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Placing microcontroller onto a breadboard

eecs189eecs189 Posts: 10
edited 2006-03-10 20:04 in BASIC Stamp
For our project, we plan to take out the microcontroller from the education board (BOE) and place it onto a breadboard. How do we store our code into the microcontroller? Ideally, we don't want to make room on our breadboard for a serial port that connects to the computer. We are going to operate it on 5 Volts.

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  • eecs189eecs189 Posts: 10
    edited 2006-03-10 19:31
    This is for BS2
  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2006-03-10 19:33
    The code is already stored on the BASIC Stamp when you download it to it.· Moving the BS2 to a breadboard doesn't erase or remove the code.

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  • eecs189eecs189 Posts: 10
    edited 2006-03-10 19:47
    What's the best way to take out the microcontroller from the education board? My friend took it out with a needlenose plier, and he broke off a pin.
  • Joe MJoe M Posts: 45
    edited 2006-03-10 19:57
    Here are a couple of hints that might help:
    1. Use a 24 pin socket. Solder this on to the board, then you can remove the bs2 and program it on your board of education when you need to make changes.
    Attached is a pic of one in action

    2. To remove the chip, use a little chip puller. google it.

    Good luck.

    -Joe
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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2006-03-10 20:04
    Gently pry under the module with something non-conductive.· Do this evenly from both ends so you don't bend the pins.· If you don't feel comfortable find some who is.

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