PC Interfacing,: Practical Guide to Centronic, RS232 and Game Ports By Pei An

PC Interfacing\n\nPei An (Author)\n\n9780750636377, Elsevier Science\n\nPaperback / softback, published 28 January 1998\n\n352 pages\n23.4 x 15.6 x 2.3 cm, 0.7 kg\n\nThe main links with your PC and the outside world are the centronic port, used for connecting the printer, the RS232 port, used for the mouse, and the games port for a joystick. This book explores how these input/output (I/O) ports can be put to use through a range of other interfacing applications. This is especially useful for laptop and palmtop PCs which cannot be fitted with internal I/O cards. A novel approach is taken by this book, combining the hardware through which the ports can be explored, and the software programming needed to carry out a range of experiments.Circuits are provided for simple testing tools, and three experimental boards - which can also be purchased ready-made.A huge range of applications are considered, turning the PC into a flexible core of a variety of systems. External devices considered i]