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ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2002-12-24 03:48 in General Discussion
I'm absolutely new to programming microcontrollers, but not new to
programming ( been programming using C on Solaris for 7 years ) . <-
There's my bio.

I have just a simple question. In my first project i'll be needing a
timer, up to the thousandth of a second would be perfect. Would I need
a external source to generate a pulse, like a ocsillator or a 555 timer,
or is there a means to do it with the basic stamp 2 chip?

Thanks

Dennis


THE BOX SAID WINDOWS 95 or BETTER SO I INSTALLED LINUX


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-12-23 17:50
    You can do it with the stamp for about $50 +

    or a 555 for about $10.00 including all parts circuit board...(this does not
    include the $150 --- $50/hr ---- to make the board and then figure out your
    wiring errors, solder bridges etc)


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  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2002-12-24 03:48
    I could be wrong here but, I don't think the basic stamp would be suitable
    for such small units of time. You'd probably have to go to a faster
    processor that supports interrupts (to have it stop exactly when you want it
    to).

    May want to look at the atmel chips. 8mhz chip for ~$8. Bit more of a pain
    to learn how to use and set up a programming cable for though. You might
    want to experiment with various things on stamps first, they are a *lot*
    easier to learn on and Parallax has superb resources for newbies like you
    (and me).
    Original Message
    From: "Dennis Momy" <dennism@b...>
    To: <basicstamps@yahoogroups.com>
    Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 9:18 AM
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] absolute Newbie


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    > I'm absolutely new to programming microcontrollers, but not new to
    > programming ( been programming using C on Solaris for 7 years ) . <-
    > There's my bio.
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    > I have just a simple question. In my first project i'll be needing a
    > timer, up to the thousandth of a second would be perfect. Would I need
    > a external source to generate a pulse, like a ocsillator or a 555 timer,
    > or is there a means to do it with the basic stamp 2 chip?
    >
    > Thanks
    >
    > Dennis
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    > THE BOX SAID WINDOWS 95 or BETTER SO I INSTALLED LINUX
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