Cheap ´n easy IO using paralellport?

[wallebalboa]

Hello.

I want to use a pc with housebot in a small application with just a couple I/Os. (sense a couple of switches and control some devices) .

Have anybody written or plan to do a parallell port interface in housebot?

it would be easy and cheap to connect switches ( maybe thru opto couplers) and solidstate relays to the parallell port.



tnx for feedback on this.



regs balboa

[ver0776]

Look at Phidget interface kits... The have an USB 8 input board and you get outputs and analog controls for free.



Vaughn

[wallebalboa]

Do you have stocks in this phig thing? there are tons of usb I/O´s out there... if they fix a device/interface thing for HB i will concider it... else it look like any other usb I/O for 100$.