2 PARALLEL RELAY BOARDS no plug in

[123456fun]

;):confused::!:i want to connect 2 PARALLEL RELAY BOARDS togehter with a female spliter ;) i dont think thee'rs a plugin for it please send me a response telling me if you can make the plug in or how i can make my own also this is my set up for the boards http://www.instructables.com/id/Singing-PumpkinsParallel-Port-Relay-Box/ also (how do i connect 2 togeter or do i just do the same thing twice and connect a female spliter to both of them) also can i get a usv to female printer port cable for my lap top and still have it work on vixon.
thanks
-m
:p

[Ronp]

Sorry but usb to parellel will not work with vixen.

look at this page http://www.doityourselfchristmas.com/wiki/index.php?title=Comparison_of_DIY_Boards
you may find a better way to achieve your goal for less money using usb to serial

[123456fun]

Sorry but usb to parellel will not work with vixen.

look at this page http://www.doityourselfchristmas.com/wiki/index.php?title=Comparison_of_DIY_Boards
you may find a better way to achieve your goal for less money using usb to serial
cant i you just make a plugin for dat also will it work on my realy old slow stuped wondows XP desk top also some one tell me how i connect 2 PARALLEL PORT RELAY BOARDS togeter so i have 16 chanles (look two up) with a plugin that will work for vixen

[glaforce]

You can parallel both units together on the same parallel port for a total of 8 channels so it would be on no real use like that. You can add a second parallel port card to your pc and then add the second relay broad for a total of 16 channels. I think Vixen (or maybe the PC) is limited to a total 3 ports per PC. If you are using a laptop that has a PCMCIA slot or an express slot you can get a parallel port add on for them as well. Hope this help you out. You can go with a SS8, SS16, SS24 and have 24 ports that will all dim and will work off a signal comm port.

[123456fun]

can p port dim also is there a plug in for 2 p ports connected

[Ronp]

simple answer is no

your first post showed you using machanical relays they do not dim. you will need solid state relays (non zero cross or random turn on )

with parellel you would use two ports one for each relay board and two plugins in vixen

[kychristmas]

Sounds like you are a bit all over the place. Unless you already own the parts, those Relay boards can cost nearly as much to build as a 16 or 24 Channel controller.

You can get in on the current group buy that Lizard currently has going on. Then you will have a 8,16, or 24 channel Renard controller that capable of dimming. http://doityourselfchristmas.com/forums/showthread.php?16935-RENARD-SS-group-buy