Parallel port driver is not supported — error message
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Refer the below given article to know how to perform a clean boot in Windows:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/929135
Important: Once you are done with the troubleshooting, perform the steps in «How to reset the computer to start as usual after troubleshooting with clean boot» to reset computer as usual.
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Altium parallel port driver is not supported in 64 bit windows
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Communication over both Hard Devices and Soft Devices JTAG chains simultaneously is not supported. Where use of both channels has been defined – in the associated JTAG Board file – a channel needs to be initialized (prior to using it) and then finalized (after communications over the channel have ceased). This initialization and finalization is handled by Altium Designer using the Data Bus of the PC’s parallel port.
Any pins of the Data Bus that are not assigned to JTAG communications may freely be accessed and used for other purposes. For example, you may want to make available an additional signal that indicates which channel is currently in use.
To provide access to unused pins of the Data Bus, the following additional parameters are definable in a JTAG Board file:
- DataBackground – the value assigned to this parameter is used to initialize the current channel. This value is output on the Data Bus of the parallel port ( D7..D0 ). Any pins of this bus assigned for JTAG must be set (High).
Altium parallel port driver is not supported in 64 bit windows
Summary
A port is an electrical design primitive. It is used to make an electrical connection between one schematic sheet and another sheet, or sheet symbol (through a corresponding sheet entry) in a design using multiple sheets (both flat and hierarchical designs). The name of the port defines the connection (i.e. a port on a schematic sheet connects to ports or sheet entries with the same name on other sheets in the project).
Availability
Ports are available for placement in the Schematic Editor in the following ways:
- Click Place » Port from the main menus.
- Click the Port button (
) in the directives drop-down on the Active Bar, located at the top of the workspace. (Click and hold an Active Bar button to access other related commands. Once a command has been used, it will become the topmost item on that section of the Active Bar.) - Right-click in the schematic editor then click Place » Port.
Placement
After launching the command, the cursor will change to a cross-hair and you will enter port placement mode. Placement is made by performing the following sequence of actions:
- Click or press Enter to anchor the left-hand edge of the port.
- Move the cursor to adjust the length of the port as required then click or press Enter to complete placement of the port.
- Continue placing further ports or right-click or press Esc to exit placement mode.
Additional actions that can be performed during placement while the port is still floating on the cursor and before its left-hand edge is anchored are:
- Press the Tab key to pause the placement and access the Port mode of the Properties panel in which its properties can be changed on-the-fly. Click the workspace pause button overlay () to resume placement.
- Press the Spacebar to rotate the port counterclockwise or Shift+Spacebar for clockwise rotation. Rotation is in increments of 90°.
- Press the X or Y keys to mirror the port along the X-axis or Y-axis.
While attributes can be modified during placement (Tab to access the associated Properties panel), keep in mind that these will become the default settings for further placement unless the Permanent option on the Schematic – Defaults page of the Preferences dialog is enabled. When this option is enabled, changes made will affect only the object being placed and subsequent objects placed during the same placement session.
Graphical Editing
This method of editing allows you to select a placed port object in the workspace and graphically change its length, height, or location.
When a port object is selected, you can click and drag the editing handles to resize the port.
A selected Port
Click anywhere on the port away from editing handles then drag to reposition it. While dragging, the port can be rotated (Spacebar/Shift+Spacebar) or mirrored (X or Y keys to mirror along the X-axis or Y-axis).
The name for the port object can be edited in-place by:
- Single-click the port to select it.
- Single-click again (or pressing Enter) to enter the in-place editing mode. Sufficient time between each click should be given to ensure the software does not interpret the two single-clicks as one double-click (which would open the Properties panel).
- To finish editing in-place text, press Enter or use the mouse to click away from the port.
The following methods of non-graphical editing are available:
Via the Port Dialog or Properties Panel
This method of editing uses the associated Port dialog and the Properties panel mode to modify the properties of a port object.
The Port dialog, on the left, and the Port mode of the Properties panel on the right
After placement, the Port dialog can be accessed by:
- Double-clicking on the placed port object.
- Placing the cursor over the port object, right-clicking, then choosing Properties from the context menu.
During placement, the Port mode of the Properties panel can be accessed by pressing the Tab key. Once the port is placed, all options appear.
After placement, the Port mode of the Properties panel can be accessed in one of the following ways:
- If the Properties panel is already active, by selecting the port object.
- After selecting the port object, select the Properties panel from the Panels button in the bottom right section of the workspace, or by selecing View » Panels » Properties from the main menu.
Editing Multiple Objects
The Properties panel supports multiple object editing, where the property settings that are identical in all currently selected objects may be modified. When multiples of the same object type are selected manually, via the Find Similar Objects dialog or through a SCH Filter or SCH List panel, a Properties panel field entry that is not shown as an asterisk ( * ) may be edited for all selected objects.
Via a List Panel
A List panel allows you to display design objects from one or more documents in tabular format, enabling quick inspection and modification of object attributes. Used in conjunction with appropriate filtering — by using the applicable Filter panel or the Find Similar Objects dialog — it enables the display of just those objects falling under the scope of the active filter – allowing you to target and edit multiple design objects with greater accuracy and efficiency.
Port Actions
Right-click over a placed port to pop-up a context-sensitive menu, from which the following commands are available (on the Port Actions sub-menu) that act on that port (or all currently selected ports, where applicable):
- Jump to Sheet Entry
— use to jump to the port’s corresponding sheet entry in the parent sheet symbol that references the sub-sheet on which the port resides.
- Toggle Port IO Type — use to toggle the I/O Type for the port.
The actual change depends on the current I/O Type as follows:
- Unspecified remains Unspecified.
- Output changes to Input.
- Input changes to Output.
- Bidirectional remains Bidirectional.
- Place Harness Connector of Type — use to place a harness connector (complete with respective defined harness entries) for connection to the port.
on — use to jump to another port with the same name on the indicated source schematic document.