Free access to parallel port in Windows XP SP2

[mustang82]

hello,

I need to output data via the parallel port for controlling some hardware. But i am using XP with SP2 which brings about several restrictions on parallel port access. I know of a sys file called watpara.sys whose copy and registration in windows/system 32 folder removes this restrictions in windows 2000. If any of you are aware of this is it applicable in windows xp too. Is there any other alternative for free access to parallel port regardless of the use of any particular software.

I want the free access like they have for 98 or 95.

Thanks

 

[hr_rezaee]

disablewarmpoll

hi
see www.logix4u.net
that contains many usful information about parallel port and XP and solutions.

 

[echo47]

lpt port sniffer

Here's a site full of info and tools. My favorite is PortTalk:
**broken link removed**

 

[mirvidon]

lpt port sniffing

Try with some of this sugestions:

- The following registry entry will stop Windows XP checking for new printer connections: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Services\Parport\Parameters] "DisableWarmPoll"=dword:00000001

- Try disabling the Windows parallel port device driver. On some computers this may make the parallel port inaccessible.

 

[aldevan]

disable parallel port registry xp

you can use these drivers: porttalk, UserPort, Port95nt , if you want this file I can upload it

 

[mustang82]

deviceiocontrol parallel port

Thank you all for your suggestions but i do not wish to use any software but rather some registry changes or a patched dll etc. Mirvidon, I might try your solution but it should be a harmless operation as my printer also attaches to the same parallel port.

 

[hr_rezaee]

open lpt port in xp

hi
see www.logix4u.net
that contains many usful information about parallel port and XP and solutions.

in this site you can find dll, activex and c source for your problem.
you can see!!

 

[The Svin]

port sniffer parallel

I work with par. port in NT Windows (XP included).
The Field is unknown\undocumented chip\signal analysing. Usualy done by creating some ugly device (wich is to catch signal IR,RF or digital from chip) connected to PP. When you get full control (without any stupid Windows driver policy) you can get it in ~1Mh rate despite of declared 400 kh.
The way I do it - a driver that gives ring 3 app that called it access to some ports by changing IO map for the process. Then you can work with usual IN\OUT commands directly from ring 3 app.

The idea of the driver is not mine, I picked it from Four-F, and just modified a little bit. The original idea and driver you can get here
hxxp://ghirai.com/hutch/files/masm_KMDKit_and_Tutorial.zip

 

[The Svin]

par poort software xp

I wrote here is a very simple example how to grand access for ring3 app to IO with PP ports

 

[yogi]

parallel sniffer

install userport.zip for interfacing parallel port in C,C++,JAVA. For more detail about see my book

MY EXPERIENCE IN PARALLEL PORT INTERFACING
you can get it from yahoo group-booksbybibin
https://groups.yahoo.com/group/booksbybibin/

 

[mmelsadek]

parallel port registry

since windows 2000 and XP have a restriction in accessing hardware resources via it's addresses you can avoid this restriction by accessing the ports via it's driver using the following API Functions

1- to Open the parallel port use the following function
hDevice = CreateFileW(
"LPT1",
GENERIC_READ|GENERIC_WRITE,
FILE_SHARE_READ|FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
NULL,
OPEN_EXISTING,
0,
NULL);

2- to write to the parallel port use the following function
DeviceIoControl(
hDevice,
IOCTL_PP_WRITE_DATA,
&Value,
sizeof(Value),
&FakeByteForDriverBug,
sizeof(FakeByteForDriverBug),
&Transferred,
NULL);

3- to access the control pins use
DeviceIoControl(
hDevice,
IOCTL_PP_WRITE_CONTROL,
&Value,
sizeof(Value),
&FakeByteForDriverBug,
sizeof(FakeByteForDriverBug),
&Transferred,
NULL);

4- to read the status pins use
DeviceIoControl(
hDevice,
IOCTL_PP_READ_STATUS,
NULL,
0,
pValue,
sizeof(UCHAR),
&Transferred,
NULL);

5- and finally to close the paralllel port (you must close it after you finish your work to make it avilable for other programs) use
CloseHandle(hDevice);

these function can be used from any programming language (they are built in the operating system itself) and work in win 98 to win XP

please refer to your compiler documentation for more information
note also that there is no book describe these functions, only the compiler documentation does so.

for furthur information see the attached C file

Good Luck

 

[mzlin0708]

parallel port c compiler in xp

You can use this library.

 

[sss123]

registry editing of parrallel port

Any body knows a parallel port sniffer software that could work on XP?

 

[sohel]

usage deviceiocontrol lpt

I want to make moving display, can anybody help me to design circuit.

 

[ehsanelahimirza]

paraller port sniffer windows

Any body knows a parallel port sniffer software that could work on XP?

u try to search google bcz once i neede i got a lot of things about the same problem

 

[yogi]

windows lpt port sniffer

**broken link removed**

 

[F Wong]

Re: parallel port registry

Hello,

Your code looks extremely interesting and fits my need.
Howevere I can't compile with the Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0
because many constants have not been defined.

What is the recommended compiler?

Thank you so much
F. Wong

since windows 2000 and XP have a restriction in accessing hardware resources via it's addresses you can avoid this restriction by accessing the ports via it's driver using the following API Functions

1- to Open the parallel port use the following function
hDevice = CreateFileW(
"LPT1",
GENERIC_READ|GENERIC_WRITE,
FILE_SHARE_READ|FILE_SHARE_WRITE,
NULL,
OPEN_EXISTING,
0,
NULL);

2- to write to the parallel port use the following function
DeviceIoControl(
hDevice,
IOCTL_PP_WRITE_DATA,
&Value,
sizeof(Value),
&FakeByteForDriverBug,
sizeof(FakeByteForDriverBug),
&Transferred,
NULL);

3- to access the control pins use
DeviceIoControl(
hDevice,
IOCTL_PP_WRITE_CONTROL,
&Value,
sizeof(Value),
&FakeByteForDriverBug,
sizeof(FakeByteForDriverBug),
&Transferred,
NULL);

4- to read the status pins use
DeviceIoControl(
hDevice,
IOCTL_PP_READ_STATUS,
NULL,
0,
pValue,
sizeof(UCHAR),
&Transferred,
NULL);

5- and finally to close the paralllel port (you must close it after you finish your work to make it avilable for other programs) use
CloseHandle(hDevice);

these function can be used from any programming language (they are built in the operating system itself) and work in win 98 to win XP

please refer to your compiler documentation for more information
note also that there is no book describe these functions, only the compiler documentation does so.

for furthur information see the attached C file

Good Luck

 

[F Wong]

Re: Parallel port in XP

Hello,

I found some var. def in your attchment (ppapi.h):
IOCTL_PP_WRITE_DATA
IOCTL_PP_WRITE CONTROL
IOCTL_PP_READ_STATUS

But I don't see the def for IOCTL_PP_READ_DATA.

I did search files such as devioctl.h, winioctl.h. ntddpar.h etc
but I could not make up the value for IOCTL_PP_READ_DATA.

Please help.