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  1. 12-09-2012 #7
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    May I offer a word of caution in referring to the PC's 25 pin connector as serial. Used conventionally the printer port presents the data 8 bits at a time in a parallel format. The serial port proper (RS232) of a PC is usually a 9 pin connector.

    Whilst our usual CNC applications (Mach3 or LinuxCNC) using the paraport are not using it in quite the conventional manner we should be careful not to confuse it with the traditional serial port of a PC.

    I hope nobody takes offence at what might seem like pedantry.
    Last edited by boldford; 12-09-2012 at 11:30 PM. Reason: Removed unnecessary word to improve readability
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