why isn't my BS1 communicating with the computer???!!!
I called tech support and we couldn't come up with anything besides check all the connections, which I did.· I took these pictures also.· I'm getting a "hardware communication failure.· check serial cable and power supply" error.· I used this exact setup on the same computer last week with a different stamp and it worked fine.· I tried it with several more stamps I have and same thing (though I no longer have that stamp that worked last week).· I even tried it on 2 other computers.
Arg!
I also found this thread with a similar problem and double checked everything addressed: http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=540843
here is how I have it setup, do you see anything wrong?
![p1010098rw1.jpg](http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/8281/p1010098rw1.jpg)
Arg!
I also found this thread with a similar problem and double checked everything addressed: http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=540843
here is how I have it setup, do you see anything wrong?
![p1010098rw1.jpg](http://img347.imageshack.us/img347/8281/p1010098rw1.jpg)
![p1010099gb4.jpg](http://img281.imageshack.us/img281/9906/p1010099gb4.jpg)
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even so, I tried another chip with a 9v supply with the same results.
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Which version of the PBASIC IDE are you using? I think you need the newest version of the editor to use the serial-parallel adapter (see below), although I stand to be corrected. I've never used one myself.
Feel free to interpret this as you will:
"Now you can program the BASIC Stamp® 1 module in the Windows environment using this required adapter. One end plugs into your serial cable and the other into a 3-pin header. The new editor is available as a free download in the Documentation/BASIC Stamp Software area of the web site."
Regards,
Bruce Bates
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Try the other side, or at least do a continuity check between the BS1 pins, and the ends of the wires that plug into the adapter.
Also, when I run the ID function it is recognizing the stamp, but when I Run the program I get the error mentioned above.
Hmm, just in case somebody thinks I'm serious, that is a joke, so don't actually spray it...
Have you tried a different serial cable?