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What happened: BASIC stamp editor has encountered a problem and needs to close.

po2lepo2le Posts: 76
edited 2008-06-28 19:15 in BASIC Stamp
I think I messed up.· While attaching components to my board I ,inadvertantly, bumped battery into 'on' position.· I had the serial port disconnected from the PC at the time.· Now, after completing new attachments and reconnecting serial port, I cannot bring BASIC Stamp into operation.· Instead I get an error report stating that the BS editor has encountered a problem and won't open.· Can I bring it back to life, or do I need to get a new one?· Shoot!shakehead.gif

My circuitry: Basic Stamp homework board with Embedded Basic stamp 2, powered by 9v battery. It has a serial port connector, a header for connecting i/o pins to embedded breadboard, with volt regulator and some EEPROM.

Comments

  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2008-06-28 16:37
    There really isn't any way to get an error like this because of something happening on your HomeWork board. It's some kind of problem with Windows. Have you tried restarting it? What version of Windows are you using?

    If your HomeWork Board were damaged, you would be able to start the Stamp Editor just fine. When you try to download or identify the Stamp chip, the Editor would complain that the Stamp isn't responding. The same thing happens when the HomeWork board power is off.
  • po2lepo2le Posts: 76
    edited 2008-06-28 16:54
    I'm using windows XP on a desktop PC. I can get PBASIC Syntax guide and Help OK. When I get the : "BASIC stamp editor has encountered a problem and needs to close." message it also asks if I want to "send in error report" Which I have, a couple of times, I'm still awaiting a reply from MS
    THANK YOU.
  • po2lepo2le Posts: 76
    edited 2008-06-28 17:26
    I've restarted windows a couple of times: still the same problem.
  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2008-06-28 17:31
    Try downloading a fresh copy of the Stamp Editor from Parallax's software downloads page and reinstalling.
  • po2lepo2le Posts: 76
    edited 2008-06-28 19:15
    I got it working by using windows "SYSTEMS RESTORE" . Its part of "help and support" on my PC. I 'restored' my system to an earlier date, which was yesterday's date. Things are working OK.

    By the way, I used a monostable (one shot) MV to improve on the pulses from the Harley's ignition instead of a Schmitt trigger. I used a 555 timer to make the one-shot. I applied the one-shot output to the BS2 for counting the pulses per second. It seems to be quite accurate: the counted PPS gave a result that was pretty close to the engine RPM, as compared to the Harley's tach. The one-shot reduced the pulse rate to one pulse per engine revolution, for counting purposes only. (the ignition fires more than once per rpm) This ckt has little or no effect on the engine or the ignition.

    Thanks for the help,
    Patrick
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