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BS2 and VISTA compatibility

LarryinFreeportLarryinFreeport Posts: 6
edited 2007-12-17 00:36 in BASIC Stamp
I recently purchased a new laptop running VISTA and now keep getting a STAMP NOT FOUND error on a project that continues to work on my XP laptop. Is this a know problem and if so are there any fixs out there? Any help would be appreciated. Larry

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  • FranklinFranklin Posts: 4,747
    edited 2007-12-15 17:21
    Well, mine worked out of the box. If you are using a usb cable make sure you have the latest FTDI drivers installed. On another project I had to get beta drivers for the FTDI chip and had to go into device manager to remove all instances of the virtual com ports but your experience may vary.

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  • LarryinFreeportLarryinFreeport Posts: 6
    edited 2007-12-15 19:14
    Thanks. I checked the cable and it is working for another piece of equipment. Its a Radio Shack cable - I 'll try their web site. Larry
  • Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi)Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514
    edited 2007-12-15 19:50
    Larry,

    You've made a dup to this post in "Support for Using this Forum". Duplicate posts are disdained here. You have a chance to remove your post, so long as no one has replied to it yet. Just click the little "X" in its upper-righthand corner.

    Thanks,
    Phil
  • crgwbrcrgwbr Posts: 614
    edited 2007-12-15 20:39
    LarryinFreeport said...
    Its a Radio Shack cable

    Bad news, Radio Shack cables are Smile. I bought one a while ago for ~$30, but it doesn't carry the DTR signal correctly. I guess all they connected was rx and tx. This is fine for most things, but not for programming BS2 or Prop programming.

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  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2007-12-16 18:01
    Larry,

    Your duplicate post in the Forum Support area has been removed. Your current problem is most likely not an issue of Vista compatibility…at least not with the BASIC Stamp. Assuming you have the latest BASIC Stamp Editor (which is Vista compatible) the problem is more likely communication or driver related. On the desktop were you connecting to a serial port or using a USB Adapter? Laptops have known issues with both Serial Port FIFO buffers and USB latency. On top of that not all USB to Serial Adapters are compatible with the BASIC Stamp, and then there’s the issue of Vista compatibility with the drivers for these devices. Please let us know exactly how you’re connecting the BASIC Stamp to the Vista machine for further assistance.

    [noparse][[/noparse]Edit: I had originally replied to your duplicate post…in light of new information in this thread, please see reply below.]

    The Radio Shack adapters have been tested to work with our product under Windows XP. Unfortunately, as far as we now there are currently no Vista drivers for this adapter. You can purchase a compatible adapter from our website for under $20.00. Just search for part #28031. I hope this helps. Take care.

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  • kf4matkf4mat Posts: 21
    edited 2007-12-16 23:16
    Chris Savage said...
    (The Radio Shack adapters have been tested to work with our product under Windows XP. Unfortunately, as far as we now there are currently no Vista drivers for this adapter. )
    Well, yes and no.......

    There is a driver for Vista that works with with the RS #26-183 model USB to Serial adapter·which I use. After a little bit of searching I found one at:

    http://www.floridaprobe.com/usb_install.htm

    I'm running Vista on a HP Pavillion a1777c desktop and once I installed the driver the BS2 mounted on a Board of Ed. rev C started talking to the IDE without a hitch.

    Now If I could only figure out how to get the SW to work on my laptop which is running Linux Ubuntu.

    Tom
  • NetHogNetHog Posts: 104
    edited 2007-12-16 23:18
    Just to add to the "yes it does work in Vista"... The only problem I have had with Vista is the stamp editor help, because it uses the depricated help format. This itself can be fixed by installing the help viewer. Had no problems with talking to the Stamp however.
  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2007-12-17 00:07
    Tom,

    I was not familiar with those drivers. My post was based on the drivers that come with the device or are available as a download from the Radio Shack website. The site you linked doesn’t look to be related to Radio Shack at all, so we won’t be able to endorse the Radio Shack adapter as Vista compatible until they have official drivers on their website. We wouldn’t be able to support customers using the device under Vista currently. Take care.

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  • kf4matkf4mat Posts: 21
    edited 2007-12-17 00:36
    I understand Chris, thats why I prefaced the post with a yes and no.

    Tom
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