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Remote Programming of Stamps using FlexiPanel's TEAClipper, has anyone seen the

uxoriousuxorious Posts: 126
edited 2008-05-17 21:02 in General Discussion
Just saw this at Mouser.com and I am thinking about picking one up. Has anyone seen these or used one? It allows you to remotely program a stamp.

www.flexipanel.com/TEAclipper.htm

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  • Steve JoblinSteve Joblin Posts: 784
    edited 2008-05-16 20:55
    how does it differ from this --> http://www.parallax.com/Store/Microcontrollers/BASICStampModules/tabid/134/txtSearch/stache/List/1/ProductID/45/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName%2cProductName
  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2008-05-17 01:25
    Steve,

    I don't know, but the teaclipper is only $32.00, if I'm reading it right. But you have to have the USB adapter to program the teaclipper for $48.00. That you be $80 total. Looks a bit fragile compared to the Parallax Field Prgrammer.

    The Stamp Field Programmer or Stache is pretty cool and requires no cables and can be used it says "in less than ideal conditions." Only $20 more too.

    I'd love to hear what someone who has used both thinks.

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    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney

    Post Edited (Whit) : 5/17/2008 1:44:20 AM GMT
  • Tracy AllenTracy Allen Posts: 6,666
    edited 2008-05-17 21:02
    I can't do an unbiased comparison, since my company designed and manufactures the Stache. I just now became aware of the teaclipper and have not held one for comparison. Points of difference I see are...
    -- Stache comes in in a plastic enclosure with built in DB9 connector for programming, whereas teaclipper is a small pcb with 5 pin programming header.
    -- Stache is programmed directly from the Stamp IDE or from the object loader, just as you would program a Stamp, whereas the teaclipper uses its own programming utility and the tokenizer dll and a special USB interface.
    -- Stache eeprom has high endurance eeprom, whereas the teaclipper is limited to about 100 changes.
    -- Stache can accept several different versions of a program for several different Stamps simultaneously, and it has a user interface that allows selective update in the field. Programs can be targeted to different project slots on the multibank stamps. I believe the teaclipper is limited to one program at a time targeted to one type of stamp, and there is no target interface, but I am not sure of that.
    -- Stache runs off of a 9 volt battery apart from the system being updated, whereas the teaclipper runs on the system power, and that has to be provided on the programming header.
    -- teaclipper has a number of interesting compile time directives that can, for example, limit the number of "installs" that are allowed by the end user. That would be for distribution of proprietary firmware. I am not sure how many of those directives apply to the Stamp. Another way to distribute firmware to Stamp systems is with a socketed eeprom.
    -- teaclipper is also available to support a long list of flash based PICs, for field upgrades. Maybe the SX won't be far behind. That would be nice.

    If anyone else has experiences with this, I'm interested to hear them.

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    Tracy Allen
    www.emesystems.com
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