MDE8255 Interface Page

Using VC++ 6.0 for Windows NT/2K/XP

The MDE8255LPT-1 board requires a Hardware Driver and DLL. We have provided that interface here. The test files and driver have been tested under Microsoft Windows XP and 2000.

Driver Setup :

• Download Support files for NT/2K/XP
• View instructions for installing the support files

Code Examples using VC++ :

• Download Code Skeleton for VC++ 6.0
• Download Toggle files for NT/2K/XP
• Download I/O Test files for NT/2K/XP

Code Examples using INLINE ASM with VC++ :

• Download Inline ASM BCD example
• Download Inline ASM Debug example using MSVC++

Additional information

• View instructions for installing the MDEDRIVERDLL.LIB file for MSVC++ if you are not using the Code Skeleton
• View instructions to check parallel port address in Windows

Notes: The example programs use address 0x378, you will have to change the source code and recompile if this is not the address of your parallel port Example files from the x86 Book are coming soon.

If you do not use the Workspace Code Skeleton, you will have to install the MDEDRIVERDLL.LIB file in your workspace every time you create a new project.

Current MDEDriverDLL.DLL version is v1.200