Programming in other languages?

Alex (ITT)

Besides PBASIC, are there any other languages you can use to program a Basic Stamp 2 module?

Thanks.

Peter Verkaik

Not·for·a Basic Stamp module.
But Parallax offers other DIL24 modules with identical pinout.
Javelin Stamp is programmed in java subset.
Spin Stamp is programmed in Spin/Assembly and there are
compilers/interpreters for PBasic, C, Forth.

regards peter

Humanoido

You can program in some actual languages on the Stamp,
such as Penguin Language on the Penguin Robot and
P-Lan, a piezo based language for the Basic Stamp
supercomputer series. The newest Basic Stamp Super-
computer will have an assembly guide that touches on
this topic. I will have the info posted in the Project Forum
in a week to 10 days (or sooner) with the release of
a new SBS Stamp Supercomputer project.

PBASIC will also run some other languages that were
created for the Observatory and the Optoelectronics
Interface. The language is OPTICS, though it will need
some slight conversions to run on the Stamp. It is a
project already in the works. This is a language that
controls objects through the use of optical light. It can
move a two ton dome, command a Thermodynamic
Equalizer, set lights, Speech, Recognition, etc.

There is a wireless language recently developed for
two BS2px processors. It sends various English-based
words and codes over a serial transfer. The programming
is straight forward. This will appear in an upcoming book.

There is a translator language program that uses the
BSS Basic Stamp Supercomputer and EMIC TTS board
that handles some English and Chinese language. It's
limited to a few paragraphs though could become the
basis of a much larger Stamp system.

I would think there are many other languages that
will run on the Stamp with PBASIC as the foundation.

humanoido

Mike Green

As Peter mentioned, you can only program the Basic Stamps in PBasic. They have an interpreter built-into the processor chip that's designed specifically for Basic programs. The format of the interpretive code is proprietary to Parallax and, although some people have figured out its format, no one has made any other compilers for it. The "other" languages that humanoido has mentioned all have interpreters written in PBasic, so you have two levels of interpretation which slows things down rather impressively.

Leon

The BS chip is actually a pre-programmed Microchip PIC device. If you use an actual PIC you can program it in a variety of languages including assembler, BASIC, C and JAL (based on Pascal.

Leon

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xanatos

Humanoido, did I read your post right that the OPTICS setup does voice recognition???

If so, where might I find this?

Thanks!

Humanoido

OPTICS language controls things through the Optoelectronic
Interface. It controls a voice recognition unit and controls a
speech unit. It does not generate speech. I wrote OPTICS
and used it frequently but did not publish it. Now I'm working
on a Stamp version of the language, and will post it when
completed. I agree we need affordable simple voice
recognition for the Parallax Basic Stamp.

humanoido

Larry~

Is this interface the optoelectric·/ CIV interface ?

Humanoido

This is THE Optoelectronic Interface that I invented some years ago and it was written up in the astronomy magazine - Sky & Telescope. At the time, the chips were not available so I made my own. Eventually I will write up the home "chip making process" too. The first unit built handled a couple channels. It worked so well, the upgrade handled a massive number of channels and I ended up programming everything with OPTICS language and running the entire complex through it. It will be a really great project developing a Basic Stamp version with both the language and the interface.

humanoido