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Read stamp memory to recover file?

PanchoFrankPanchoFrank Posts: 5
edited 2009-10-01 04:01 in BASIC Stamp
Greetings stamp users.
I have a couple of programmed BS2 chips, but have lost the source text files in a HD crash. freaked.gif
Is there a way recover the program from the Stamp itself?
Regards,
Frank

Comments

  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2009-10-01 02:27
    No

    For a start, there's no source program in the Stamp. The source gets compiled into byte codes and a lot of the information in the source program is lost in the process. In addition, the Stamp is not made so that the byte codes can be retrieved. It's theoretically possible, but not practical.

    Post Edited (Mike Green) : 10/1/2009 2:32:28 AM GMT
  • PanchoFrankPanchoFrank Posts: 5
    edited 2009-10-01 02:49
    Thank you Mike.
    I feared that, but wasn't certain.
    A reminder to back-up.
    FK
  • UnknownUnknown
    edited 2009-10-01 03:24
    Is it possible to recover the binary file?

    I've seen compilers decompile work that is compiled but it doesn't always look the same way you had compiled a program.
  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2009-10-01 04:01
    Chuckz,
    No, not really. You can recover part of the compiled byte codes, but not all of it. By unsoldering the EEPROM from the Stamp module, you can probably recover all of the binary program, but it's not really practical.
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