No problem at all. I'd use the data bits 0 and 1 in your parallel port. This would be pins 2 and 3 on your parallel port. You could use pins 18 and 19 as ground connections as well.Is it possible to set up more than one TTL connection? The input that the TTL will be sent to can take two different pulses-one to start/stop data collection and one to trigger an event marker in the data. This requires 4 total connections-the two TTL connections and an analog ground for each. The thread you posted mentioned 2 connections (1 TTL/1 ground), I'm wondering if I can do more.
Addressing these separate pins is a matter of sending out the proper byte to the port:
Bit # 7-6-5-4-3-2-1-0
----- X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X <= port is 8 bits wide
Sending decimal value '1' will activate bit 0. Sending decimal value '2' will activate bit 1. Sending '3' will activate both.
You'll probably just need a DB-25 connector of the proper gender (remember, males have pins and females have sockets) to match your computer. Then I'd just use some basic 20-22 gauge hookup wire to make the connections.Finally, what type of wires/connectors are needed to make this connection?