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<blockquote data-quote="Witwicki" data-source="post: 100510" data-attributes="member: 28374">This is great!First I would like to thank you for such a great idea <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />I have now started to build my relay box using opto-isolators and 10amp relays, i'm hoping to use the 12v from the computer PSU to drive the relays <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />as for the plugin i did have some problems at first getting it to work.1) the first DLL I downloaded didn't work (i'm glad that MP has log files)2) could we have an option of which LPT port to use?3) not a problem with the plug in but a problem with windows. It seams parport.sys sets all the data pins to high on load, this mean that all my devices will power up when windows loads then I will need to toggle them off in MPThanks for the good workAdam Witwicki<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Witwicki, post: 100510, member: 28374"] [b]This is great![/b] First I would like to thank you for such a great idea :) I have now started to build my relay box using opto-isolators and 10amp relays, i'm hoping to use the 12v from the computer PSU to drive the relays :) as for the plugin i did have some problems at first getting it to work. 1) the first DLL I downloaded didn't work (i'm glad that MP has log files) 2) could we have an option of which LPT port to use? 3) not a problem with the plug in but a problem with windows. It seams parport.sys sets all the data pins to high on load, this mean that all my devices will power up when windows loads then I will need to toggle them off in MP Thanks for the good work Adam Witwicki :thx: [/QUOTE]

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