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I have a GIF12 Card reader & software that connects to a computer via LPT1 port. I want to connect the card reader via a USB port. I need the computer to see the USB port as LPT1.
- Add a DB25 parallel port to any PC or laptop with a free USB port. The ICUSB1284D25 6 ft USB to DB25 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable turns an available USB port on a host PC into a DB25 Female Parallel port - allowing you to connect a DB25 printer to the computer as if the necessary parallel port was built-on. Drivers [Prolific PL2305.
- Windows 10 update stopped my Parallel (IEEE-1284)-USB adapter cable from working. I assume it’s the 1st September update as I got everything working again after the massive (and annoying) 1607 update.
- Aug 06, 2018 Windows 10 and parallel port (LPT) printer doesn't. With the old LPT printer. Around this was to purchase an LPT to USB conversion cable.
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Add a DB25 parallel port to any PC. The ICUSB1284D25 6 ft USB to DB25 Parallel Printer Adapter Cable turns an available USB port on.
What you need is a USB to Parallel port adapter. Some adapters have a Centronics 36-pin plug, others have a DB25 plug on the end. Make sure you get one that your card reader will plug into, and make sure it is bi-directional.
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Most USB to parallel adapters are designed to send data to printers. As you want to read data from the card reader, you'll need to make sure the one you get is bi-directional. Here are some examples. Note that I have not tried any of them:
You'll need to keep your fingers crossed and hope it will work. If at all possible, I would install a PCI parallel port card in the PC (not possible with laptops, of course).
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How do I simulate a parallel (LPT) Printer with a USB Printer?
How do I simulate a parallel (LPT) Printer with a USB Printer?
I have a legacy DOS application that needs to print to a LPT port and only have USB ports on the host machine. I have installed a usb to parallel adapter to connect the printer. The adapter installed correctly with the USB Printer Support driver, however the adapter does not appear as a LPT port.
How do I assign a LPT port to the usb adapter?
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Use the following steps:
- Do a 'right mouse' click on your printers name
- Choose 'Properties' from the popup menu
- Click on the 'Ports' tab at the top
- Write down the name of your USB port name
- Click on the 'Enable Printer Pooling' checkbox
- Scroll through all of your listed ports and click on 'LPT1' port.
- Click on 'Apply' and 'Ok'.
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