The "Coke-server" is an Intel based PC running Redhat Linux with the following configuration:

• 486DX 33Mhz
• 8Mb RAM, 256Kb cache
• 210Mb Western Digital IDE Harddisk
• 270Mb Quantum IDE Hardisk
• 16bit ISA IDE/floppy/serial/parallel controller
• Cirrus Logic 5420 VESA display adapter
• NE2000 ISA network adapter

• Gif of the diagram w/ components
• Eps of the diagram (real size)
• ps of the diagram (real size)
• List of components
• Notes on the pysical connection from the interface to the PC (Danish).

We have used these documents to learn how to interface the parallel port.

The software:

Running on the "Coke-server" is a small C program, which monitors the activity of the different leds on the front panel of the Coke machine.

This program has these specifications.
The C sourcecode for the program is available here.

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