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How do I implement 1-wire devices on BS2?

ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
edited 2004-05-30 21:09 in General Discussion
Hi All,

I'm new to using the BASIC Stamp 2, and I am trying to implement
the DS2760 Thermocouple Kit from Parallax Inc. with the BS2p on a
BS2p demo board. After reading Parallax's supplied documentation
I'm not clear on a few things.

1. How is iButton different from 1-wire, or are they the same thing?

2. How do I physically connect the DS2760 to the BS2p? Do I just
follow the schematic in the documentation? The BS2p demo board
documentation seemed to imply that I'm somehow supposed to use the
onboard pull-up resistors along with the iB1 and iB2 pins, but I'm
not sure how. Am I supposed to be using the 5.8V Li battery for
power to these pins?

Any help would be appreciated!

Thanks,
flashgordonyeah

Comments

  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2004-05-28 18:51
    The iButton is a mechanical package that uses 1-Wire protocol for
    communications.

    There is no implication in the docs on which pull-up(s) to use. When I
    built that project I put it onto a standard BOE so that I could output
    the temperature to an LCD AppMod (the details were published in N&V and
    will be available on our web site soon).

    If you're using the BS2p demo board you may use an onboard pull-up (you
    only need one). Use Vdd and Vss on the board (I have no idea where
    you're getting a Li battery -- the socket on the board is for an
    iButton, not a battery). All the connections can be made with 22-gauge
    solid wire.

    -- Jon Williams
    -- Applications Engineer, Parallax
    -- Dallas Office


    Original Message
    From: flashgordonyeah [noparse]/noparse]mailto:[url=http://forums.parallaxinc.com/group/basicstamps/post?postID=dD-0PN9-OMlR5GYj7Wn167GXmerrxxdXPiQN4xVu1aCjGjqebFNxjwvsT3tT4agd-3Zpj52haRXyCABku7Hvp_yjacY]flashgordonyeah@y...[/url
    Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 12:08 PM
    To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] How do I implement 1-wire devices on BS2?


    Hi All,

    I'm new to using the BASIC Stamp 2, and I am trying to implement
    the DS2760 Thermocouple Kit from Parallax Inc. with the BS2p on a
    BS2p demo board. After reading Parallax's supplied documentation
    I'm not clear on a few things.

    1. How is iButton different from 1-wire, or are they the same thing?

    2. How do I physically connect the DS2760 to the BS2p? Do I just
    follow the schematic in the documentation? The BS2p demo board
    documentation seemed to imply that I'm somehow supposed to use the
    onboard pull-up resistors along with the iB1 and iB2 pins, but I'm
    not sure how. Am I supposed to be using the 5.8V Li battery for
    power to these pins?

    Any help would be appreciated!

    Thanks,
    flashgordonyeah
  • ArchiverArchiver Posts: 46,084
    edited 2004-05-30 21:09
    Jon,
    Thanks for the help, but I ended up solving my problems between
    posting my message and reading yours. I originally thought the
    socket in the upper-right corner of the BS2p demo board was for a
    battery because I was not familiar with what iButton was, and the
    shape of the socket as well as the "+5.8" on the metal tab made me
    think a battery was supposed to fit in there.

    flashgordonyeah


    --- In basicstamps@yahoogroups.com, "Jon Williams" <jwilliams@p...>
    wrote:
    > The iButton is a mechanical package that uses 1-Wire protocol for
    > communications.
    >
    > There is no implication in the docs on which pull-up(s) to use.
    When I
    > built that project I put it onto a standard BOE so that I could
    output
    > the temperature to an LCD AppMod (the details were published in
    N&V and
    > will be available on our web site soon).
    >
    > If you're using the BS2p demo board you may use an onboard pull-up
    (you
    > only need one). Use Vdd and Vss on the board (I have no idea where
    > you're getting a Li battery -- the socket on the board is for an
    > iButton, not a battery). All the connections can be made with 22-
    gauge
    > solid wire.
    >
    > -- Jon Williams
    > -- Applications Engineer, Parallax
    > -- Dallas Office
    >
    >
    >
    Original Message
    > From: flashgordonyeah [noparse][[/noparse]mailto:flashgordonyeah@y...]
    > Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 12:08 PM
    > To: basicstamps@yahoogroups.com
    > Subject: [noparse][[/noparse]basicstamps] How do I implement 1-wire devices on BS2?
    >
    >
    > Hi All,
    >
    > I'm new to using the BASIC Stamp 2, and I am trying to implement
    > the DS2760 Thermocouple Kit from Parallax Inc. with the BS2p on a
    > BS2p demo board. After reading Parallax's supplied documentation
    > I'm not clear on a few things.
    >
    > 1. How is iButton different from 1-wire, or are they the same
    thing?
    >
    > 2. How do I physically connect the DS2760 to the BS2p? Do I just
    > follow the schematic in the documentation? The BS2p demo board
    > documentation seemed to imply that I'm somehow supposed to use the
    > onboard pull-up resistors along with the iB1 and iB2 pins, but I'm
    > not sure how. Am I supposed to be using the 5.8V Li battery for
    > power to these pins?
    >
    > Any help would be appreciated!
    >
    > Thanks,
    > flashgordonyeah
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