Robotics with the Boe-Bot text v2.2

Chapter 1: Your Boe-Bot’s Brain · Page 17
Figure 1-23
Battery Pack
Polarity
indicators on
molded plastic
(left) and
loaded with
correct polarity
(right).
√ If your BASIC Stamp is not already plugged into your Board of Education, insert
it into the socket shown in Figure 1-24, step-1.
Make sure your BASIC Stamp is right-side-up (as shown in Figure 1-24) before you
insert it into the socket! If the BASIC Stamp is plugged into the socket upside-down, it
could be damaged when you plug in power.
√ Make sure the pins are lined up properly with the holes in the socket, then press
down firmly to seat it. The module should sink in about
1
/
8
inch (3 mm).
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Pwr
9 Vdc
Battery
6-9VDC
Sout
Sin
ATN
Vss
P0
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5
P6
P7
P11
P9
P8
Vin
P10
P15
P14
P13
P12
Vdd
Rst
Vss
Black
Red
X4 X5
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X1
Vss
P1
P3
P5
P7
P9
P11
P13
P15
Vin
Vss
P0
P2
P4
P6
P8
P10
P12
P14
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P15
P14
P13
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P11
P10
P9
P8
P7
P6
P5
P4
P3
P2
P1
P0
X2
X3
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Figure 1-24
Board of
Education,
BASIC
Stamp,
Battery, and
Serial Cable
Connect
components
in the order
shown in
the
diagram.