Message-ID: <3B794111.FD83B10C@wanabe.nl> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 17:17:37 +0200 From: Reinoud Organization: remains troubled X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (X11; I; Linux 2.2.17 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 Newsgroups: comp.arch.fpga Subject: A parallel port - low voltage signal interface (for new FPGAs) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 13 NNTP-Posting-Host: 8dyn99.delft.casema.net X-Trace: reader3 997802163 26080 195.96.123.99 X-Complaints-To: http://www.casema.net/abuse X-Abuse-Info: Please be sure to include a copy of ALL headers X-Abuse-Info: Otherwise we will be unable to process your complaint properly X-Server-Date: 14 Aug 2001 15:16:03 GMT Path: chonsp.franklin.ch!pfaff.ethz.ch!news-zh.switch.ch!pinatubo.switch.ch!newsfeeds.belnet.be!news.belnet.be!cleanfeed.casema.net!leda.casema.net!post.casema.net!not-for-mail Xref: chonsp.franklin.ch comp.arch.fpga:9167 BLAPP (Buffer and Level Adapter for Parallel Port) is a simple design for safely interfacing a PC parallel port to circuits with low voltage (CMOS) signals. It offers a fair amount of protection, and uses only standard parts. The reason for the design was a need for interfacing with newer FPGA families. In the hope that it will be useful to some: http://ce.et.tudelft.nl/~reinoud/blapp/README.html - Reinoud (Spam goes to wanabe, mail to wanadoo!)