Laptop interface

Archiver

Hi,

I am using an hexapod 2 from lynxmotion which has a stamp BS2SX, i can
download programs from a PC but i can not when using the laptop, i've
already tried a Sony and a Dell.

When i press the ID button i get the following message:

Found BS2SX-IIC (firmware v. 1.0)

But then when i press run, i get the following messages:

If in the editor operation menu at the Default Comport option i put

AUTO, i get:
Basic Stamp II detected but not responding on COM1
-Check power supply

COM1, i get:
Basic Stamp not responding on COM1
- Check serial cable connection
- Check power supply

I am pretty sure it is not the power supply, since the servos are making
noise.

Does anybody have a good suggestion ?

Thank you

Edgar

Archiver

Hi Edgar,

I ran into the same problem with my laptop just a few weeks ago. I
had to change two things to get it to work:

1. Change the default settings of the stamp editor to BS2SX (It does
not do this automatically). Check earlier postings on this site if
you can't figure out how to do this...

(This is usually the problem)

2. Check your serial port settings. I had to 'fiddle' with a few of
mine to get it to work... make sure the Serial port settings of your
laptop agree with those in the BSII manual and you should be fine.

Also, don't forget that the timing settings on the BSIISX are quite a
bit different for the pulseout (sp?) command for the BSI, BSII, and
BSIISX due to different clock speeds. Again, previous postings
address issue this more fully.

Talk to me / Meet with me offline if this doesn't work. I'd be glad
to help.

- Sean

--- In basicstamps@egroups.com, Edgar <eemartnz@u...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I am using an hexapod 2 from lynxmotion which has a stamp BS2SX, i
can
> download programs from a PC but i can not when using the laptop,
i've
> already tried a Sony and a Dell.
>
...

> But then when i press run, i get the following messages:
...
> -Check power supply
...
> Does anybody have a good suggestion ?
>
> Thank you
>
> Edgar

Archiver

I have had the same problem, but with the desktop and the laptop.
Make sure you have the following line near the top of your program.

' {$STAMP BS2SX,testprog.bsx}

The line is a comment so make sure you have the ' in place. if you
use more than 1 program in your project add them as I have with the
testprog.bsx

see the IIsx manual for more info

good luck

Jon

--- In basicstamps@egroups.com, snbrenna@u... wrote:
> Hi Edgar,
>
> I ran into the same problem with my laptop just a few weeks ago. I
> had to change two things to get it to work:
>
> 1. Change the default settings of the stamp editor to BS2SX (It
does
> not do this automatically). Check earlier postings on this site if
> you can't figure out how to do this...
>
> (This is usually the problem)
>
> 2. Check your serial port settings. I had to 'fiddle' with a few
of
> mine to get it to work... make sure the Serial port settings of
your
> laptop agree with those in the BSII manual and you should be fine.
>
> Also, don't forget that the timing settings on the BSIISX are quite
a
> bit different for the pulseout (sp?) command for the BSI, BSII, and
> BSIISX due to different clock speeds. Again, previous postings
> address issue this more fully.
>
> Talk to me / Meet with me offline if this doesn't work. I'd be
glad
> to help.
>
> - Sean
>
> --- In basicstamps@egroups.com, Edgar <eemartnz@u...> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I am using an hexapod 2 from lynxmotion which has a stamp BS2SX,
i
> can
> > download programs from a PC but i can not when using the laptop,
> i've
> > already tried a Sony and a Dell.
> >
> ...
>
> > But then when i press run, i get the following messages:
> ...
> > -Check power supply
> ...
> > Does anybody have a good suggestion ?
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Edgar