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It wont work,(the simple explanation since you don't understand\haven't read the links) the RPi SOC doesn't do the memory\port mapping the parallel ports require.

When searching about this a thread I started came up, regarding SPI, mentioned parallel ports don't work with the RPi.

forum.linuxcnc.org/18-computer/51748-eoi...rpi5?start=10#303031

Rather than banging your head against a wall look at the Linuxcnc RIO project. Or get a Mesa 7i90HD, it's really quite cheap if you are based in the USA.
store.mesanet.com/index.php?route=produc...oduct&product_id=291