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I'm working on programing a bridge to rotate using my home board and basic stamp
2. to rotate it I used to type duration in the debug terminal.
Is there a way to contact the basic stamp through internet or using HTML files
or director program?
Khaled
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I'm working on programing a bridge to rotate using my home board and basic stamp
2. to rotate it I used to type duration in the debug terminal.
Is there a way to contact the basic stamp through internet or using HTML files
or director program?
Khaled
Thank You
Khaled Sherbini
http://khaledsherbini.com
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cheaper method is the Lantronix XPort <http://www.lantronix.com/>. Whether
or not its useful to you depends on some things - and these are questions
you have to ask about any "internet" solution you look at:
1) The Xport is a serial to internet device. Your stamp just talks to it as
if it were a serial port. No HTML or anything required on the stamp itself
(good feature really - low program overhead on the stamp). RX/TX is all that
is required from the stamp - though it has three additional/optional I/O
lines for special functions.
2) The XPort has a built-in web server that can also serve up Java applets.
All web pages and applets are stored in the Xport itself. The Caveat here is
that there can be only ONE client talking to the stamp at a time. Multiple
people can surf the Xport's web, but only one can "connect" through the
XPort to the stamp at a time. Its not as bad as it sounds. You can connect,
toss a message/response then disconnect and let someone else connect.
3) The stamp cannot initiate a connection over the net. Only incoming
connections are possible by default. The stamp just thinks its talking to a
serial port and has no way to initiate a connection from its end. If you're
a C programmer though, Lantronix has a Dev kit (NDA required) that lets you
rewrite or modify the firmware. You could add extra bits in there to allow
multiple simultaneous connections to the stamp itself.
Just to be clear here. The Xport itself does no processing beyond serving up
HTML and Java Applets. All dynamic content is a function of the java applet
at the remote end talking to the stamp.
There is a nice little demo of an internet accessable Thermostat that comes
on the CD too. Makes it easy(er) to figure out how to write Java applets if
(like me when I got mine) know zero about Java.
If you want the stamp to initate net connections, you'll have to look at
other products.
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> From: Khalid Sherbini [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=V2F1hnuBS8kdbdyeB6kMvMOo7aZt60lt22y0yjAaR0koLw8M0rn62XBWMTjIhWdZY_7ayjyEL-ZYGMM]sherbinik@y...[/url
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> Dear
>
> I'm working on programing a bridge to rotate using my home board
> and basic stamp 2. to rotate it I used to type duration in the
> debug terminal.
> Is there a way to contact the basic stamp through internet or
> using HTML files or director program?
>
> Khaled
>
>
> Thank You
>
> Khaled Sherbini
> http://khaledsherbini.com
>
>
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servo controll i made out fo the instruction kit(one similar to cnc
controll) ? id also like the modem to be able to transmit a cameras
data, i dont think for my aplication it would be nesacery to
initiate from the controll, but im not sure how to go about the
camera or what all is involved in the modem connection, drawings and
other info greatly apreaciated, if any one has ideas please feel
free to respond direct to me as its some times hard to keep up on
here, use subject X MODEM , mailto:xsavior38@h...
--- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, PatM <pmeloy@s...> wrote:
> There are actually many possible solutions out there. A newer,
simpler, and
> cheaper method is the Lantronix XPort <http://www.lantronix.com/>.
Whether
> or not its useful to you depends on some things - and these are
questions
> you have to ask about any "internet" solution you look at:
>
> 1) The Xport is a serial to internet device. Your stamp just talks
to it as
> if it were a serial port. No HTML or anything required on the
stamp itself
> (good feature really - low program overhead on the stamp). RX/TX
is all that
> is required from the stamp - though it has three
additional/optional I/O
> lines for special functions.
>
> 2) The XPort has a built-in web server that can also serve up Java
applets.
> All web pages and applets are stored in the Xport itself. The
Caveat here is
> that there can be only ONE client talking to the stamp at a time.
Multiple
> people can surf the Xport's web, but only one can "connect"
through the
> XPort to the stamp at a time. Its not as bad as it sounds. You can
connect,
> toss a message/response then disconnect and let someone else
connect.
>
> 3) The stamp cannot initiate a connection over the net. Only
incoming
> connections are possible by default. The stamp just thinks its
talking to a
> serial port and has no way to initiate a connection from its end.
If you're
> a C programmer though, Lantronix has a Dev kit (NDA required) that
lets you
> rewrite or modify the firmware. You could add extra bits in there
to allow
> multiple simultaneous connections to the stamp itself.
>
> Just to be clear here. The Xport itself does no processing beyond
serving up
> HTML and Java Applets. All dynamic content is a function of the
java applet
> at the remote end talking to the stamp.
>
> There is a nice little demo of an internet accessable Thermostat
that comes
> on the CD too. Makes it easy(er) to figure out how to write Java
applets if
> (like me when I got mine) know zero about Java.
>
> If you want the stamp to initate net connections, you'll have to
look at
> other products.
>
>
>
> >
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> > From: Khalid Sherbini [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:sherbinik@y...]
> > Sent: March 25, 2004 8:20 AM
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> > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] communicate through internet
> >
> >
> > Dear
> >
> > I'm working on programing a bridge to rotate using my home board
> > and basic stamp 2. to rotate it I used to type duration in the
> > debug terminal.
> > Is there a way to contact the basic stamp through internet or
> > using HTML files or director program?
> >
> > Khaled
> >
> >
> > Thank You
> >
> > Khaled Sherbini
> > http://khaledsherbini.com
> >
> >
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> > Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time.
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once you have perl installed, thinks should be easy.
this is an example to make a dynamic page that reads a
sensor and updates index.html ( the dynamic page)
every 5 minutes. this is a minimalistic page that does
not have validity checks for the function and it has
not been tested because i am not writing from a PC
with perl installed.
(see my previous message on this forum tha explains
how to use the COM port in perl)
#*************************************************
# file name: web.pl
use Win32::SerialPort;
#******** LOOP FOREVER ***************************
$flag = 1;
while( $flag )
{
#********* CALL READSENSOR FUNCTION **************
$number = readsensor();
#********** GENERATE a new index.html ***********
open( OUTFILE, ">index.html");
print "OUTFILE <html><head>";
print "OUTFILE <title>sensor reading</title></head>";
print "OUTFILE <body><center><p>\n";
print "OUTFILE The sensor reading is: $number";
print "OUTFILE </P></center></body>";
print "OUTFILE </html>";
close( OUTFILE );
#*********** CLOSE LOOP FOREVER *******************
sleep (60*5); # wait 5 minutes;
}
#*********** READ SENSOR DEFINITION ****************
sub readsensor
{
(here you write a function that talks to the basic
stamp through COM1. see my previus message)
return $number;
}
#************ END OF PROGRAM ***********************
to run the program type:
perl web.pl
with perl you can also do graphics on the fly. for
example you could make a graph that shows the reading
of the sensor on the webpage. you can send emails,
etc...
you can also use the library for the WWW. it is called
LWP and will allow you to automate clien-server
things.
i'll lave that up to you.
you will need a way to convert the +-12 volts of the
PC to 5 volts. you need the max232 chip or use a
usb-serial adapter (which should use a 5 volts
output).
good luck
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it into an existing network. Didn't realize you wanted to go from the stamp
through a dial-up connection. The Xport wont work for you if so.
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> From: jutsuju [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=3gUmkCOijaAYIBjWP3dIT7eRKwiqrXWVVpMUTGmP1OHEAvsA57HzGmjUhLbLNCnehMd7ZKlDOyae3quAZUUk5g]xsavior38@h...[/url
> Sent: March 26, 2004 12:07 AM
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> Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: communicate through internet
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> does any one know if this can be adapted to be the controll to the
> servo controll i made out fo the instruction kit(one similar to cnc
> controll) ? id also like the modem to be able to transmit a cameras
> data, i dont think for my aplication it would be nesacery to
> initiate from the controll, but im not sure how to go about the
> camera or what all is involved in the modem connection, drawings and
> other info greatly apreaciated, if any one has ideas please feel
> free to respond direct to me as its some times hard to keep up on
> here, use subject X MODEM , mailto:xsavior38@h...
One other thing, that you didn't mention. The XPORT is a 3.3v logic
based device. Anything connected to it, will need to take that in to
consideration. The people who make it, suggest studying the evaluation
board's schematic first, before attempting to build anything around a
bare device. I found that out the hard way, when I bought my "sample
case" from Arrow Advantage, earlier in the month. But ideally once
that hurdle is crossed it shouldn't be too hard to create a bridge
between a Stamp, and an XPORT.
Gregg C Levine hansolofalcon@w...
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>
Original Message
> From: PatM [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=tPT3vHNEbFJikkwB8U99lKDl1Ph50SJk7ESTA14HLBoN2IYyWzOBFLNRqHW-eHa2fhwUNzZ2JA]pmeloy@s...[/url
> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 11:53 AM
> To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: communicate through internet
>
> Oop, one big point here. The Xport is not a modem. It requires that
you plug
> it into an existing network. Didn't realize you wanted to go from
the stamp
> through a dial-up connection. The Xport wont work for you if so.
>
> >
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> > From: jutsuju [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=avi4q6Ptam3xAhNhaaKL9swjcQyWPuLduRQxrwskkKjmkyA9QLOO8zKAWx0owWBQaG8auhWLTJ_tjCsOfzUOvA]xsavior38@h...[/url
> > Sent: March 26, 2004 12:07 AM
> > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] Re: communicate through internet
> >
> >
> > does any one know if this can be adapted to be the controll to the
> > servo controll i made out fo the instruction kit(one similar to
cnc
> > controll) ? id also like the modem to be able to transmit a
cameras
> > data, i dont think for my aplication it would be nesacery to
> > initiate from the controll, but im not sure how to go about the
> > camera or what all is involved in the modem connection, drawings
and
> > other info greatly apreaciated, if any one has ideas please feel
> > free to respond direct to me as its some times hard to keep up on
> > here, use subject X MODEM , mailto:xsavior38@h...
a simple and inexpensive solution to your problem
HTH
Vic
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<hansolofalcon@w...> wrote:
> Hello from Gregg C Levine
> One other thing, that you didn't mention. The XPORT is a 3.3v logic
> based device. Anything connected to it, will need to take that in to
> consideration.
Yes, you are correct - I meant to mention it but forgot. I ended up
using a 10k resistor on each line to the Xport then connecting a 3.3v
zener from each line to ground. That clamps the XPort side of the
line to 3.3v max and keeps current to a minicule minimum.
Note: Its not technically required on lines that are outputs from the
XPort but, just in case I accidently switch one of the inputs to an
output high - I stuck them on there too. 3.3V is enough to register
as high on the stamp pins. Just a little insurance!