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+.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+.. include:: HEADER.rst
+
+=====
+ LPT
+=====
+.. contents::
+   :local:
+
+USB to LPT chip
+===============
+
+** PL-2305.
+
+The PL-2305 USB-to-IEEE-1284 Bridge Controller is a low-cost high-performance single chip solution
+that provides bi-directional connectivity between any standard IEEE-1284 compliant parallel port
+devices and the Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface.
+
+ * Universal Serial Bus Specification Rev. 1.1 compliant
+ * USB full speed communication and bus powered
+ * USB Printer Class Specification 1.0 compliant
+ * IEEE-1284 1994 (bi-directional parallel interface) specification compliant
+ * Optional external EEPROM for customized USB Vendor ID, Product ID, Device Release Number,
+   Manufacturer String Descriptor, Product String Descriptor, Serial Number String Descriptor, and
+   any other string descriptors up to 248 bytes in total size
+ * Low-level printer class drivers provided for Windows 98, and Windows 2000
+ * 48-Pin SSOP package
+
+::
+
+  $ lsusb
+  ... ID 067b:2305 Prolific Technology, Inc. PL2305 Parallel Port
+
+See:
+
+  http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/products.asp?id=6
+    About page.
+  http://www.prolific.com.tw/eng/downloads.asp?ID=36
+    Driver download page.
+
+USB to LPT driver
+=================
+
+** Linux.
+
+See 'linux-src/drivers/usb/class/usblp.c'.
+