Hey,


I'm new to the forum, so hello everyone. I am indeed a n00b when it comes to software dev, so please help!

Well I'm doing a hack controlling an RC toy through the parallel port, I am learning about circuitry, etc. at the moment and have just been focusing on that... I did not realise how hard it would be to find a suitable program to control the parallel port how I wish, here is what I want to do:

Data 0 & 1 - Be able to continuously leave on 5v or 0v

Data 2 - Have it go to 5v when the "Q" Key is pressed, then back to 0v when the key is no longer pressed.

Data 3 - Have it go to 5v when the "A" Key is pressed, then back to 0v when the key is no longer pressed.

Data 4 - Have it go to 5v when the "W" Key is pressed, then back to 0v when the key is no longer pressed.

Data 5 - Have it go to 5v when the "S" Key is pressed, then back to 0v when the key is no longer pressed.

Data 6 - Have it go to 5v when the "E" Key is pressed, then back to 0v when the key is no longer pressed.

Data 7 - Have it go to 5v when the "D" Key is pressed, then back to 0v when the key is no longer pressed.


So I am asking if anyone knows of any parallel port control programs that allow you to assign a hotkey to each pin?, if not... I know virtually NOTHING about coding, but does anyone know how I'd best go about doing the above, if there’s source code for a parallel port program that I could easily modify to do the above? Or if it is quite simple and someone could whip one up, I'd be happy to give you a paypal present =P.




Any help would be greatly appreciated!


(I am on Windows XP btw)

I'd hazard a guess and say you would have to write your own device driver, unless some RC toy enthusiast has had the same thought as you. Your only chance would be to scour web sites like tucows or download.com