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ECP

Extended Capabilities (Parallel) Port

An upgrade to the original parallel port on a PC, which gives you: Transfer rates of more that two million bytes per second; bidirectional 8-bit operation (a standard parallel port has only 4 input bits); support for CD-ROM and scanner connections; 16-byte FIFO buffer; support for run length coding data compression.

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IEEE 1284/EPP/ECP Frequently Asked Questions
Answers and insight into some of the common questions and misunderstandings regarding the 1284 parallel port standard and its usage.
Warp Nine Engineering
The Extended Capability Port, or ECP, protocol was proposed by Hewlett Packard and Microsoft as an advanced mode for communication with printer and scanner type peripherals.
Interfacing the Extended Capabilities Parallel Port
Describes interfacing the ECP complete with register details and waveforms.
TN 0078
Proposed ECP Interface to replace the memory board of the Mark IV.
Computer Interface
Parallel interface information from Usbyte.com.
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