Portable connection

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Is there any consensus on the best portable computer to use to
program a stamp in the field for a cheap skate?

Also, is it possible to send data to the eeprom from a stand alone C
or VB program? The goal here would be to change parameters stored
without modifying the resident program (for use by folks with no
business to see the code).

Thanks in advance - Jeff

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>Is there any consensus on the best portable computer to use to
>program a stamp in the field for a cheap skate?

My personal favorite is the HP200LX, although Hewlett Packard went
and discontinued it. Computers for field use have to be small, have
long battery life, and survive abuse and the elements. There are a
lot of cheap old laptops that can program stamps, but battery life is
always an issue.

The Stache that we make
<http://www.emesystems.com/stachedat.htm>
might be what you are looking for, if you want to make the changes in
the office and then carry them to the field site.

Why do you have a stamp installed in a cheap skate? just kidding.


>Also, is it possible to send data to the eeprom from a stand alone C
>or VB program? The goal here would be to change parameters stored
>without modifying the resident program (for use by folks with no
>business to see the code).

Yes, data can be sent from PC to the stamp and then written into the
eeprom to reconfigure the project. The program in the stamp has to
be written to accomplish this in concert with the PC program on the
other end. When to start transferring data, what order of bytes,
where to put them etc.


>
>Thanks in advance - Jeff


good luck!

-- Tracy