Is it possible to use the parallel port to control a stepper motor (compumotor s6-drive)?

[tlam]

I'm using a compumotor S6 drive and I was wondering if I could somehow use Labview to program the parallel port to send the required step and forward backward signal to the controller and motor. All I need it to do is go back and forth at a user defined rate. Considering I know very little about Labview this is a daunting task indeed.

[cld]

I have located a couple of doucuments and examples that may be helpful!

Controling Parallel Port from LV:
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/conceptd.nsf/webmain/72C6FC6CE4AD4D1386256B1800794596?opendocument

Example:
http://zone.ni.com/devzone/explprog.nsf/6c163603265406328625682a006ed37d/1b8757d833164a3d862569b3001cffa3?OpenDocument

Best Regards,
Chris D

[Tiano]

Hello Everybody!
I would like to take a look at this example on Chris D" answer, but the link as a dead end. Can someone give me the title so that I can find the example?

Thanks in advance

Tiano

[BB_Phil]

Hello Tiano!

I found an example on the www.ni.com website named "Reading from the Bi-directional Parallel Port."


Here is the link: http://sine.ni.com/apps/we/niepd_web_display.DISPLAY_EPD4?p_guid=B123AE0CBA4C111EE034080020E74861&p_node=DZ52058&p_submitted=N&p_rank=&p_answer=&p_source=External

Hope this and the other documents help you along your way!

BB_Phil