You don't. If you are wanting to plug something into the serial port, and it is the same size as the parallel port (it isn't a parallel port, it's a different plug for the serial), use an adaptor.
I'm in the same problem. I have a laptop and a program that uses com1 and need to redirect serial communication (com1) to a parallel port since the laptop doesn't have a serial port. i have an adapter for parallel to serial connections but need to remap com1.
your can redirect lpt1 outputs with mode lpt1=com1 but not the other way round. If the laptop has usb just grab a USB to Serial Adaptor.
Am in the same boot. A Point of Sales app need to be connected via a com port for Receipt Printing... The Printer is a ESC/POS Printer but has a Parallel Connection... Works fine under Windows, but not in the POS App. What is needed is some sort of Virtual COM Port to Capture the Outputs and Redirect it the a Physical LPT Port. In doesn't sound hard, yet no ones don't it...
A serial port is a totally different electrical device thus, as far as I know, can not be converted to a parallel port due to differences in protocols and baud rates/data rates on the port.
You can however get a USB to serial/parallel adapter which many people have had good luck with.
Hope this helps!
Go to Control Panel click on Add Hardward use the buildt in wizard to help you reroute the serial port print to a parallel printer.
use the free software calle XPORT.
No. VGA port is not either serial or parallel port. It is a different interface. If you need a serial output, you need a VGA to serial converter.
The best way is to attach a serial port using device to the serial port of your computer and use your preferred program to send data to the device
You cannot simply "redirect" communication intended for a legacy serial port to a a USB port. You must purchase an adapter that emulates a legacy serial port.
output cause the parallel port is outside the computer
parallel port if you want to know why go to it140 if you know what that is.
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No. Its a parallel port
USB port (Universal Serial Bus) replaces the parallel port
S-Video is an analog port, not digital, so "serial" and "parallel" terms do not apply to it.
USB port, serial port, parallel port.
parallel and serial port