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Mach Discussion => FAQs => Topic started by: dannos on August 19, 2011, 10:46:52 AM

Title: newby question
Post by: dannos on August 19, 2011, 10:46:52 AM

what is the difference between pins and ports? cant find the answer any ware?

Title: Re: newby question
Post by: Tweakie.CNC on August 19, 2011, 11:13:09 AM

Hi Dannos,

Welcome to the forum.

Pins are the individual signal carriers and ports contain the group of individual pins.
For example, a computer with a parallel printer port may have one 25 way D type connector identified as an LPT port, this port in turn has 25 pins which can carry signals.

Hope this helps,

Tweakie.