Documentation for inpout16.zip Inpout16 is a DLL for port access in 16-bit programs by Jan Axelson Lakeview Research jaxelson@lvr.

com Important information and cautions: 1. Use this DLL entirely at your own risk. Writing directly to hardware ports can result in system crashes, loss of data, and even permanent damage. Inpout16 was developed to allow access to paral lel ports and ports on custom hardware, but you can use it to attempt to access any hardware that is mapped as an I/O port. You've been warned! 2. Use this DLL only with 16-bit programs. 32-bit programs require a 32-bit DLL. 3. Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 allow direct port access with Inpout16 unless a Vx d has control of the port and blocks access. Under Windows NT, direct port acces s is not allowed, and you must use a kernel-mode device driver. 4. For the latest parallel-port programming and interfacing information, visit Parallel Port Central at: http://www.lvr.com Jan Axelson *** Inpout.zip contains the following: inpout16.dll A DLL that adds Inp and Out to Visual Basic 3 and 16-bit Visual Basic 4 programs . inpout16.bas Declarations for Inp and Out inpout16.mak Visual Basic 3 test program for inpout16. (The project will also load into 16-bi t Visual Basic 4.) inpout16.frm Form for inpout16.mak inpout16.pbs Source code for inpout16 (compiled with PowerBasic DLL compiler v1.1) *** How to use inpout32: 1. Copy inpout16.dll to your default Windows directory (usually \Windows). 2. Add inpout16.bas to your Visual Basic project (File menu, Add File). 3. This is the syntax for writing a byte to a port: Out PortAddress, ByteToWrite

This is the syntax for reading a byte from a port: ByteRead = Inp(PortAddress) Examples: Out &h378, &h55 ByteRead = Inp(&h378) (The syntax is identical to QuickBasic's Inp and Out). *** How to run the test program (inpout.mak): 1. Copy inpout16.dll to your default Windows directory. 2. Open the project inpout16.mak. 3. Set PortAddress equal to the port address you want to test. 3. Clicking the command button causes the program to write a value to the port. Each click increments the value, resetting to 0 at 255.