Yes, another 'no basic stamp found'
arnold113
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I have a HomeWork board that I've played around with for the last year. Lot's of fun, until now. About two weeks ago I started getting the no basic stamp found error message. Sometimes it would work but most times it wouldn't. Now it won't at all. I've read all the post here and done everything suggested but no help. I have a 8.6 vdc power supply hooked to it and everything looks good there. I read the readme file in the Basic Stamp Editor and learned that programs that have serial output within the first 650 miliseconds of starting can cause this problem. I did everything it said to do but no help. I have a program already in the BS2 that outputs serial data within probably a few microseconds. Maybe if I could stop that program from running maybe I could connect but I haven't been able to stop it. Anyone know now to stop a program that you cannot connect to. Another thing that doesn't appear right is the Editor is trying to connect on COM3 but my laptop has COM5 AND COM6 USB ports. The COM3 is the only port listed in Preferences under edit ports. COM3 is not a USB port on my laptop.
I could sure use some help. Thanks. Arnold
I could sure use some help. Thanks. Arnold
Comments
Change the Default COM Port in the BASIC Stamp Editor preferences (F5 - Editor Operation Tab) from COM3 to AUTO. Also be sure your program doesn't have a $PORT directive; You will find it near the top of the program by $STAMP and $PBASIC.
Try using a 9V Battery and only press F6 (Identify).
Are you using a USB HomeWork Board or Serial board with a USB-to-Serial Adapter?
It's always a good idea to put a PAUSE 1000 at the top of your program so the PC Serial Ports have time to stabilize before the Stamp starts outputting data.
Thanks for your help. Arnold
Is there a circuit on your breadboard? Also examine your HomeWork Board and see if anything doesn't look right.
Arnold