Will not plot in Stamp Plot when connected.
I am having problems getting my basic stamp to plot in StampPlot. When I upload the code to the basic stamp it works fine. I am using COM7 for both the Basic Stamp editing program and the StampPlot. When I am in Stamp Plot, it allows me to connect to the board. The C turns green and the R flashes from green to red continuously. However, there is no plot. I have tried my board on other computers and it plots perfectly fine. The Activity I am trying to Plot is Activity #1 Chapter 2, in the Process Control Book. I've installed the Macros needed for Stamp Plot and I also copied the code directly from the book on the website. I tried using version 3.8 and 3.75 of Stamp Plot and neither of them work. I am currently using a laptop with a quad core, 4gb ram, VISTA 64-bit. To connect to my board I am using a Serial to USB which I also installed the drivers for.
Any ideas on how I can fix this problem? I've tried changing ports/coms, baud rates, scale on the graph, different macors, re-installed both stampPlot versions twice, re-uploaded board..... I am out of ideas...
Any ideas on how I can fix this problem? I've tried changing ports/coms, baud rates, scale on the graph, different macors, re-installed both stampPlot versions twice, re-uploaded board..... I am out of ideas...
Comments
Are you using a prolific USB device? They have issues with vista 64 & the MSComm control used by StampPlot and exhibit the symptoms you describe.
Martin Hebel
-Martin