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From: wrb@ccsitn.cb.att.com (Wally Blackburn)
Subject: Re: I/O Through Printer port
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In article <jgb.162.2E3E2205@ing1.rau.ac.za>,
Johan Benad <jgb@ing1.rau.ac.za> wrote:
>I would like to know if it is possible to control up to three DC-motors 
>trough the paralell port with feedback. If it is possible how do i go 
>about it. I need this to build a type of xyz-table project. I am a C, C++ 
>programmer and if anyone does have a program to do this, well help me out on 
>this one. I dont want to redesign the weel is someone has done that already.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Bennie
>
>Rand Afrikaans University
>Johannesburg
>South Africa

I've done the XYZ table thing with steppers and no feedback - but not with
servos.  Steppers and feedback shouldn't be too hard.  I admit that the
feedback loop would be nice.

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