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Professional Developement Board

robot mogulrobot mogul Posts: 32
edited 2011-04-05 11:28 in BASIC Stamp
I recently ordered a Parallax Professional Developement Board, but I am concerned about a few things. I build a Boe-Bot before, but the Basic Stamp 2 microcontroller was low profile programming and erased all the information on the microcontroller within 6 hours. I didnt know what was happening because I am a first time programmer, and I tend to blab about things that I have no idea about. So, please answer these questions:

Does the profesional developement work better than the Boe-Bot?
What microcontroller does the board use?
Does it have any similarities, processor wise, to the propeller?
Does it have industrial level capabilities?

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  • sam_sam_samsam_sam_sam Posts: 2,286
    edited 2011-04-05 10:11
    Which one do you have

    Parallax Professional Development Board

    attachment.php?attachmentid=79914&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1302023736
    OR

    Propeller Professional Development Board


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    Propeller Professional Development Board.jpg
    250 x 250 - 24K
    Parallax Professional Development Board.jpg
    250 x 250 - 21K
  • vaclav_salvaclav_sal Posts: 451
    edited 2011-04-05 10:46
    "but the Basic Stamp 2 microcontroller was low profile programming and erased all the information" ?????

    Just curious - may I ask how?

    Vaclav
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2011-04-05 10:57
    robot mogul wrote: »
    I recently ordered a Parallax Professional Developement Board, but I am concerned about a few things. I build a Boe-Bot before, but the Basic Stamp 2 microcontroller was low profile programming and erased all the information on the microcontroller within 6 hours.

    "Low Profile Programming"? What do you mean by that? Erased all information by itself? It only hold the last program you downloaded. It always overwrites EEPROM, and can not program to RAM like the Propeller.

    I didnt know what was happening because I am a first time programmer, and I tend to blab about things that I have no idea about. So, please answer these questions:

    [QUITE] Does the profesional developement work better than the Boe-Bot? [/QUOTE]

    It's just another board to plug a BS1, BS2, SX, or Javelin into. It does have many hardware otions not available on the BOE
    What microcontroller does the board use?

    It comes with none. You can add a BS1, BS2, SX28, or Javelin
    Does it have any similarities, processor wise, to the propeller?

    Not really close. PROP-8 core, 32K HUB RAM, 80-100MHz.
    Does it have industrial level capabilities?

    BS2 designs have been used in industrial environments for years

    The PDB can be thought of as a large BOE with a lot of breadboard space and a lot of interface devices already built on. It's a great board. I have 2.
  • PublisonPublison Posts: 12,366
    edited 2011-04-05 11:01
    sam3

    Since he asked in the Basic Stamp forum, I assumed it is #28138
  • robot mogulrobot mogul Posts: 32
    edited 2011-04-05 11:24
    sam_sam_sam wrote: »
    Which one do you have

    Parallax Professional Development Board

    attachment.php?attachmentid=79914&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1302023736
    OR

    Propeller Professional Development Board


    attachment.php?attachmentid=79913&stc=1&thumb=1&d=1297487664

    Parallax Professional Developement Board
  • robot mogulrobot mogul Posts: 32
    edited 2011-04-05 11:26
    Thanks to all of you
  • robot mogulrobot mogul Posts: 32
    edited 2011-04-05 11:28
    vaclav_sal wrote: »
    "but the Basic Stamp 2 microcontroller was low profile programming and erased all the information" ?????

    Just curious - may I ask how? Answer: it overwrites the information with new programs.

    Vaclav
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