USB adaptor for parallel port

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Sascha_K	Sascha_K posted 10 Years Ago Topic Details Share Topic
Group: Forum Members Posts: 2, Visits: 2	Hello,in my Inquisit experiments I use response pads to assess the reaction time of the participants. The pads are connected with the PC via parallel port. Now, in future studies, I want to use notebooks. Normally, notebooks have no parallel port. Here is my question: Can I use an USB adapter for parallel port (link: http://www.ebay.de/itm/like/251039662083?lpid=106&_configDebug=ViewItemDictionary.ENABLE_PAYMENTS_IN_HLP:true&hlpht=true&ops=true&viphx=1)? Is this the same as before, that is, can I obtain reaction times without time delay (as it is normal for keyboard keys)? Thanks, Sascha
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Dave	Dave posted 10 Years Ago ANSWER Post Details Share Post
Group: Administrators Posts: 13K, Visits: 104K	No, you should generally not use USB-to-parallel adapters. These devices commonly only implement a tiny subset of parallel port functionality -- they are suitable to drive a legacy printer, but not much else. Instead obtain a "true" parallel interface for your notebook's PC-card slot.
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