BS1USB and SERIN & SEROUT

ItsMeNick

Basic Stamp New comer here...

Is it possible to use the USB interface to get and send data between my BS1USB and computer, or do I have to make a serial connector from one of the pins?

If so, how could I go about using Hyperterminal to receive and send commands/information to my BS1USB?

Thanks!

-Nick

Ryan Clarke

Nick,

Consider the USB as simply a serial connection. Even in your device manager you'll see that a COM port is mapped to the device. This being the case, anything you could do serially will apply here...

Ryan

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Ryan Clarke
Parallax Tech Support

RClarke@Parallax.com

ItsMeNick

Great...

Do you know of any resources on how to get and send information/commands with the Basic Stamp I?

Thanks,

Nick

Jon Williams

The BS1 does DEBUG (the only way to get serial data from the BS1 to the PC) much differently than the BS2 does; and the real workload is put on the PC side.· This article discusses the BS1 DEBUG steam and may help you construct a custom app to get data from the USB-BS1.

http://www.parallax.com/dl/docs/cols/nv/vol1/col/nv20.pdf

Per Ryan's comment, the FTDI VCP drivers make the com port used by the BS1-USB look just like any other serial port.· Note that there is no way to send serial data to the USB-BS1 via the USB port; this is possible only with the BS2.

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Jon Williams
Applications Engineer, Parallax

ItsMeNick

Thanks for the article Jon!

Now you say I can't do it via the USB port, but can I use one of the PINs and use an actual serial port?
I'm assuming the answer here is yes... hopefully

Jon Williams

Sure, if you have a standard serial port you could. I've connected lots of BS1 modules directly to a PC comm port (again, standard serial only, no USB).

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Jon Williams
Applications Engineer, Parallax