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  1. Mar 8th, 2007, 07:30 PM #1
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    Controlling lights with parallel port?

    Hi im Justin Hulbert,

    I need alot of help i want to somehow make a program that I can use to control lights from my computer. I know how to build the circut and optical relays (alredy built a few). Just simple where i can click a button to turn a chanel on or of. Probaly build a circut for all 8 chanels so i would need a total of 16 buttons.

    I have downloaded VB 05 Ed and have never programed befor. Maybe you could sugest a site or book. Im geting realy into electronics lattly and feal i could build cooler things if i learn to program. I just thought this would be a relitivly essay project to start with. In our enginering calss at school we use a drag and drop program, whitch has its limitations. I hope someone can stear me in the right directon.


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  2. Mar 8th, 2007, 10:09 PM #2
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    Re: Controlling lights with parallel port?

    TTL logic...something to keep the switch closed after the bit was sent out

    Or use X10.com
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