial port before committing to the USB to
> serial cable.
>
> Consider this alternitive before committing to the parallel port.
>

Even desktops are appearing with no serial ports now, although it is
still easy to find cards that will add a serial port or two or more to
the desktop.

--
Richard
.

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