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• Jon Williams Posts: 6,491

  2005-01-02 21:01 edited 2005-01-02 21:01

  Magnus,
  
  Our must popular product is the BS2 -- we've sold millions. That said, we do make a Java-compatible version called the Javelin. It's not as popular as our BASIC Stamp family, but we do have devoted users doing really cool things with them. No matter what controller you select, get your electronics skills sharpened too; using microcontrollers involves programming AND circuit interfacing. Lots of experienced programmers do damage to their Stamp modules because they don't understand the circuits connected to them.
  
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• steve_b Posts: 1,563

  2005-01-02 23:23 edited 2005-01-02 23:23

  And lots of electronics guys hook up the circuit and end up staring at the stamp expecting it to do the rest on its own!
  
  Luckily, Parallax chose a form of Basic for the programming language so that a big lug like me can figure some of it out!
  
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• Martin Hebel Posts: 1,239

  2005-01-02 23:53 edited 2005-01-02 23:53

  I highly recommend going to Radio Shack and getting "What's a Microcontroller?" - Afforable and very informative.
  
  http://www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&product%5Fid=276-625
  
  
  
  
  
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• Jim McCorison Posts: 359

  2005-01-03 00:49 edited 2005-01-03 00:49

  Steve said...
  And lots of electronics guys hook up the circuit and end up staring at the stamp expecting it to do the rest on its own!

  
  Steve,
  
  Start with the CONTEMPLATE command. It's just recently released. For your first code attempt, use the NAVEL argument.
  
  -Jim
• allanlane5 Posts: 3,815

  2005-01-03 15:02 edited 2005-01-03 15:02

  Jim is being funny, of course.
• Jim McCorison Posts: 359

  2005-01-03 18:04 edited 2005-01-03 18:04

  Nah, I'd never do that.
  
  Jim
• Jonathan Allison Posts: 96

  2005-01-21 16:46 edited 2005-01-21 16:46

  can anyone recomend a good book on circuitry?
  
  I would be one of those with programming knowledge who blew up his chip! I thought I knew enough circuitry for this, but obviously, it wasn't enough
  
  
  
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• Jon Williams Posts: 6,491

  2005-01-21 16:53 edited 2005-01-21 16:53

  A great place to ease into things is with Forrest M Mimms "Getting Started In Electronics." You may still be able to find it at RadioShack. When I worked in the turf industry I used this book to teach electronics fundamentals to those who were accustomed to dealing with water pipe and sprinkler heads. In fact, I used to tell them that electronics and hydraulics were often pretty close -- except that breaking a wire would not result in a stream of electrons spilling onto the ground.
  
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• MacGeek117 Posts: 747

  2005-01-23 18:59 edited 2005-01-23 18:59

  What are you going to do with the CM8880 chip?
  bugg
  
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