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i need some basic tutorials on each of the commands

mobile_bobmobile_bob Posts: 50
edited 2007-03-30 01:18 in BASIC Stamp
hello all:

first of all let me introduce myself, i am not a puter guru, and have
no programming experience at all, up till a couple of weeks ago when i
purchased my bs2 boe kit.

i am also amazed at what i have been able to do with some work, reading and research.... but

i need some basic tutorials on each of the commands, the book that came with it is pretty good, but i need some more excersizes if you will.

such as more than one example of how each command ·works.

sort of like the way they taught me to read,,, you know the drill

run tip run
run run tip
tip run run

[noparse]:)[/noparse]

most of what i have found assumes you know at least something to start with,
i feel i am in chinese class having never heard, seen or even knew a chinaman existed.

any reference material, books or simplistic stuff available?

thouhts or idea's are welcome

thank you

bob g

Post Edited By Moderator (Chris Savage (Parallax)) : 3/27/2007 10:34:36 PM GMT

Comments

  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2007-03-27 22:22
    There are several tutorials available free for download or on paper for a fee. "What's a Microcontroller?" is the basic one (and may have come with your kit). StampWorks is another. There are several 3rd party books you can buy. Start here:www.parallax.com/html_pages/edu/curriculum/sic_curriculum.asp and here: www.parallax.com/html_pages/edu/downloads/downloads.asp. StampWorks is here:www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27220.
  • Steph LindsaySteph Lindsay Posts: 767
    edited 2007-03-27 23:00
    Congratulations on making the plunge!

    Mike is steering you in the right direction.·"What's a Microcontroller" (WAM) ·is the intended starting point for our·Stamps in Class educational series, and we reccomend that you also keep the·BASIC Stamp Manual handy for more complete examples of how each command works.· If it did not come with your kit you can download it for free here:

    http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27218

    The example programs in the BASIC Stamp Manual are the same ones in the BASIC STamp Editor Help, and the actual .bs2 files were included with the installation.· Try running and modifying those.

    And you may always post questions here, big or small, sincere learners who are willing to do the work, reading and research are always welcome.· If you are working primarily from WAM, the Stamps in Class forum might be the best resource since the author checks in there frequently.

    -Stephanie Lindsay,

    Editor, Parallax Inc.
  • mobile_bobmobile_bob Posts: 50
    edited 2007-03-28 05:30
    thank you both for your help

    i have the "whats a microcontroller"

    just hoping i could find something a bit more indepth, or with more examples.

    perhaps i need to give the book more of a chance.

    old dog new tricks and all that

    thanks

    bob g

    "grumpy old farts unite" cool.gif
  • basicstampedebasicstampede Posts: 214
    edited 2007-03-28 11:35
    There are several good sources, all free of charge from Parallax.

    The StampWorks is great.· I suggest you look at that also.

    Once you finish that, I would suggest looking at the Nuts & Volts articles and pick ones of interest to you.

    That is how I taught myself.· Good luck.· You will become a Stamp-a-holic in no time, like myself.·
  • metron9metron9 Posts: 1,100
    edited 2007-03-28 15:45
    When I learn a new language I like to make tiny programs to explore each command in depth going through the list from A to Z. Use an LED for feedback but for really learning the guts of many commands you should have a oscilloscope. Once I got my old cheapo used one that barely worked I excelled quit a bit faster in assembly language programming as well as understanding exactly what is going on while the program is running. Then I bought a digital storage scope and that increased my ability to program just about anything you can think of in the under 100mhz realm of 8 bit processors. The stamp has a very nice DEBUG command that really helps understand how your code works, use it as much as you can. Once you get a basic knowledge of all the commands available to you a solution to a programming problem is much easier to arrive at.

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    Think Inside the box first and if that doesn't work..
    Re-arrange what's inside the box then...
    Think outside the BOX!
  • Eric REric R Posts: 225
    edited 2007-03-29 02:52
    I have found the Basic Stamp Editor

    Help .... Contents .... to be a really big, and quick, help. It has examples of things you may have never used or have forgotten.
  • mobile_bobmobile_bob Posts: 50
    edited 2007-03-30 01:18
    Thank you one and all, i appreciate your input and patience with me.

    when i get to a more specific problem or question i will post it and see if perhaps
    you fine folks can walk me thru it.

    so far things are working surprisingly well, seems like each time i work with the code,
    i get a cleaner way of doing it using the commands i have learned.

    i am sure in time i will learn the more sophisticated methods.

    but there is something to be said for doing things simple if possible.

    thanks
    bob g
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