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Parallel Port Driver Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables (Compact 7)

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3/12/2014

In Windows Embedded Compact, you can implement support for parallel port drivers that are used only for printing and not for general data transfer. Parallel port drivers use the IEEE 1284 compatibility mode in the forward direction, and the nibble mode in the reverse direction.

For more information, see Parallel Port Drivers.

For more information about how to add or remove catalog items, see Design Your First OS.

Hardware and Software Requirements

  • Requires a parallel port on the hardware board.

Catalog Items and Sysgen Variables

The following table describes the catalog items and associated SYSGEN variables you can use to add support for parallel port drivers to your OS.

Catalog item SYSGEN variable Description Dependencies

Parallel Port Support

SYSGEN_PARALLEL

Provides a parallel port driver.

None.

See Also

Reference

Parallel Port Driver Registry Settings

Other Resources

Parallel Port Drivers