Fwd: [basicstamps] Connection Troubles...Help!
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>Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Connection Troubles...Help!
>Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:26:58 -0000
>
>Hello,
>
>I am new to Basic Stamps so this may be an easy fix, but so far I
>haven't had any luck. I just got a StampIISX and connected it like
>the manual says, but I keep getting an error "Basic StampIISX
>connected to COM2 but not responding, Check power supply." Well I
>searched the forum already and tried some of the suggestions: Double
>check serial cable, Try dos software, Check power supply. Nothing
>seems to work. In the dos software I get a "Hardware failure"
>message. I assumed this was the same as the windows message. The
>power supply is 200W out of an old pc. I tried +5V at the regulated
>pin and +12V at the unregulated pin (regulator is working as I get
>+5v out). The serial cable is about 12ft long and I hacked off one
>end, soldering breadboard jumpers to the 4 wires I needed for
>interface, and soldered DSR and RTS together. I checked all of my
>connections twice and I don't have anything else connected to the
>Stamp. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be greatly
>appreciated. Thanks
>
>Matt Fillmore
>I am using bs2 and I often get these type of errors too. When the pc say
>that the com2 not responsing there are 2 reasons: one is you did not
>connect the RS 232 cable properly to the cpu. Second is you can try to open
>up the cpu and check the connections of the mouse whether it is using com1
>or com2. By the way my cpu needs a 25 pin to 9 pin connector because that
>25pin (male)is the com2. So you can check it out.
>The other reason is that I often have the problem when the stamp ask for a
>power supply. I think maybe your ic chip for bs2sx is spoilt. Cos mine oso
>like that. This problem always occur to bs user. You should be careful when
>giving supply to the stamp.
>lina
>
>
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>To: basicstamps@egroups.com
>Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Connection Troubles...Help!
>Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 17:26:58 -0000
>
>Hello,
>
>I am new to Basic Stamps so this may be an easy fix, but so far I
>haven't had any luck. I just got a StampIISX and connected it like
>the manual says, but I keep getting an error "Basic StampIISX
>connected to COM2 but not responding, Check power supply." Well I
>searched the forum already and tried some of the suggestions: Double
>check serial cable, Try dos software, Check power supply. Nothing
>seems to work. In the dos software I get a "Hardware failure"
>message. I assumed this was the same as the windows message. The
>power supply is 200W out of an old pc. I tried +5V at the regulated
>pin and +12V at the unregulated pin (regulator is working as I get
>+5v out). The serial cable is about 12ft long and I hacked off one
>end, soldering breadboard jumpers to the 4 wires I needed for
>interface, and soldered DSR and RTS together. I checked all of my
>connections twice and I don't have anything else connected to the
>Stamp. What am I doing wrong? Any help would be greatly
>appreciated. Thanks
>
>Matt Fillmore
>I am using bs2 and I often get these type of errors too. When the pc say
>that the com2 not responsing there are 2 reasons: one is you did not
>connect the RS 232 cable properly to the cpu. Second is you can try to open
>up the cpu and check the connections of the mouse whether it is using com1
>or com2. By the way my cpu needs a 25 pin to 9 pin connector because that
>25pin (male)is the com2. So you can check it out.
>The other reason is that I often have the problem when the stamp ask for a
>power supply. I think maybe your ic chip for bs2sx is spoilt. Cos mine oso
>like that. This problem always occur to bs user. You should be careful when
>giving supply to the stamp.
>lina
>
>
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