Fritzing Projects would be very helpful to newbies like me
upton
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Several years ago I bought a Basic Stamp Homework board. I really like Parallax and it's fine documentation. I have not had much time to learn electronics because of my job. So I have had a hard time implementing the projects in the three published books on the Basic stamp. I (like many others probably) find it difficult to convert schematics to a breadboard layout. I have had the same problem with Picaxe. So I drifted to Arduino since there are many excellent books with breadboard Fritzing diagrams.
I recently began fiddling with my Stamp again - working with PBasic and good documentation is enjoyable. I would like to buy my next mc from Parallax out of loyalty. But I wish there was a book about Stamp with Fritzing diagrams in it. I think Picaxe and Parallax are maybe missing out on a large niche market of microcontroller newbies.
I know this may sound silly to the many of you guys whom are good in electronics but I think the Fritzing breadboard diagrams have definitely helped grow the Arduino market. I wish Parallax would sponsor Edwards, Williams, Kuhnel or someone to publish a book (or a later edition) with Stamp projects along with color Fritzing breadboard diagrams. I have looked all over the net and cannot find any Fritzing /Stamp projects
By the way, whatever happened to the Javelin Stamp?
I recently began fiddling with my Stamp again - working with PBasic and good documentation is enjoyable. I would like to buy my next mc from Parallax out of loyalty. But I wish there was a book about Stamp with Fritzing diagrams in it. I think Picaxe and Parallax are maybe missing out on a large niche market of microcontroller newbies.
I know this may sound silly to the many of you guys whom are good in electronics but I think the Fritzing breadboard diagrams have definitely helped grow the Arduino market. I wish Parallax would sponsor Edwards, Williams, Kuhnel or someone to publish a book (or a later edition) with Stamp projects along with color Fritzing breadboard diagrams. I have looked all over the net and cannot find any Fritzing /Stamp projects
By the way, whatever happened to the Javelin Stamp?
Comments
How is it that you have not or cannot transition from that fritzing paradigm?
Fritzing isn't providing a learning experience.
Permanent training wheels.
While I agree it's good to learn schematics, like most things in life you have to start somewhere. Breadboard layouts are increasingly popular in order to bring in more newcomers. Everyone is doing them these days. But there are limits to what a breadboard depiction can show. For a breadboard view, the more complex the design, the harder it is to visualize, and the easier it is to make wiring mistakes. So, there's a place for breadboard layouts, and schematics.
Andy and Steph are still putting out some Stamp stuff on the Learn site, though it looks like the the thrust now is Propeller Activity Board and related newer products. The Stamp is getting a little up there in age. I think you'll find the latest ed materials are for the latest products. In any case, do snoop around the Learn site. It may have added content you haven't seen before.