Help with programming

ShaneP

Hey, well, First off, I'm A Mac, And Bootcamp, or parallels is not a option. Anyways, Is there a way to make my LCD tell me the time, My program, proccesser usage, etc..

And Yes i know xcode.

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I don't have a basic stamp, I AM The basic stamp 2

Mike Green

There is a 3rd party native-Mac Stamp Editor that works very nicely for all the Stamps except the BS1 and the BS2px. It's downloadable from Parallax or the developer, Murat Konar (www.muratnkonar.com/otherstuff/macbs2/).

It's not clear from your description whether you have any intention of using a Basic Stamp or whether you just want a Mac program.

Parallax and others sell serial LCDs which can be attached to a power supply and a USB to serial (logic level) adapter and run directly from a Mac without any microcontroller involved. Download the documentation for one of these and you'll see what's involved. From the Mac side, you'll just need to write to a serial port.

Display:
www.parallax.com/Store/Accessories/Displays/tabid/159/CategoryID/34/List/0/SortField/0/Level/a/ProductID/55/Default.aspx
USB to logic level serial adapter:
www.ftdichip.com/Products/EvaluationKits/TTL-232R-WE.htm
Note that this adapter can provide +5V for the LCD.