ECP Last modified: Tuesday, April 13, 2004
Short for Extended Capabilities Port, a parallel-port standard for PCs that supports bi-directional communication between the PC and attached devices (such as a printer). ECP is about 10 times faster than the older Centronics standard. Another modern parallel port for PCs that offers similar performance is the EPP (Enhanced Parallel Port).
•E-mail this definition to a colleague• For internet.com pages about ECP . Also check out the following links! FAQ on the IEEE 1284 standard for parallel ports Provides answers to common questions and misunderstandings regarding the new Extended Capabilities Port (ECP), and the Enhanced Parallel Port (EPP) standards and usage. Paper on Extended Capability Port (ECP) mode This paper, from Far Point Communications, describes this advanced mode for communication with printer and scanner type peripherals. Many tables and graphics are provided to highlight descriptions in the text. Parallel port central Contains a collection of links and resources for the PC parallel port including ECP, EPP, bidirectional, and IEEE-1284 modes.	Miscellaneous Standards Centronics interface DCC EPP parallel port Give Us Your Feedback Motherboards ECP Products Compare Prices & Save on Motherboards at DealTime! Search by brand or type to find the best price across 100s of stores! Shop by Top Models: Dell (7H371) Motherboard 1 store offers from $125 - $125 ASUS A8V-X Motherboard 2 store offers from $45 - $53 ASUS M2N-SLI Deluxe (4719543137581) Motherboard 8 store offers from $140 - $176 Supermicro P4SCT+ Motherboard 1 store offers from $219 - $219 Intel D955XCS Motherboard 2 store offers from $35 - $269