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ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2000-10-01 16:44 in General Discussion
I just received the BASIC STAMP SUPER CARRIER board. I assumed it
would take the STAMPII chip. I see not all the pins are wired to the
DB9 connector. I had thought this would have been a plug 'n play
deal.

I can't find a schematic of this board on the website. SO what did I
buy?

I assume I have to wire the board for pins 4 and 5 which weren't
wired to the DB9 connector (for the STAMPII chip)

Please help this new user out.

Thanks

Jay

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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-09-30 03:14
    schematic
    Original Message
    From: Jay Kobelin [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=PMzuvelsWeasLtS9jquGLT6b5eVdBCdpGVi5svlSQ6hozV75-G9LeexMyLeSV0zmtnuJCvtuY8L2p4YiyDM]pcb4u@e...[/url
    Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 8:30 PM
    To: basicstamps@egroups.com
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Brand new user


    I just received the BASIC STAMP SUPER CARRIER board. I assumed it
    would take the STAMPII chip. I see not all the pins are wired to the
    DB9 connector. I had thought this would have been a plug 'n play
    deal.

    I can't find a schematic of this board on the website. SO what did I
    buy?

    I assume I have to wire the board for pins 4 and 5 which weren't
    wired to the DB9 connector (for the STAMPII chip)

    Please help this new user out.

    Thanks

    Jay
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-09-30 03:27
    You don't have to wire up any additional serial wires with the super
    carrier board. There is only 4 wires that need to be used on the DB-9
    connector (pins 2, 3, 4, and 5) which are connected to pins 1, 2, 3, and 4
    of the basic stamp. all you need is a serial cable from your computer to
    the super carrier board and you are wired up. (the serial cable wire is a
    female DB-9 on one end and a male DB-9 on the other. Of course, the stamp
    and carrier board doesnt do much until you interface it with some external
    circuitry like LEDs or motors etc. I hope this helps.

    Jim

    On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Rick* wrote:

    > schematic
    >
    >
    Original Message
    > From: Jay Kobelin [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=GghMMhNUGx1Go-jSqXFCd3p-azRBlBjHqH6p6WtNTi9LiNT7OBD45tadjhIaqG02l-Ve2HvhRy4T]pcb4u@e...[/url
    > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 8:30 PM
    > To: basicstamps@egroups.com
    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Brand new user
    >
    >
    > I just received the BASIC STAMP SUPER CARRIER board. I assumed it
    > would take the STAMPII chip. I see not all the pins are wired to the
    > DB9 connector. I had thought this would have been a plug 'n play
    > deal.
    >
    > I can't find a schematic of this board on the website. SO what did I
    > buy?
    >
    > I assume I have to wire the board for pins 4 and 5 which weren't
    > wired to the DB9 connector (for the STAMPII chip)
    >
    > Please help this new user out.
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > Jay
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-09-30 04:36
    Thanks for info....the manual doesn't show the latest drawing for the Super
    Carrier board.

    Jay
    Original Message
    From: James A Szymczak <szymczak@c...>
    To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
    Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 7:27 PM
    Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Brand new user


    > You don't have to wire up any additional serial wires with the super
    > carrier board. There is only 4 wires that need to be used on the DB-9
    > connector (pins 2, 3, 4, and 5) which are connected to pins 1, 2, 3, and 4
    > of the basic stamp. all you need is a serial cable from your computer to
    > the super carrier board and you are wired up. (the serial cable wire is a
    > female DB-9 on one end and a male DB-9 on the other. Of course, the stamp
    > and carrier board doesnt do much until you interface it with some external
    > circuitry like LEDs or motors etc. I hope this helps.
    >
    > Jim
    >
    > On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Rick* wrote:
    >
    > > schematic
    > >
    > >
    Original Message
    > > From: Jay Kobelin [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=03AmcdenGlUfCag1GPdeKcXSC_DAoiSpWaV4vZYfpzK2sFvL-kkcSjgTDfeEJQWmawluCyAcATBF]pcb4u@e...[/url
    > > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 8:30 PM
    > > To: basicstamps@egroups.com
    > > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Brand new user
    > >
    > >
    > > I just received the BASIC STAMP SUPER CARRIER board. I assumed it
    > > would take the STAMPII chip. I see not all the pins are wired to the
    > > DB9 connector. I had thought this would have been a plug 'n play
    > > deal.
    > >
    > > I can't find a schematic of this board on the website. SO what did I
    > > buy?
    > >
    > > I assume I have to wire the board for pins 4 and 5 which weren't
    > > wired to the DB9 connector (for the STAMPII chip)
    > >
    > > Please help this new user out.
    > >
    > > Thanks
    > >
    > > Jay
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-09-30 04:37
    Thanks Rick for pdf file...sure explained a lot..only couldn't print it with
    Adobe..printer keeps timing out..so I clip boarded it and got a readable
    copy in a DOC file

    Thanks again

    Jay
    Original Message
    From: Rick* <rheine@m...>
    To: <basicstamps@egroups.com>
    Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 7:14 PM
    Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Brand new user


    > schematic
    >
    >
    Original Message
    > From: Jay Kobelin [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=IROcOtKpeEfHJiaKmQi5vXf9o2HymZChooq7cTY15t74LiNi98xDWsoINyO0o-HPP4J895IbHIm_]pcb4u@e...[/url
    > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 8:30 PM
    > To: basicstamps@egroups.com
    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Brand new user
    >
    >
    > I just received the BASIC STAMP SUPER CARRIER board. I assumed it
    > would take the STAMPII chip. I see not all the pins are wired to the
    > DB9 connector. I had thought this would have been a plug 'n play
    > deal.
    >
    > I can't find a schematic of this board on the website. SO what did I
    > buy?
    >
    > I assume I have to wire the board for pins 4 and 5 which weren't
    > wired to the DB9 connector (for the STAMPII chip)
    >
    > Please help this new user out.
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > Jay
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-10-01 16:32
    Jay-

    You don't need to do any wiring to connect the board to your PC for
    downloading. I don't have the board in front of me now (I'm at work), but
    have used it. It functions perfectly as sent to you for downloading. Just
    be sure to socket the BSII correctly, and use a serial download cable (<Not>
    a "null-modem" data transfer cable). Good luck!

    Peter

    Peter C. Charles, Ph.D.
    Research Assistant Professor
    Department of Microbiology and Immunology
    Rm. 730 Mary Ellen Jones Building, CB# 7290
    UNC
    Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7290

    "The day is saved! Before bed-time."

    --Power Puff Girls


    Original Message
    From: Jay Kobelin [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=tAtLhw21Gy2l3b97BEgCvLS_v5n9Lt5nZiurbrZNn-_lpgDnGn90hvjpLgZ6ib0PuP00g1Cnhb5f7g]pcb4u@e...[/url
    Sent: Friday, September 29, 2000 9:30 PM
    To: basicstamps@egroups.com
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Brand new user


    I just received the BASIC STAMP SUPER CARRIER board. I assumed it
    would take the STAMPII chip. I see not all the pins are wired to the
    DB9 connector. I had thought this would have been a plug 'n play
    deal.

    I can't find a schematic of this board on the website. SO what did I
    buy?

    I assume I have to wire the board for pins 4 and 5 which weren't
    wired to the DB9 connector (for the STAMPII chip)

    Please help this new user out.

    Thanks

    Jay
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2000-10-01 16:44
    Jay-

    for more info, including a schematic of the board, go to:

    http://www.parallaxinc.com/

    click on the "down loads" button on the nav bar on the left hand side of the
    page. It's about half way down the page, in the "BASIC Stamp Kits and
    Accessories" section. It is a .pdf file that you will need the Adobe
    Acrobat reader to see.


    peter

    Peter C. Charles, Ph.D.
    Research Assistant Professor
    Department of Microbiology and Immunology
    Rm. 730 Mary Ellen Jones Building, CB# 7290
    UNC
    Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7290
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