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I am having trouble with the ParallelPortConfigure.es file on a Windows Vista machine using E-Prime 2.0 Professional.
After attempting to run the ParallelPortConfigure.es file, the comments indicate that the port type is unknown. However, the Parallel Port specs show it is a Multi-mode compatible controller (SPP, PS2, EPP, ECP) http://www.moschip.com/mcs9805.php
The parallel port also works with another software package: Presentation.
Are there other parameters I can check regarding the port configuration or settings? Or would you think a replacing the parallel port would be ideal?
Thank you in advance for your time.
-Tracy
University of Maryland, College Park
Neurocognitive Development Lab
MarylandNCDL@gmail.com
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| Can you confirm that since this adapter is an add-on adapter that you have changed the base address in ParallelPortConfigure.es in the User Script, InLine, and Devices area of the Experiment Object? You can determine the address of the adapter through device manager. Note to prefix &H to denote hex. -Brandon
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| Hi Brandon, Yes I checked the port address in the inline script (it is &H378) and the device settings (it is also &H378). The port in the device manager on the control panel is LPT1. The I/O settings for the Parallel Port are I/O Range BF00-BF07 and I/O Range BE00-BE07. I noticed these are different than the I/O settings on our XP machine (which has a parallel port that works with E-Prime). Thanks for your time, Tracy
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| Great, are you implying that you put in the new base address and it now works? Or that you had the address other than &H378 in the es file and it continues to show unknown for description?
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No I always had &H378 set in all locations. That does not seem to be the issue. Can you think of what else it might be?
Thank you.
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| To confirm, if you set it to &HBF00 or &HBE00 you get the same results? If the parallel port adapter is a PCI add on, you cannot use &H378 even if it indicates it is LPT1. The base address is required to communicate with the memory address. In device manager, can you confirm which range is listed first/on top?
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| I set the port address to &HBF00 and was finally able to run ParallelPortConfig.es. Unfortunately, this fix appears to have been temporary as I am unable to run ParallelPortConfig.es again. It sounds very odd, I know. I have rebooted the computer multiple times. The error message I receive now indicates there is a "Run Time error (Line 1061) 10051: An error occurred while attempting to open the device." The only changes I made to the computer in between the successful attempt to run the file and the repeated unsuccessful attempts were to 1) install a driver for a printer and 2) ran a paradigm via another experiment software Presentation. Could either one of these changed the settings for the port address? But I am (obviously) a bit of a novice when it comes to these details. May I ask, is it going to be problematic that the parallel port is a PCI adapter? What should I try next? I am stumped. To answer your question, the BF00-BF07 is listed above BE00-BE07 Thank you for your continued assistance.
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| The problem (the script runs under E-prime 2.0) is solved with port address of &H378, and running the PST driver update, as described for the error 10057 on http://www.pstnet.com/support/kb.asp?TopicID=3000.
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