programming a Basic Stamp on a MacIntosh
charlieknox
Posts: 27
I will be running a weekly·afternoon activity for students at our local middle school, and would like to use the Boebot as part of it.· I have serial Boebots, and wonder if anyone has experience using any of the·serial to USB adapters mentioned at http://www.muratnkonar.com/otherstuff/macbs2/·.· Any recommendations pro or con for any of the adapters mentioned would be helpful.· While I am used to programming using the Parallax Windows editor, I have never used the available Mac version.· Any tips, hints, or recommendations regarding the Mac software would be welcome, as well.· Lastly, does the USB version of the Board of Education work pretty much seamlessly with the Mac software?
Again, any insights in this endeavor would be much appreciated from those of you with experience programming the Basic Stamp with an Apple MacIntosh.
Best Regards,
Charlie
Again, any insights in this endeavor would be much appreciated from those of you with experience programming the Basic Stamp with an Apple MacIntosh.
Best Regards,
Charlie
Comments
I don't have a USB BOE, but the USB circuitry is the same as all the other Parallax USB interfaces and I've used their USB2SER adapter and Propeller Demo Board with my Mac (PowerBook with OS 10.4.8).
Please be aware that not all the features of the Parallax editor are implimented in MacBS2. Details can be found on the MacBS2 website. I never did get a terminal program working side by side the MacBS2 for the debugger functions. Because of this, not all lessons in the WAM and BOE-BOT text can be used. The author of MacBS2 is to be commended, however. I sent him shareware $$ and within a few weeks he implimented an important item on my requested features list.
Last year I ran a high school class with BOE-BOT, WAM, iBooks 10.3.9, MacBS2, and a mix of Parallax USB and Keyspan adapters. Worked great!