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rcx_6000rcx_6000 Posts: 1
edited 2006-02-13 17:15 in Robotics
I am using your sumobot kits in my schools robotics club and wanted to know if there is a way to write programs and program basic stamp controllers with pocket pc over serial. Thanks

Post Edited By Moderator (Jon Williams (Parallax)) : 2/4/2006 11:29:20 PM GMT

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  • Jon WilliamsJon Williams Posts: 6,491
    edited 2006-02-04 23:29
    No, we only have tokenizers for desktop Windows, Mac, and Linux.

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  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2006-02-07 19:15
    I suspect that you might be able to use an IR link on the Pocket PC if it generates signals to control a TV [noparse][[/noparse]mimics a TV remote control].

    The BasicStamp can recieve IR from a remote control and decode the buttons.

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  • NitrohawkNitrohawk Posts: 17
    edited 2006-02-07 19:48
    This may be my answer to another post I just made.

    http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=569958
    Kramer said...
    I suspect that you might be able to use an IR link on the Pocket PC if it generates signals to control a TV [noparse][[/noparse]mimics a TV remote control].

    The BasicStamp can recieve IR from a remote control and decode the buttons.
    Could you link some more info on your suggestion?

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  • cocokiwicocokiwi Posts: 75
    edited 2006-02-11 14:56
    rcx_6000 said...
    I am using your sumobot kits in my schools robotics club and wanted to know if there is a way to write programs and program basic stamp controllers with pocket pc over serial. Thanks
    ·I have a program that does that!idea.gif .I have a Navman pin 100· (mia 168) GPS ..nice pocketPC

    ·there are a few places out there that have this program $14.95

    ·try this link:·· http://www.download.com/TV-Remote-Controller-ARM-XScale-/3000-2153_4-10075364.html


    · Cheers Dennis
  • LoopyBytelooseLoopyByteloose Posts: 12,537
    edited 2006-02-12 15:54
    Sorry, but I am having trouble keeping up with the Forum lately. So much to talk about.

    Parallax did publish a book on Communications that is currently ON SALE. It includes an IR section. Additionally, there is the possibility of using a PocketPC with a BlueTooth link [noparse][[/noparse]or at least a Palm]. In that case, you need to program the PDA using one of several C compilers that are available for such.

    All this is pretty speculative because I really don't have the time to thoroughly research it.

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  • Tom WalkerTom Walker Posts: 509
    edited 2006-02-13 15:11
    As has been mentioned before (numerous times), communication is not a problem. Most programmable devices have a facility to communicate serially due to the minimal hardware requirements for TTL or RS-232 communications. Programming the Stamp, however, requires very precise (in terms of timing and voltages) steps to occur. The precise details of this process are part of Parallax's Intellectual Property and is a big part of what makes the Stamp uniquely theirs. Handling this complexity is the job of the tokenizer, which Parallax provides, free of charge, for Windows, Mac, and Linux-type operating systems.

    In short, if your "insert device name here" can make use of Parallax's library for the programming details, then yes, your·"insert device name here"·can be used to program the Basic Stamp. Otherwise, you are limited to communicating with a program that you have programmed into the Stamp using a "conventional" method.

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    Post Edited (Tom Walker) : 2/13/2006 6:13:48 PM GMT
  • allanlane5allanlane5 Posts: 3,815
    edited 2006-02-13 17:15
    This question gets asked a lot.

    There's two uses of connecting to a BOE-BOT remotely. One is to actually PROGRAM the BS2 on the BOE-Bot. This is not trivial. The other is to TALK TO the BS2 on the BOE-BOT using the 'Port 16'. This is fairly easy.

    Most user's seem to want to merely TALK TO their BOE-BOT, but ask the question as if they wanted to PROGRAM it. Thus they get answers that don't help them very much.

    So, which do you want to do? Do you really want to PROGRAM your BOE-BOT wirelessly? Or can you achieve your purposes by merely TALKING TO a program on the BS2 you've written and downloaded earlier?
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