Specifications

BASIC Stamp II
Parallax, Inc. • BASIC Stamp Programming Manual 1.8 • Page 199
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Connecting to the PC
To program a BASIC Stamp II, you’ll need to connect it to your PC and
then run the editor software. In this section, it’s assumed that you
have a BS2-IC and its corresponding carrier board (shown below).
To connect the BASIC Stamp II to your PC, follow these steps:
1) Plug the BS2-IC onto the carrier board. The BS2-IC plugs into
a 24-pin DIP socket, located in the center of the carrier. When
plugged onto the carrier board, the words “Parallax BS2-IC”
should be near the reset button.
2) In the BASIC Stamp Programming Package, you received a
serial cable to connect the BASIC Stamp II to your PC. Plug
the female end into an available serial port on your PC.
3) Plug the male end of the serial cable into the carrier board’s
serial port.
4) Supply power to the carrier board, either by connecting a
9-volt battery or by providing an external power source.
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BASIC Stamp II
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BS2-IC
Reset
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RX
ATN
GND
PO
P1 P2 P3 P4 P5 P6 P7
PWR GND RES +5V P15 P14 P13 P12 P11 P10 P9 P8
Host Serial Port
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BS2-IC
Socket
I/O
Header
I/O
Header
Prototyping
Area
Reset
Button
9-volt
Battery
Clips
RS-232
Serial
Port