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Newbie needs help with a RF project

rikstickrikstick Posts: 3
edited 2007-08-29 12:58 in BASIC Stamp
Hi,
I'm new to the embedded programming and electronics. I want to duplicate a project shown here: http://www.rentron.com/Stamp_RF.htm· My problem is that I do not know what I'll need to create the project. I know that I'll need the tx and rx and a BS1 stamp and I believe I'll need·a couple of carrier boards or breadboards.·I downloaded the Windows based IDE for the STAMP. Could·someone please take a quick look at the project and·let me know what I'll need to purchase to complete the project.

Thanks,

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  • sam_sam_samsam_sam_sam Posts: 2,286
    edited 2007-08-27 20:28
    rikstick

    I want to welcome you to the Parallax Forum.............................. smile.gif

    What i would do frist would is down load WAM and do the Little Projects frist
    then move on to this Project



    ·(This is what· WAM is·)··· "What's a Microcontroller?"··v2.2 (315 pp.)
    Here is the link·http://www.parallax.com/dl/docs/books/edu/Wamv2_2.pdf·

    Here is an link to a Basic Stamp 1 Board

    http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27100

    Get a good understanding of the Basics Frist it helps


    Here is some of what you will need and·I only look at it for a·few minutes so i do not know what else you will need

    http://www.rentron.com/remote_control/TWS-4-bit-combo.htm

    And it alot of fun· I hope that you will also have alot of fun with as well

    Here is just a few Project that i have·done with a Basic Stamp

    These are all Parallax parts

    Card Reader Gate opener· with a
    Basic Stamp 2
    RFID Card Reader

    Pool Pump Timer
    Basic Stamp 2
    DS1302 Time Chip

    Soldering Station Timer
    Basic Stamp 2
    RFID Card Reader
    DS1302 Time Chip



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    Post Edited (sam_sam_sam) : 8/27/2007 9:05:17 PM GMT
  • D FaustD Faust Posts: 608
    edited 2007-08-28 00:46
    I think that this: http://www.parallax.com/detail.asp?product_id=27112 would give you more room and you wouldn't have to solder if you didn't want to.

    Also, you could just buy a protoboard and solder the components on (if the project is permanent)
    OR you could buy a proto board and sockets. (For a semi-temporary project)

    I agree with sam_sam_sam that you should probably read that documentation. But, I think you don't have to do the experiments if you understand it. Do the RF parts themselves have datasheets to read to see how they work?

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    Post Edited (D Faust) : 8/28/2007 11:01:14 AM GMT
  • FranklinFranklin Posts: 4,747
    edited 2007-08-28 01:11
    If you want to do the exact project you will need a bs2

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  • Mike GreenMike Green Posts: 23,101
    edited 2007-08-28 03:58
    I see two projects mentioned on that webpage. One uses a BS1 and the other uses a BS2. You could do both with the BS2 if you modify the program used. There are some differences between the Basic used with the BS1 and the BS2s. The Stamp manual describes both and discusses equivalent statements in both versions.

    If you want to do this with a breadboard, get a Stamp Activities Kit which includes a BS2 on the board and a small breadboard area. Another option would be to get a Board of Education (BoE) and one of the Stamps. I'd get a BS2p or BS2pe or BS2px because of their additional features that might be useful for other projects.

    If you do want to use the BS1 for the first project and want a breadboard area, get the BS1 Homework Board (I think that's the right name).

    You'll need a USB to serial adapter if your PC has only USB and no built-in serial ports. Get Parallax's or FTDI's or Keyspan's High Speed adapter. You'll also need a power source. If you use an AC supply, get a 7.5VDC adapter like the one's sold by Parallax. You can run these boards off 9V, but 7.5V is better since it generates less heat in the voltage regulator.
  • D FaustD Faust Posts: 608
    edited 2007-08-28 10:59
    Mike, I think you mean the BS1 project board. I posted that in my first post.

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  • rikstickrikstick Posts: 3
    edited 2007-08-29 02:06
    First, I would like to say thank you to everyone that has replied.

    I was under the impression that the BS1 stamp was used with the tx and the BS2 was used with the rx -- all in one project. Is this not correct?
  • D FaustD Faust Posts: 608
    edited 2007-08-29 12:58
    Yes, you use BS1 and BS2. I would go with the Basic Stamp activities kit and BS1 project board, as Mike said.

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