Brian''s very basic question
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>I just bought a BSIISX and Super Carrier Board. With power applied
>and the serial cable connected, I tried to start the Stamp for the
>first time. The error message I get is, "BASIC Stamp detected on
>COM1 but not responding. Check power supply. Could not open port.
>Reason is unknown." I do have the largest chip on the BSIISX
>(labeled Scenix) oriented closest to the Reset button. Is this what
>caused my problem? Is it dead and my 60 bucks wasted? Thank you for
>any response.
You need to go into Preferences/editor operation, and set the stamp type to
BS2SX.
Or create a program and name it with the .bsx extension.
>and the serial cable connected, I tried to start the Stamp for the
>first time. The error message I get is, "BASIC Stamp detected on
>COM1 but not responding. Check power supply. Could not open port.
>Reason is unknown." I do have the largest chip on the BSIISX
>(labeled Scenix) oriented closest to the Reset button. Is this what
>caused my problem? Is it dead and my 60 bucks wasted? Thank you for
>any response.
You need to go into Preferences/editor operation, and set the stamp type to
BS2SX.
Or create a program and name it with the .bsx extension.