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Date: 011005
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1.0 What is BASIC Stamp?
1.1 What is L.O.S.A all about?
1.2 How can I contribute to this list?
1.3 Where could I find L.O.S.A?
1.4 More information about BASIC Stamp
1.5 Why are some links dud's?
1.6 List of contributions.
1.7 BASIC Stamp resources on the net!
1.8 L.O.S.A Database Conversion Utility.
1.9 Copyright notice.
2.0 Credits and other things.
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1.0 What is BASIC Stamp?
-----------------------This is being written for people who have no idea of what a BASIC
Stamp is...
BASIC Stamps are small reprogrammable single board computers (SBC)
that run BASIC programs and are made by Parallax, Inc. in US. At
first glance, they may seem fairly minimal - and in fact, they are.
But with software that fully utilizes all available hardware, the
Stamps give you powerful features - without the cost of hardware.
Their low cost and simplicity make the Stamps perfect for many
prototyping and control applications. It's suitable for electronics
hobbyists as well as electronics professionals in many different
areas.
Typical application areas for BASIC Stamp's are...
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General electronics
Home automation
Robotics
Mini PLC
Education
Prototyping
HAM related applications
Special effects in films
Industri control
Geological instruments
Computer peripherals
Scale model hobbyists
Model train hobbyists
As an talent engineer and technical writer expressed it...

- BASIC Stamp is the 555 of the 90's !
1.1 What is L.O.S.A all about?

-----------------------------This list was started back in -95 when I heard about (more or less)
uniqe problems that was solved by using a BASIC Stamp. Especially
Guy Gustavson's story (see #001) about how he saved his beloved cat
Kesha gave me the inspiration to start writing L.O.S.A. I hope Kesha
still is alive and having a great life. Now 6 years later there are
225+ applications described and I hope you will enjoy reading all
(or parts) of them.
The main purpose of this list is to get an idea of what other people
are using their BASIC Stamps for and maybe get some inspiration or
hints for your own projects. Some of the projects described in the
list also have links to source code and schematics for download.
1.2 How can I contribute to this list?
-------------------------------------If you have done something with the BASIC Stamp (big or small) that
you are willing to tell others please use the form given below and
write a short description, nothing fancy is needed just a simple
explanation. If you have source code to share that's even better but
it's not necessary.
Then e-mail the contribution form (see below) to:
cj@hth.com
With the following as the subject:
L.O.S.A Contribution
Or you could point your Web-browser to the following URL and fill in
the L.O.S.A form on the Web-page...
http://www.hth.com/losa/
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New Contribution [ ] Update [ ]
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Author:
Date:
E-mail: (optional)
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS1-IC/BS2-IC/BS2E-IC/BS2SX-IC/BS2P24-IC/BS2P40-IC
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URL
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1.3 Where could I find L.O.S.A?
------------------------------The index to the latest version of L.O.S.A is posted to the following
mailing lists and news groups. Updated approx. 6 times/year (depends
on how many contributions received).
Mailing lists:
BASIC Stamp Mailing List
News groups:
comp.robotics.misc
comp.home.automation
sci.electronics.misc
rec.radio.amateur.homebrew
The complete and latest L.O.S.A can be downloaded from the following
URL's...
WWW:
http://www.hth.com/losa/
FTP-site:
ftp://ftp.parallaxinc.com/pub/text/losa.txt
If you don't have access to Internet you could send an SASE to the
address given below and I will return you a 3.5" DOS-disk with the
latest version in ASCII-format.
HTH
Attn: L.O.S.A
Asbogatan 29 C
S-262 51 Angelholm
SWEDEN
1.4 More information about BASIC Stamp
-------------------------------------Visit Parallax, Inc. web-site for detailed information about
BASIC Stamp and related products.
http://www.parallaxinc.com
If you lives in Scandinavia you can visit our web-site for more
information about BASIC Stamps and related products.
http://www.hth.com
Also make sure to take a look at the BASIC Stamp resources available
on Internet listed at the end of this document.
1.5 Why are some links dud's?

----------------------------Since people changes their e-mail and web addresses some links may
be dud's. If you previously contributed with one (or more) of the
applications please take a quick look and check your e-mail address
and/or web-links. I'm only able to keep the list updated if I'm
informed about changes, thanks in advance.
1.6 List of contributions
------------------------> = Indicates a new or updated application since last time.
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Logic Rudder
Interfacing MAX186 8 channel 12bit A/D
Scrolling LED Sign
Tone Decoder
Pager
HexWalker Mobile Robot
Robo Bug
EXPBOT Robot controlled by Stamp
Andrews Ever Evolving Lego Robot
Factory Monitoring System
Wave to the Cats/Desk Temperature
Gamer's Die Roller
Stamp II Serial I/O
Voice and CW Fox Hunt Transmitter IDer
Lift (elevator) Controller
Paging with the Stamp
Switching Sytem
Door Entry Card Reader
Telephone Card Reader
DTMF Decoder
Ion chamber radiation monitor
Barn Monitor
Dallas one-wire interface
Sculpture control
Commercial clothes dryer controler
Morse Code Keyer
Traffic Light Controller
Automotive Lamp Control
Single Switch Scanning Device for Disabled
Bell timer for school bell control
RIMS controller for beer making
Stamp 1 and ISD 25XX Sound Chip Application
Camera Wireless Controller
Simple Battery Check using the BS2-IC
Photocell MIDI Controller
DCF-Clock
Radio-controlled Digital Clock
Weather Station I
Private Aid To Navigation
Stamp II in Space
MAT32 long integer math routines
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Extended Stamp Memory

Debate Stoplite
Digital nametag
ST506 Disk Seeking Demo Controller
Robot: Multi-Stamps Communicate via Shared Memory
NiMH Battery Charger/Conditioner
555 Timer as A/D Converter
Bits of Light
Process Control
Near Space Capsule
PIC Debugger
DS1820 Temp Sensor
Air muscle hexapod robot
Lights
Caller-ID Interface
Wind speed and wind direction measurement device
Calibrated Dust Feeder for Air Cleaner Tests
Use of a Serial EEPROM as a Lookup Table
Displaying Quantities on a 200 mV Panel Meter
Programmable Proportional Air Valve
Basic Stamp machine control application
Compass Interface for Navigation
Truck + ? identification
Meteoreological Station
Stamp Controls Electronic Tester for flex circuits
Game Timer
Photoghrapic light meter
Data System Remote Control on unmanned aircraft
Speaking Instructor
Small Mobile Robot
R/C helicopter altitude control unit
Automobile Rally Odometer Interface to Laptop
LCD drivers
Stamp I / PC Interface Demo
Stamp Photo Meter
Stiquito(TM) 97 HexaPod Robot
XRaCS DTMF Radio X10 Control with Voice Response
Interfacing the Basic Stamp 2 with I2C Devices
The WeatherStamp Meteorological Station
Maxxum 7000 Remote Release Widget
Xs And Os games for college project
Stamp II Mouse Emulator (Version 6)
Basic Alarm System
Interfacing with a Printer
Dinosaur Quiz Game
Chemical Injection System
RS-232 connections between Stamp and host
Video Character Overlay Generator Controller
Suction tube depth measurement display
Electronic Compass with Basic Stamp 2
Event Logger with 8K 24C65 I2C memory
Fixing the depth of a suction-pipe with the BS 2
Superchaser
Corky'z Robotz
Cloudrider: analog network with BS2 and BS1's
Yet Another Real Time Clock, Dallas DS1287
Amateur RadioSatellite Tracking (Az/El) Controller
DTMF Decoder
PC to STAMP via RS232 routines
PC Frequency Counter
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Sub-Millisecond Reaction Timer

Computerized Dynamics Cart
Ham Radio Interface Using the Basic Stamp 2
Remote tempsensors communicates over the power lines
Interfacing a BASIC Stamp to SRAM
Stepper controller pulse generator
Automatic rang caller
Automatic emergency broadcast system
BASIC Stamp I as an welding machine
PLM-24 to X-10 Gateway
Semi-Automated Combusitible Gas Indicator Tester
Counter-rotating Servos
Joystick Controlled Robotic Arm
Anti Traction Control Device
Cat Chasing Lego Robot and Other Circuits
Camlift
Control 15 Servos in Parallel
8 Digit "Smart" Alphanumeric Display
Cycle Testing AC Motor Controller
Controlling an LCD by BS2 via I2C Bus
The Newcastle Robotic Bilby Project
The EM1 (Electric mule)
Distance Measurement with GP2D02 SHARP Sensor
TI82 Interface
Operator Interface for Multiple Stamps
Infrared Glucose (Blood Sugar) Monitor
Fox For ham radio or Automated Propogation Beacon
GPS Data Overlay on Video
10Base-T Cable Tester
Kodak DC40/50/120 camera control
Implement S.N.A.P network protocol in a BASIC Stamp
Stamp/PC RS-485 Network
Easy-to-build BS keyboard/display w/ 10 keys/LEDs
Joystick control: BS2, 2 motors & 2 HBridges
Basic Stamp 2 Mobile Robot
Home Automation and Security System
UM3750 Read Code
Magnetic Stripe Reader
Telephone Remote Control and Remote Alarm
Tube preamplifier control section
Interrupt for PBASIC
dLOG
Compass
BS-2 serial VISCA interface
Servo tester
Small-bot
Repeater Controller
ESD Tester for Foot and Wrist Straps
Beneficial Insect Dispenser
Bugsey
Vector2X Compass Module with the new BS2SX Stamp
Serial Mouse to BS2 Interface
Radio Repeater Controller
Keypad reader
Automatic Vehicle Location / Mobile Asset Tracking
Interfacing a 4X4 keypad to the stamp II
Interfacing a Max186 8 Channel ADC to a stamp II
Realistic Manual Shifter for PC Driving Games
Contact ID handshake board
Basic Stamp II I2C protocol for several ICs
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Home Controller
Coinmachine
Navigation system for the blind
Robot Fighters
Octobot
SPI interface chip
Implementing TCP/IP functionallity
Home Security System
Garage Door Opener
New Method Of Home Automation
Water Volume Meter
Table-Top Practice ROBOT for USFirst Competition
Model-rocket acceleration measurement
Interface to SPECTRON MICRO-50 2 Axis Inclinometer
Interface for electromechanical coinpasser
RCS (Remote Controlled Stepper)
Making robots really small
Basic Stamp Freezer Alarm
X-10 Command Expander
Slide Projector Timer
Complete Traffic Light Controller - RS232 display
Call Rejection Box
A very simple DTMF decoder
Supercomputer Node Board Diagnostic Tool
Bipede
Digital D.J mouse driven mixer
Geiger Counter Interface/Display/Computer/Logger
Stamp-1 as 6-Bit Serial A/D Converter
Simple Robot for Table Area Coverage Competition
IR Garage Parking Helper
Archery Timer
Fift Injector Controller
PC diagnostic port decoder
LED bar graph
ZVEI 5 and 6 tone decoder
Audio matrix controller
Watch dog module
Air Data Sensor (Test Set)
Using the BS-2 to send MIDI note on/off
Plant Engineer
Specialty Frequency Generator
Wireless Model Rocket Launch Controller
8243 I/O Expander
Autonomous Miniature Robot
CW Keyboard
Using a Maxim 3110 UART
BASIC Stamp Wireless Serial Transmitt
X-10 Multi-Housecode Transceiver
Entrances and Exits
Event Logger with 8k 24C65 I2C memory
Step motor ctrl for Swibot-ST
Smart PC-Case Cooling System
Crosswire Alignment Sensors
Modular Lab Automation and Control System
Digital Speedometer/Tach
Dynamometer
Counter with memory
Thunder and Lightning FX
R/C Glider Flight Data Collection
Stamp Teaching Interface
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Cheap accurate timing source
ANODE, BS1 Video Game
TOKEN-CATCHER/PUSHER for remote download to BS2SX
Hitachi 44780 LCD connected to BS2-OEM
Lead Acid Battery Desulfator
Direct voltage measurement using passive component
Snake Robots
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Title : Robo-Cat
[# 001]
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Date : 950807
Author: Gustavson Guy W.
E-mail: GWGUSTAVSO@mpg.norstan.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BASIC Stamp Rev. D
Code available: N/A
Filename
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URL
: http://www.winternet.com/~bigfoot/cat.html
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My cat, Kesha, was recently diagnosed with Heptic Lipodosis. Or
"Fatty Liver", basicly what this means is that for some reason he
stoped eating and his liver started converting body to useable
sugars. The fat deposists biuld up in the liver and cause severe
liver damage. Because the liver isn't working well the cat feels
crappy and wants to eat even less. The treatment for this disease is
to run a tube down down the cats nose into his stomach, or a PEG
tube through the abomine wall into the stomach and feed the cat a
liquid diet this way.
I love my cat, but I can't be there every three hours to feed him
through the tube for a month. Something about work and deadlines and
such. So I went to a local supplus house and got a tiny motor driven
pump, a case, some switches, a micro switch, ect...
The micro switch is mounted such that the switch trips for every
rotation of the pump shaft. The stamp turns on the pump for on a
single rotation at intervels programable from the controll switches
on top. An alarm buzzer and LED flash if the pump fails to run for
any reason. The unit is programable for 9 differents deleviery rates.
Now he gets a slow continuious feeding and he seems to tolerate this
better than the 100ml feeding every three hours.
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Title : Logic Rudder
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Date : 950812
Author: Christer Johansson
E-mail: cj@hth.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: LRUDDER.ZIP
URL
: http://www.hth.com/filelibrary/bs1-ic
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Description
Many of the new and very realistic flight sims available today needs
rudder to let you get full control. This one uses a digital pot from
Xicor (X9104) and 10 other components. Connects to a standard IBM-PC
game port and power is taken from the port.
It uses two micro switches for controlling the rudders left or right
and to indicate when rudders move there is a red LED that lights up
when you press the micro switches and to indicate center there is a
green LED. If you press the both micro swithes the rudder will automaticly return to center position.
There is a trim pot to set the desired step rate from slow to very
fast and the Xicor pot has 99 steps wich gives a fair resolution.
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Title : Interfacing MAX186 8 channel 12bit A/D
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Date : 950925
Author: Helmut Fligge
E-mail: h.fligge@asco.nev.sub.de
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS1-IC
Code available: YES
Filename
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URL
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This Program interfaces the Stamp1 to the MAX186 A/D converter. Via
RS232 2400bps the stamp is asked to measure channel numbern. After
conversion the result will be returned to the host computer as an
ascii string (0 .. 4096). Conversion rate is about 4 measures per
second.
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Title : Scrolling LED Sign
[# 004]
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Date : 950926
Author: Bob Blick
E-mail: bob@ert.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.bobblick.com/bob/stamp/sign.html
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Scrolling LED sign, 35 super-bright LEDs in a 5-by-7 matrix in the
prototyping area of a Basic Stamp rev D. A scrolling alphanumeric
message moves one pixel at a time, just like real scrolling LED
signs, except this one only displays one full letter or portion of
two letters at a time as the message moves by.
Schematic, code, and pictures available on web site.
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Title : Tone Decoder
[# 005]
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Date : 950926
Author: Bob Blick
E-mail: bob@ert.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.bobblick.com/bob/stamp/tonedec.html
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Listens for telephone touchtones, displays phone numbers on LCD
screen and echos them out RS-232 port. Circuitry fits in prototyping
area of rev D Basic Stamp:
Microphone preamplifier, touchtone decoder IC.
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Title : Pager
[# 006]
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Date : 971031
Author: Don McKenzie
E-mail: don@dontronics.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: PAGER.BAS
URL
: http://www.dontronics.com/stamp.html
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This program for the Basic Stamp is used
signals. If a change takes place, (after
er) then a cheap 2400 baud MODEM is used
Alpha-Numeric pager. It leaves a message
I.D. (01 to 99) followed by the 4 signal
to monitor 4 hardware
testing for a false triggto dial into a Telecom
which consists of a 2 digit
levels of pins 3 to 0.
Status of the signal levels message: 0=Low, 1=High. EG: "011110"

means Unit "01" has pins 3, 2, and 1 high, and pin 0 is low.
A "Ring-In" feature is also included. By ringing the MODEM for a
short period, then hanging up, the Stamp will dial your Pager and
report the current hardware status of these four signals.
This program uses about half of the available memory, so if the user
wishes to add enchancements such as "Multiple Ring-In's" say within
a minute, for a command selection, there is plenty of program space
left.
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Title : HexWalker Mobile Robot
[# 007]
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Date : 960511
Author: Tom Thornton
E-mail: mandtsys@ix.netcom.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BASIC Stamp Rev. D or BS1-IC
Code available: YES
Filename
: WALK.BAS
URL
: http://www.netcom.com/~mandtsys/robots.html
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HexWalker is a hexapod robot that exhibits obstacle avoidance
behavior. It is controlled by BASIC Stamp, BS1-IC, or Stamp chipset
(PIC16C65 + EEPROM). Driven by three servos it is the simplest
machine architecture that can walk forward and backward, and turn
left or right. A kit is commercially available contact author for
details.
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Title : Robo Bug
[# 008]
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Date : 951003
Author: David Novick
E-mail: dkn@cimar.me.ufl.edu
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS1-IC
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.me.ufl.edu/~dkn
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Using two stamps, a robot with six legs (2 degrees of freedom each)
was able to walk and turn (at this stage, not very gracefully).
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Title : EXPBOT Robot controlled by Stamp
[# 009]
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Date : 951009
Author: Marvin Green
E-mail: marvin@agora.rdrop.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: EXPBOT.BAS
URL
: E-mail author and he will send it
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This program allows a cool robot to move abound a room in search of
light. Like a moth. Simple program changes can dramatically change
the robots behavior.
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Title : Andrews Ever Evolving Lego Robot
[# 010]
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Date : 951119
Author: Andrew H. Hochheimer
E-mail: softarts@ciaccess.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS2-IC
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.wincom.net/~softarts
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Currently the robot can only navigate to the brightest light source
in a room. It's current operation mode has four major steps: - Scan
a 180 Degree Field of "Vision" taking light level readings, and
determining the brightest direction of light. - Decide if it needs
to turn left, right, or continue moving forward. - Check for collision with an object while moving, if a collision occurs, display the
total travel distance on the display - Move forward for 1.5 Seconds
and then repeat the process.
Currently I am using Two Futaba FP-S128 Servos (any RC Car Servos
would work) one to sweep it's "sensors" form left to right, and one
to "stear" the robot.
You can see pictures and more information on my homepage, just
follow the lego robot link.
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Title : Factory Monitoring System
[# 011]
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Date : 951120
Author: Paul Willemse
E-mail: pjwill@merlion.singnet.com.sg
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: E-mail author
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The system presently consists of 4 Basic Stamp units. Each monitors
up to 5 inputs. The inputs are 'digital' (switches) and/or analog
(temp, airflow, current, etc using commercial sensors). All stamps
communicate the results via serial mode to a Macintosh (Yes a Mac!)
where the results are graphically displayed and monitored. Alarms
are set for certain conditions.
The transmission is simple, one way only. Each stamp sends the info
at a 'random' interval not exceeding 2 seconds. The message format
is fixed, the Mac will throw away any conflicts in case two or more
stamps transmit at the same time. BTW this happens very seldom. The
max time any stamp can be 'absent' from the chain before an alarm
is raised is six seconds (failure, transmission collisons, etc).
This is controlled by the Mac.
The 'system' is presently in beta test, the client wishes to expand
up to 20 stamps. At that point we will likely use the BS1-IC or
BS2-IC on custom boards located around the facility.
Code is available upon request (e-mail) partial, some is proprietory
to my client.
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Title : Wave to the Cats/Desk Temperature
[# 012]
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Date : 951121
Author: Paul Haas
E-mail: paulh@hamjudo.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS1-IC
Code available: Yes

Filename
: See web server
URL
: http://hogwild.hamjudo.com/cgi-bin/stamp
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The Stamp has a serial connection to web server, a cardboard hand, a
servo motor to move the hand, and a DS1620 thermostat chip to measure the temperature. The web server can request the current temperature or start the hand waving. See the web page for the source code
for the temp and the web server.
It's mostly useless. The cats ignore the hand. A few people find it
entertaining.
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Title : Gamer's Die Roller
[# 013]
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Date : 951122
Author: Larry Tremblay
E-mail: ltremblay@domus.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS2-IC
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
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The Gamer's Die roller is a little thing I am putting together as my
first Stamp Project. The Roller allows cumulative rolls of n dice up
to 256 sides, so long as the sum does not exceed 99,999,999(!)
It uses two 74HC161 4 bit counters cycling at 1MHz to draw random
numbers off of. Input is achieved via a Grayhill model 38 keypad
and a 74C922 keypad decoder. Display is on a Siemens PDSP-2111 8
character smart display (5x7 LED characters) fed by two 74HC164
serial to parallel shift registers cascaded so I can use Shiftout to
feed 16 bits of control + data off of 2 pins.
The code is very simple, the most exotic part being the random number generation. In a nutshell, it is:
Begin Loop
S = 8 bit number drawn from the counter (random)
if S < (255/N) x N (integer divide, N is number of sides on die)
exit Loop
End Loop
This gets (pseudo) random numbers whose average is not skewed
downwards by the counter's max of 256 (i.e. a 100 sided die is not
affected by the extra 56 in the count maximum)
Using gamer's dice notation, (5d6 = sum of 5 six sided dice, 3d10 =
sum of 3 ten sided dice), the user can input whatever combination
they wish, including just 'd6' for one six sider. The keypad I have
has removeable keycaps with legends, so I have 0-9 plus 'd' and '='
on them.
As noted earlier, since I am using an 8 bit counter, the maximum die
size is 256, although that could be fixed easily by sampling two,

three or more times for each die.
Anyhow, that's it. When the code is done and debugged, I'll be happy
to e-mail it to any who want it.
=====================================================================
Title : Stamp II Serial I/O
[# 014]
=====================================================================
Date : 951128
Author: John Hansknecht
E-mail: Hansknec@cebaf.gov
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS2-IC
Code available: Yes
Filename
: HAL01.ZIP
URL
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A bare-bones demonstation of 2 way serial communications between a
PC running Qbasic and 1 or more Stamp II's.
=====================================================================
Title : Voice and CW Fox Hunt Transmitter IDer
[# 015]
=====================================================================
Date : 951221
Author: Sam Guccione
E-mail: sguccion@outland.dtcc.edu
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : Counterfeit Stamp
Code available: Yes
Filename
: Revision of S. Edwards MORSE program
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
An IDer based upon the MORSE program. Has 4 time delays as well as
a random time delay. Circuitry includes selection of a voice id
using the Radio Shack 10 voice board or the Walden bookstore 10 sec
talking gift card. This is a very simple circuit and program but was
developed by my students under my direction.
May be of interest to someone out there.
=====================================================================
Title : Lift (elevator) Controller
[# 016]
=====================================================================
Date : 951225
Author: Dave Bell
E-mail: dbell@cup.portal.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : Faux Stamp (BASIC Stamp clone)
Code available: Yes
Filename
: Upon request
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A simple control loop monitoring lift Call buttons (with debounce)
and Limit switches, forbidding manual control past limits, and enforcing a Stop before reversal of direction. This will be used in
an owner -designed and -built single story platform lift for a home.
=====================================================================
Title : Paging with the Stamp
[# 017]
=====================================================================
Date : 960104
Author: Kurt Clement
E-mail: kclement@kraft.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: monitor.bas
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Use the Stamp to monitor several inputs, two temperature and two
contact closures in this application. When inputs go outside set
limits, dial pager and send coded message. Used to monitor power
failures and temperatures for computer and network equipment since
August 1994, running on 9 V power supply from one of the UPS units.
=====================================================================
Title : Switching Sytem
[# 018]
=====================================================================
Date : 960109
Author: Alexander Avendano
E-mail: aavendan@aros.net
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS1-IC Module
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I'm almost finishing a Basic Stamp Based Switching System (Small
Phone system) which I consider very usefull for small companies that
cant'n afford other brands. This is designed with a host computer
which will have a vox-mail and all the functions like big ones to
choose. I'm using BS1-IC's for the extensions process right now.
As soon I have complete it I will give the code away for small
Intelligent Switching phone system up to 2 Lines and 4 Extensions
using the L.C.D serial circuitry for information display. I forgot
to mention that the computer (Host for many processing functions)
will be running under Windows 3.1 and Windows 95, making this way a
usefull computer not only for the phone system but for ithers
application at the office.
Please be free to send me E-mail, about any suggestion.
=====================================================================
Title : Door Entry Card Reader
[# 019]
=====================================================================
Date : 960110
Author: Ed Buckley/J J Barbarello
E-mail: ed@milinst.demon.co.uk

Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Stamp 1 based version of the Card Reader article by J J Barbello as
described in the August 1995 edition of Electronics Now. This version uses the Stamp 1 as a local controller determining the card
number and deciding whether or not to allow door opening. Optional
serial comms back to a master controller and optional local message
readout using an LCD Backpack.
Lots of scope for further enhancement/experimentation. Circuit
schematic and listing available.
=====================================================================
Title : Telephone Card Reader
[# 020]
=====================================================================
Date : 960119
Author: Francesco Volpe
E-mail: f.volpe@ee.mu.oz.au
Code available: YES
Filename
: TELEMARK.LZH
URL
: ftp://ftp.ix.de/pub/elrad/010/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The BS-II is used to read a German telephone card, which is a smart
card. For more details see the German Electronic Magazine ELRAD
(http://www.ix.de/el).
The data is transfered via RS232 to any terminal program.
=====================================================================
Title : Real-Time DTMF Decoder/Display/Driver Apps
[# 021]
=====================================================================
Date : 970808
Author: Joe Altieri
E-mail: N/A
Code available: YES
Filename
: PAUL-BRM.BS2
URL
: http://seasurf.com/~radioman/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Here is the latest in Ham Radio Application for the "decode.bs2"
series of programs. This new application does three things at
the same time ! First, it's a real-time DTMF to LCD display readout,
Secondly it decodes a "selective call" sequence of "#753" whenever
it occurs, and Thirdly, sends a ham radio callsign (WA6BRM) in
Morse Code three times in succession as a "pager" alert.
All the updates on the origional "decode.bs2" and "decode2.bs2" are
at the website :
http://seasurf.com/~radioman/ at the "DECODE" link (decode.html).
Includes hardware (.PDF), software (decode.bs2 and paul-brm.bs2),
newsletter, and updates !
The *new* version uses the SSI-202 DTMF chip successor, and proves
better decoding and selective call - and the new software proves,
once and for all - that several nested applications can all run
on the Stamp BS2-IC at the same time !
=====================================================================
Title : Ion chamber radiation monitor
[# 022]
=====================================================================
Date : 960125
Author: Jeffrey L. Rothman
E-mail: rothman@bnlls1.nsls.bnl.gov
Code available: YES
Filename
: RADMON12.BAS
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A Basic Stamp monitors the operation of an ion chamber radiation
detector. The ion chamber and related circuitry produce a signal
with a frequency proportional to the dose rate. The Stamp measures
the frequency and calculates the dose rate and total integrated
dose.
The results are displayed on a log scale panel meter and an LCD
respectively. The dose rate is also transmitted over RS-232 to a
remote PC.
A Front panel button allows the user to reset the total integrated
dose. Another button allows the audio alarm to be muted at low dose
rates.
=====================================================================
Title : Barn Monitor
[# 023]
=====================================================================
Date : 960203
Author: Lynn A. Roth
E-mail: lynnr@iname.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: MONITOR2.BS2
URL
: http://penguin.nu/stamp
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The Barn Monitor checks the temperature at 5 points. The
temperatures are taken by DS1620 chips. If the temperature goes
outside the limits, the Stamp dials a pager using a 2400 baud
MODEM. The same occurs if the power goes out.
=====================================================================
Title : Dallas one-wire interface
[# 024]
=====================================================================
Date : 960212
Author: Daniel G. Clemmensen
E-mail: dgc@shirenet.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.shirenet.com/~dgc
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
As part of a furnace controller project, I've interfaced A Stamp II
to a string of Dallas 1820 digital thermometers. The interface
consists of three cheap IC's and some subroutines. A design note and
a demo program are available on the web. I have successfully tested
the interface with a string of twelve 1820's.
I have not yet tested it with other one-wire devices, although I
will update my web site when I do.
=====================================================================
Title : Sculpture control
[# 025]
=====================================================================
Date : 960323
Author: Pierre Olivier
E-mail: olipie@aei.ca
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I have been working with sculptors for some time doing control circuits for their works using 555 (limited), industrial controllers
(expensive and hell to program) and lately Basic Stamp.
Our latest piece deals with image deconstruction: it consists of 20
vertical cylinders on which an image is wrapped. Each has a photo
detector to detect "position zero", and a custom basic stamp board
with a MC3479 step motor driver that drives a step motor which turns
one cylinder. Each cylinder can thus have its own routine which positions it precisely (400 steps/rev motors) where we want it for any
amount of time, at any speed (very interesting sonically at subsecond stepping speeds!).
The stamp outputs direction, step and enable signals to the motor
driver and a ready signal to a common line. It receives signals from
the aforementionned ready line, and from the optical sensor.
It would have been quite a bit more complicated, bulkyer and
expensive to implement this project without the stamp.
=====================================================================
Title : Commercial clothes dryer controler
[# 026]
=====================================================================
Date : 960401
Author: J Amy
E-mail: Kuznjack@aol.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Detects drop of coin and increments time remaining register.
Actuates main and heat relays. Checks temperature, and controles
heat relay Periodically decriments time remaining register. Provides
cool down cycle in last four minits.
Replaces original controler which costs several hundred dollars, and
is not reliable.
=====================================================================
Title : Morse Code Keyer
[# 027]
=====================================================================
Date : 960415
Author: Richard Clemens
E-mail: clemens@academ.wvwc.edu
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.ccue.org/stamps/morse2_bs2.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This program provides a four message keyer for Amateur Radio. The
user can input four different messages, their character counts, and
use four buttons to display the output and/or key a transmitter.
NB: the messages are limited to the upper and lower case letters,
digits 0-9, space, period, comma, ? and /
Program is based on the information in Stamp I - Note 8 and uses
some code from that note.
=====================================================================
Title : Traffic Light Controller
[# 028]
=====================================================================
Date : 960418
Author: M-Systems Inc.
E-mail: mstems@aol.com
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
We have used a BS1-IC to control a simple two way intersection
coordinate the timing and switching of a traffic light at a two way
traffic intersection.
=====================================================================
Title : Automotive Lamp Control

[# 029]
=====================================================================
Date : 960427
Author: Ron Woodward
E-mail: RWoodward@gnn.com
Code available: N/A (Will share concepts)
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This system involved connecting two BS2 units to a bank of 28 MOSFET
drivers which controled the external lighting in a demonstration
vehicle shown at the SAE expo in Detroit MI.
The lighting control had to perform PWM modulation simultaniously on
10 different circuits while controling Turn, Stop, Tail, Backup Hi
Beam, Low Beam and fog lamp circuits with a set of preprogrammed
timing sequences.
The timing was worked out so that the PWM of the lamps was flicker
free throughtout the demonstration sequence.
The BS2 units worked together in a master - slave relationship to
maintain proper sequencing of lights on both hands of the vehicle.
=====================================================================
Title : Single Switch Scanning Device for Disabled
[# 030]
=====================================================================
Date : 960508
Author: Chuck Benson
E-mail: Chuck%6567006@mcimail.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: E-mail author
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This project modifies a Lanier VoiceWriter dictation device so that
it can be operated by a person with a severe disability such as
quadriplegia.
The interface to the device is via the VoiceWriter's hand controller. The connections to the external switches are removed and
replaced with switch closures via reed relays driven directly by the
PIC's (BASIC Stamp's) I/O.
The user starts operation of the device by operating a SPST switch
(typically with his or her cheek or jaw). The user then hears a
series of five (5) tones which come from a piezo-electric speaker
driven directly from an I/O pin.
The tones correspond to 'Play', 'Stop', 'Record', 'Rewind','Fast
Forward'. When the desired tone is heard, the user activates the
switch again and a relay corresponding to that function is closed.
This in turn provides the desired function from the dictation
device.
The code is a series of nested loops that provide the tone & the
relay selection. Copies of code are available upon e-mail request.
=====================================================================
Title : Bell timer for school bell control
[# 031]
=====================================================================
Date : 960511
Author: David Abineri
E-mail: dabineri@tso.cin.ix.net
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: E-mail author
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This is a sytem which allows flexible control of bell schedules for
schools. One may program up to seven different schedules of 30
different times each. Data entry is with a small keypad. Indicators
show the schedule currently being used and the day of the week.
Users may instantly select which schedule to follow and may even
enter a special schedule in a matter of a minute or so. The system
simply operates a relay that rings all the bells in the building.
Editing schedules is allowed as well as manual operation.
=====================================================================
Title : RIMS controller for beer making
[# 032]
=====================================================================
Date : 980301
Author: C.D. Pritchard
E-mail: cdp@chattanooga.net
Code available: YES
Filename
: rims_ok.bs2 and r_mem.bs2
URL
: http://chattanooga.net/~cdp/rims_inf.htm
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
For homebrewers. Controls mash temperature on a recirculation
infusion mash system (RIMS) and also controls the sparge water tank
temperature. Uses thermistors to monitor temps- 2 on the RIMS and 1
in sparge water tank. Controls AC power supply to two 1500W heaters
via optoisolators/ zero-crossing driven triacs. Setpoints are entered
via keypad. Elapsed times, temperatures, setpoints and heater statuses
are displayed on a 2x16 LCD. Sends data via RS232 to a PC for logging
and analysis.
=====================================================================
Title : Stamp 1 and ISD 25XX Sound Chip Application
[# 033]
=====================================================================
Date : 960605
Author: Ed Buckley
E-mail: ed@Milinst.demon.co.uk
Code available: YES

Filename
: N/A
URL
: E-mail author
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Interfacing the Stamp 1 and the ISD 25xx series sound chips to give
an intercative demonstration of the Stamp's ability. The ISD 25xx
chips allow recording and playback of a number of discrete messages
up to a total of 90 seconds long.
The Stamp is used in this application to control the chips activities
in Operational Mode- message cueing. The Stamp looks for one of four
buttons to be pressed and then controls the ISD chip to play the
approprate message.
Great for simple demonstration boards exhibitions etc.
=====================================================================
Title : Camera Wireless Controller
[# 034]
=====================================================================
Date : 960611
Author: David Kazdan
E-mail: dxk10@po.cwru.edu
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: E-mail author
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
My need was to put a Canon Rebel XS under radio remote control that
separated out the focus function (button half-press) and shutter
release (button full-press). Solution was to use off-the-shelf model
radio control equipment and a BASIC Stamp.
Stamp plugs into the R/C receiver and decodes one channel. Stamp
output is two transistors wired to a subminiature stereo plug which
plugs directly into the Canon. Many other cameras have similar
interfaces.
=====================================================================
Title : Simple Battery Check using the BS2-IC
[# 035]
=====================================================================
Date : 960613
Author: Beau Schwabe
E-mail: bschwabe@ionet.net
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: Se below
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
External Components:
.01uF "ZTR" capacitor (Zero Temp Response)
100K Resistor
Directions:
1 - Connect the CAPACITOR and RESISTOR in parallel.
2 - Connect one side of the RC to Vin
3 - Select an available pin on the BS2 for the other
side of the RC.
Program:
Battery
var
byte
Start:
low {pin#}
rctime {pin#},0,Battery
Debug home,? Battery
goto Start
Typical Results:
85 - Fresh 9 Volt Battery
220 - Low 9 Volt Battery
Note:
Number INCREASES as Battery weakens...
=====================================================================
Title : Photocell MIDI Controller
[# 036]
=====================================================================
Date : 960501
Author: Matt Rogalsky
E-mail: matt@lo-cal.music.wesleyan.edu
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://lo-cal.music.wesleyan.edu:8000/device.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
"Light Harp" photocell MIDI instrument: an aluminum triangle with 6
photocells in base and built in light source at apex. BS2-IC reads
photocells via multiplexer (NS CD4051BC) into 8-bit A/D (NS ADC0831,
a la Parallax application note).
For each photocell, if light falls below a given threshold, a MIDI
note-on message is sent out pin 15 of stamp. Photocell then won't
reset until threshold is exceeded again.
This simple instrument was built at STEIM in Amsterdam to use with
the STEIM SensorLab, then adapted at Western Front, Vancouver, to
work with the BS2.
=====================================================================
Title : DCF-Clock
[# 037]
=====================================================================
Date : 960628
Author: Gerrit Polder
E-mail: g.polder@cpro.dlo.nl

Code available: YES
Filename
: DCFCLOCK.BAS
URL
: http://www.qsl.net/pa3bya
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This application interfaces a dcf receiver module to the BASIC
Stamp. The dcf module receives time information from the standard
time transmitter in Mainflingen (Germany).
The basic stamp converts this information to rs-232. Each second it
output's a complete time string at 2400 bps. A description of this
application can be found in Elektuur 7/8 1996 the Dutch, French and
German edition.
=====================================================================
Title : Radio-controlled Digital Clock
[# 038]
=====================================================================
Date : 960628
Author: Ian Harries (project supervisor)
E-mail: ih@doc.ic.ac.uk
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~ih/teaching/radclock.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This student project was completed very successfully.
The objective was to program the BASIC Stamp II to continually
decode the data from a radio receiver tuned to the time signal
broadcast by the National Physical Laboratory in Rugby (UK).
The resulting time and date information was to be displayed and
updated on an LCD panel.
Check out the WWW page for more information.
=====================================================================
Title : Weather Station I
[# 039]
=====================================================================
Date : 960701
E-mail: cj@hth.com
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.sverige.net/vader/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This weather station is able to measure temperatures from -55 to 125
degree C, wind speeds from 0-50 m/s and wind directions from 0-360
degrees and sends the results via an RS-232 compatible interface to
a PC running a companion program written in Visual BASIC.
The VB program running on the PC polls the BASIC Stamp at regular

intervalls and performs corrections and average calculations as well
as presentations and logging of the measured weather data. The data
is presented on a WWW-server and saved in a logg file.
=====================================================================
Title : Private Aid To Navigation
[# 040]
=====================================================================
Date : 960701
Author: Bill Bohan
E-mail: wlb@why.net
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
On inland lakes and intercoastal waterways the US Coast Guard may
determine that a privately owned structure such as a Dock, Port,
Breakwater, Barge, etc. may require visibility at night. The purpose
being for Navigation, Safety, and Legal Liability.
I modelled my own PATON (Private Aid TO Navigation) after professionally made units. A remote, battery powered, solar recharged
flashing light.
Whats adds to the complexity is that the Coast Guard may require a
very irregular flashing pattern that may not be standardized by
regular counting ICs.
Because of remote locations, lack of maintenance visits, multiple
lamps with a lamp changer is necessary. This means that while
only one lamp flashes the pattern, it is measured between flashes to
verify the filament is good. If not, an alternate lamp is chosen.
At 5000+ hours per lamp, using Electric Vehicle deep cycle batteries
and SOLAREX solar panels (12V @ 1A each), a very reliable system can
be made for a few hundred $$. Professionally made PATONs are much
less in substance and average $2000. for a very basic unit!
=====================================================================
Title : Stamp II in Space
[# 041]
=====================================================================
Date : 960716
Author: Mel Torrie
E-mail: mel@gas.physics.usu.edu
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The stamp was used in the control of a growth experiment on the last
flight of the Space Shuttle Endeavor (May 19). The experiment was to
determine the feasability of growing food in outer space, i.e. not in
a pressurized cabin.
The Stamp II turned on heaters and controlled motors and solenoids to
water the experiment at the specified time. It then took temperature
measurements of the growth chamber and surroundings through a Maxim
serial 12-bit ADC and stored the data in the EEprom every half hour.
It also sampled the battery voltage and when a threshold was reached,
it self-terminated. The Stamp performed as planned and we were able
to download the data at the Kennedy Space Center through our terminal
software.
Our experiment was part of a NASA program called the Get Away Special
which gives students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with
the space program.
=====================================================================
Title : MAT32 long integer math routines
[# 042]
=====================================================================
Date : 960726
Author: Francesco Bonomi
E-mail: f.bonomi@agora.stm.it
Code available: YES
Filename
: MAT32_06.BS2
URL
: http://www.silab.it/frox/stamp/bs2_math.htm
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A set of binary long integer math routines, with the following
approximate timings (for 32-bit numbers):
addition
subtraction
multiply
divide
0.05
0.05
0.1
4
secs
secs
secs
secs <--- No, it's not a typo!
The routines work with numbers that are 24, 32, 40 or 48 bits long.
More than this, I run out of memory.
If you don't need multiplication and divide, you will have room for
up to 56 bits. Changes for a larger precision might include storing
the multiply buffer in EEPROM, this makes ense if you need to
multiply one variable number by a large, constant number.
Divide is terribly slow, but BTW, being a Stamp-Basic implementation
of a sort of floating point divide, you can esily change it to have
fractional (fixed-point?) results.
A set of BCD routines is also available, but no division!
=====================================================================
Title : Distinctive Ring Detector
[# 043]
=====================================================================
Date : 980112
Author: J. Gary Sparks
E-mail: jgsparks@earthlink.net
Code available: YES

Filename
: PULSIN2C.BAS
URL
: http://home.earthlink.net/~jgsparks/ee/programs.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The STAMP moniters the ringing of a telephone line which is
"filtered" through a retriggerable monostable 74hct123. The STAMP
determines whether a 2 second ring has occured (which is a normal
ring) or a .8 second ring or a .4 second ring (which is an option
available through most phone companies called "Distinctive Ring" or
some other such name) has occured.
The STAMP then turns on a relay to connect a given device to the
phone line. This allows one phone line to connect to several
devices selectively without the addition. of a second line. Each
ring pattern is rung by a different phone number, so different
phone numbers can be routed to different devices.
=====================================================================
Title : Extended Stamp Memory
[# 044]
=====================================================================
Date : 960805
Author: Mark Antonucci/George Roberts
E-mail: Mark_Antonucci@notes.teradyne.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: XMEM.ZIP
URL
: ftp://ftp.parallaxinc.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This text file and the associated .GIF details a customers method of
expanding the Stamp II's program memory with additional EEPROM chips
using a bank switching technique.
=====================================================================
Title : Debate Stoplite
[# 045]
=====================================================================
Date : 960805
Author: Bob Coleman
E-mail: reddyk@america.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: STOPLITE.BAS
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Using 4" square PVC fence post and 3 low voltage lamps with a Red,
Green and Yellow lens,(all Home Depot) I constructed a stop light
to be used in timing politi8cal debates.
The components are: stamp, serial LCD and low wattage triacs for
the lamps. When turned on the LCD display shows the default time.
(3 minutes). Flipping a SPDT-center off switch increments or
decrements the time by 5 seconds. Pressing a momentary push button
starts the loop and the Green light comes on. The remaining time is
displayed on the LCD.

At 15 seconds remaining the Yellow light comes on and the Greeen
goes off. At 5 seconds the Yellow flashes. At 0 seconds the Red
light comes on and the process if ready for the next question.
If the button is pressed during the loop it breaks in case someone
actually talks shorter than the allowed time (Seldom happens).
=====================================================================
Title : Digital nametag
[# 046]
=====================================================================
Date : 960911
Author: Greg Martin
E-mail: gmartin@alaska.net
Code available: YES
Filename
: TACTAG.ZIP
URL
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A scrolling digital nametag, featuring the Basic Stamp II, and the
"serial backpack" with 2 line LCD display from Scott Edwards
Electronics.
The original idea was to provide a "different" nametag for my wife
who works for "Taco Bell" (a mexican fast-foods chain) The nametag
is made in the shape of a taco, including ground beef, lettuce, and
cheese; all made from folded or "grated" leather, painted or dyed
to the proper color and glued in place.
The BS-II IC is inlet into the upper back portion of the "taco",
just above the serial backpack LCD module. The "works" being inlet
into the leather "taco" are protected by a clear plastic sheet, made
from the side of a 2 liter soda bottle and glued in place. 2 hinged
clasps fasten the nametag to the clothing.
Construction is straight forward, using 8 to 12 oz leather, leather
dyes, epoxy glue, and various enamel model paints. The BS-II IC is
soldered directly to wires leading to the leads for the backpack,
serial port, and through a series diode (for reverse polarity
protection) to a 9 volt battery on a long wire (so battery can be
placed in pants pocket, while hidden by the apron) The serial port
for programming is made from a small section of "snappable" SIP
sockets, inlet into the taco, and epoxy'ed in place.
Programming examples are rather crude, but with nearly $100.00
invested, time was of more importance than programming finesse. The
serial backpack allows for the use of a few custom charactors, which
I used to make a "taco" running the hurdles for a subroutine
celebrating the 1996 Olympics.
Using 2 custom charactors in alternating fashion, I was able to make
the taco's "legs" appear to move as it ran across the lower line of
the LCD display. I made it leap to the upper line at the point of the
"hurdle", then drop back to the lower line to finish by "running" off
the right side of the display.
The remaining subroutines promote Taco Bell products, display our

business name, and list my wife's name. It's not a practical idea, but
has received quite a few compliments from customers, as well as the
corporate staff at Taco Bell.
The ZIP-file includes 2 photos of the "Digital nametag" in JPG-format.
E-mail author for more info.
=====================================================================
Title : ST506 Disk Seeking Demo Controller
[# 047]
=====================================================================
Date : 971018
Author: Quentin Lewis
E-mail: bigqueue@tiac.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.tiac.net/users/bigqueue/robot/st506.htm
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I was going to talk to an elementary school class about computers
and engineering and I wanted some stuff to "show and tell". I
decided that just opening up a disk drive was not enough. I wanted
to show them a drive "in action"....doing random seeks.
The work described on the web page is a very simple stamp design.
The code is included. The circuit and code makes an ST506 interfaced
drive do random seeks.
Please note that I actually implimented this with a 16MHz stamp, and
even them, the step rate is a little slower than the drive would
normally attain. The Basic interpreter just isn't a speed demon..but
then again, you have to agree that it sure does allow you to pull
together your ideas very quickly. (This small project took about 4
hours to build, code and debug.)
971018 - Updated code to use serial out instead of simple bit-banging
of step pulses. This allows a standard Stamp to seek the disk quickly.
(at least for the demo) I also removed the RANDOM I used to use for
seeks. They just were not random enough. I made up a 52 entry look-up
which "appears" to be pretty random. (to the naked eye)
=====================================================================
Title : Robot: Multi-Stamps Communicate via Shared Memory [# 048]
=====================================================================
Date : 961008
E-mail: bigqueue@tiac.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.tiac.net/users/bigqueue/robot/linefoll.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I currently have a paper design for a line following robot at the
above web page. The reason this design is so interesing is because

each robot function is controlled by a Basic Stamp. The Basic Stamps
communicate with each other using shared memory in a serial RAM.
Each Stamp has their own space in this RAM, and other stamps
(particularly) the master controller) can make changes and send the
other stamps commands....therby coordinating the actions of all the
controllers. The key to this is a fast serial RAM (reletive to the
Stamp speed), and a fast arbitration scheme. Arbitration is done
with a PAL.
Schematics and PAL equations are availible on the Web Page. Code
will be made availible as it is completed and tested.
I will post pictures and a write up of results when the actual unit
is built.
NOTE: The design actually uses both BS-1 and BS-2 Stamps.
=====================================================================
Title : NiMH Battery Charger/Conditioner
[# 049]
=====================================================================
Date : 961019
Author: Bob Blick
E-mail: bob@ert.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.bobblick.com/bob/stamp/charger.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Battery charger/conditioner for Toshiba NiMH laptop computer
batteries. 12 volt and 18 volt input. Pictures, schematic, software
on web site.
=====================================================================
Title : 555 Timer as A/D Converter
[# 050]
=====================================================================
Date : 961019
Author: Bob Blick
E-mail: bob@ert.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.bobblick.com/bob/stamp/555a_d.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Measure DC voltages with great accuracy with Basic Stamp 1 and 555
Timer chip.
A/D Converters? We don't need no stinking A/D Converters!
=====================================================================
Title : Bits of Light
[# 051]
=====================================================================
Date : 961023
Author: Claus Kuehnel

E-mail: ckuehnel@access.ch
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: E-Mail author
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Light measurement by TSL230 (TI) and convertion to RS232 by BS1.
Published in Electronics World (Ja. 96).
=====================================================================
Title : Process Control
[# 052]
=====================================================================
Date : 961024
Author: Juris Vanags
E-mail: btc@EDZI.LZA.LV
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
1. The process controll in biotechnology (in bioreactors) We usually
take signals till 8 transducers : temperature, pH, oxygen, pressure,
turbulence, gas flow rate, foam. For the ensuring the regulation of
this values is used PID algorithms, because we need , for example
for temperature the precision - 0.1 grad Cels.
For example, the temperature is regulated by setting the heater and
the electrical valve for inputing the cool water in the jacket of
the reactor. The process is going relatively slowly. The dates is
transfered to computer to WINDOWS programme.
2. The control of motor rotation with the help of Hall transducer.
3. The process controll in food industry. For example the dosation
till 5 components in the vessel.
4. The process controll in ecology.
=====================================================================
Title : Near Space Capsule
[# 053]
=====================================================================
Date : 961122
Author: Lloyd Verhage
E-mail: verhage@humec.ksu.edu
Code available: YES
Filename
: asimovv2.bs2
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Kansas NSP used a BS2 to control a near space capsule. The capsule
is a styrofoam box with amateur radio gear to provide telemetry. The

BS2 operated the radio, collected physical data, operated cameras,
and collected data from a GPS receiver. Data was telemetered to
ground stations via packet radio. Maximum altitude reached was
90,200 feet.
Information and code will be given by author upon request.
=====================================================================
Title : PIC Debugger
[# 054]
=====================================================================
Date : 961122
Author: Hoss Karoly
E-mail: dexter@mail.bekesnet.hu
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This is probably too trivial for a stamp/pic guru but I used my bs1
to debug programs instead of expensive emulators I used a simple
serout routine in my pic project and a serin too :)
And from the stamp after filtering it went to an lcd-bacpack or with
the debug command directly on screen if you use an eeprom device it's
easy to modify the proggie between steps but if you use serin at the
beginning you can make set the breakpoints too.
=====================================================================
Title : DS1820 Temp Sensor
[# 055]
=====================================================================
Date : 961122
Author: Hoss Karoly
E-mail: dexter@mail.bekesnet.hu
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Have you ever dreamed of using a dallas 1820 temp sensor with a BS1 ?
I did and managed to make the code for a pic 16c84 to connect it to
the BS1 at 2400 baud you can measure temp from -55 to 125 degree
centigrade. iIf you need the code drop me a line the components are...
7805 voltage regulator
pic16c84
4mhz ceramic resonator
1kOhm resistor
1 microfarad power filter
=====================================================================
Title : Air muscle hexapod robot
[# 056]
=====================================================================
Date : 961128
Author: Marcus Baker

E-mail: Marcus@Shadow.org.uk
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The robot is a technology demonstrator. It demonstrates the
feasability of using a pneumatic actuator in an autonomous robot.
The vehicle measures approx. 50cm. accross and is made of plastic.
It uses Shadow air muscles as the actuator and a Stamp II as the
controller. The robot is currently 'dumb' having no sensors, but it
should be available for showing at the Robotix 97 event in Glasgow,
Scotland, in March.
At that time it should be capable of wall following at least. The 6
Stamp controller outputs drive ULM2803 pulldown drivers which control
Mead Isonic 3/2 valves connected to 15cm. Shadow air muscles. The
baseunit is a 486 PC running OS/2 3.0 using the supplied Stamp
software for compilation and the EPM 6.0 editor for program editing.
More info will be available from the 'Shadow robot group' web sight
to be live shortly.
=====================================================================
Title : Lights
[# 057]
=====================================================================
Date : 961130
Author: Jon Williams
E-mail: jonwms@aol.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BASIC Stamp/BS1-IC/Counterfeit
Code available: YES
Filename
: LIGHTS.ZIP
URL
: http://members.aol.com/jonwms
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A simple 6-channel lighting controller. This program stores light
patterns in the Stamp's EEPROM, uses a pushbutton switch to select
a pattern and a POTentiomenter to adjust the speed.
=====================================================================
Title : Caller-ID Interface
[# 058]
=====================================================================
Date : 961206
Author: J. Gary Sparks
E-mail: jgsparks@earthlink.net
Code available: YES
Filename
: CID24.BS2
URL
: http://home.earthlink.net/~jgsparks/ee/programs.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This program interfaces the STAMP II to the Motorola MC145447 caller-
ID demodulator. The program reads in the caller-id data, stores it

in EEPROM, and outputs the info on the serial LCD backpack. The
program also allows selection of up to 10 telephone numbers which are
called "blocked numbers." If a "blocked number" calls, the program
can choose to inhibit that call from reaching the telephone or
answering machine, etc.
=====================================================================
Title : Wind speed and wind direction measurement device
[# 059]
=====================================================================
Date : 971211
Author: Demetrios Bechrakis
E-mail: dmpexr@rodopi.cc.duth.gr
Code available: YES
Filename
: ANEM2ENG.BS2
URL
: http://rodopi.cc.duth.gr/~dmpexr/pinfo.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A small, autonomous device wich measures wind speed and wind
direction. These signals are being processed, extracting the average
of each magnitude and the standard deviation of wind speed.
Then, all these together with the corresponding time and date can be
stored in EEPROM (32 KB). A 2-line LCD and a small speaker support
our system for better communication. Interference with programme's
functions is accomplished via a RS-232 port.
=====================================================================
Title : Calibrated Dust Feeder for Air Cleaner Tests
[# 060]
=====================================================================
Date : 961220
Author: Dennis L. Johnson
E-mail: djohnson@linkup.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I used a basic stamp for a calibrated dust feeder of my own design.
A potentiometer adjusted the dust feed rate and an LCD showed the
rate selected in grams per minute. A stepper motor and dust injector
were other major components of the system.
Actual dust rates achieved were linear within 0.2 percent of the
display value. Code is available by e-mailing the author.
=====================================================================
Title : Use of a Serial EEPROM as a Lookup Table
[# 061]
=====================================================================
Date : 961220
Author: Peter H. Anderson
E-mail: pha@access.digex.net
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Stamp model : BS1-IC Module

Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.access.digex.net/~pha
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This application illustrates how to use a serial 93C56 EEPROM as a
look up table in performing calculations which are beyond the
Stamp's capabilities.
The setting is a familiar one of measuring temperature; a free
running 555 with an NTC thermistor. The Stamp measures t_low and
from this R_therm can be determined and knowing the characteristics
of the thermistor, the temperature can be determined. However,
such calculations are beyond the capability of the Stamp.
Thus, in this application, a lookup table was first developed using
a spreadsheet. The table was then programmed into EEPROM using the
parallel port.
See http://www.access.digex.net/~pha/printer/eeprom/eeprom.html.
The programmed
measures t_low
an address and
address. This
terminal.
EEPROM is then interfaced with the Stamp. The Stamp

using the pulsin command. This is then mapped into
the Stamp then reads the quantity programmed at that
is then converted to decimal and output to a
See http://www.access.digex.net/~pha/stamp/.
I wrote this application around measuring temperature as it is
familiar to Stamp enthusiasts. But, my real intent was to show
how a preprogrammed external serial EEPROM may be used in any
application requiring calculation capability which is beyond the
Stamp.
Another intent was to offer that one might consider the parallel
port as a valuable tool in developing and debugging Stamp
applications. That is, get the application running on a junk PC
using the parallel port where you have all of the debugging tools.
Once you get it working, it is a simple matter to then port it to
the Stamp environment.
=====================================================================
Title : Displaying Quantities on a 200 mV Panel Meter
[# 062]
=====================================================================
Date : 970104
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.access.digex.net/~pha/stamp
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This discussion shows how to use a 200 mV Panel Meter with a Basic
Stamp. This allows you to display such numeric quantities as
voltage, temperature, pH, RPM or compass bearing using the PWM

command.
This approach uses only a single pin on the Stamp and requires a
minimum of code and is thus a nice alternative to an LCD character
display which uses many more pins and requires a considerable amount
of code.
200 mV Panel meters are available from most discount electronics
firms for less than $10.00. They are self contained voltmeters with
an input impedance greater than 100 Meg and are capable of
displaying to 199.9 mV.
However, the decimal point may be strapped such that this appears
as zero to 1.999, 19.99, 199.9 or 1999.
Panel meters may be powered from 9 to 12 VDC with a typical drain of
1 mA.
=====================================================================
Title : Programmable Proportional Air Valve
[# 063]
=====================================================================
Date : 970105
Author: Paul Arnold
E-mail: pjastro@sprintmail.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Stamp controller was interfaced to a industrial proportional air
valve via bcd inputs. ISI Model PV1 0-50psi. Interface was a 74ls164
serial/parallel converter. Serial interface for a PC connection was
provided using a Max232 driver.
I had to be sure my port was up to standards. I alsoprovided one
+24vdc input to start/stop a program profile. The purpose of the
system was to control the nip force between a winding package and
drive roll, resulting in a improved package formation. The system
could be used with an existing control system or be run from a PC.
Psi values could be entered directly from PC or provided from a
stored program in the Stamp. I recently found a new commerical valve
that has rs232/485 interface built in. Interfacing a Stamp would be
snap.
=====================================================================
Title : Basic Stamp machine control application
[# 064]
=====================================================================
Date : 970105
Author: Stuart Fisher
E-mail: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BASIC Stamp/BS2-IC
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Most of the automation machines we make use the BASIC STAMP (some I,
some II) to control them. In one of the last machines we shipped we
used a Basic Stamp II to control an "on-line" cutting machine for
plastic extrusions which simutaneously also bagged the cut pcs.
ready for shipment.
The machine had a 1X16 display, two of our "2 IN - OUT 4" step motor
controller boards to drive two step motors that were assembled into
a feed system. The operator by using two pushbutton switches, one
for longer and one for shorter, was able to set the cut length on the
display. Simarily the operator could set the no. of pcs. that were to
go into each bag. The Stamp also displayed the running count of the
pcs. being cut.
We have found the Stamp computers to be an extremely reliable and
economical method to control the machines we manufacture.
=====================================================================
Title : Compass Interface for Navigation
[# 065]
=====================================================================
Date : 970107
Author: Ingo Cyliax
E-mail: cyliax@cs.indiana.edu
Code available: Yes
Filename
: compass1.bs2, compass2.bs2, cordic1.bs2
URL
: ftp://ftp.cs.indiana.edu/pub/goo/Stamp
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This is a project for an upcoming article in Circuit Cellar INK on
robot navigation. The project involves interfacing a Stamp2 with a
Precision Navigation Inc V2X compass module. There are 2 programs,
compass1.bs2, which reads the X and Y field strengths from the
magnetometer and compass2.bs2, which implements a simple naviation
system suitable for robotics. The program uses the CORDIC algorithm
to calculate trig functions to 12 bits of resolution. cordic1.bs2 is
a stanalone CORDIC program which calculates Sin and Cos.
=====================================================================
Title : Truck + ? identification
[# 066]
=====================================================================
Date : 970121
Author: Bas Laurier
E-mail: blaurier@worldaccess.nl
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
With the stamp2 we identified everything that was hooked up to a
truck using TI's tiris equipment. Also the position where the
equipment was picked up and dropped was monitored using a navigation
sytem called syletrack.

This was then transmitted using the syletrack telemetry system ,so
all the movements of trucks + load could be monitored from the
office. This system used radionavigaion beacons with an accuracy of
+/- 30 feet. This because gps won't work in city's with high
structures. Interested in information send me an e-mail.
=====================================================================
Title : Meteoreological Station
[# 067]
=====================================================================
Date : 970122
Author: Paride Odierna
E-mail: odierna@olivettiricerca.it
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/259
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I have built a very simple meteorological station around a STAMP II.
Every minute the stamp wakes up and send to a connected computer the
temperature reading, the pressure reading , the overall lux reading,
the humidity reading and if it is raining or not.
Code and hardware specs are available via email.
=====================================================================
Title : Stamp Controls Electronic Tester for flex circuits [# 068]
=====================================================================
Date : 970126
Author: Norm Helman
E-mail: nhelman@mail.idt.net
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A BASIC Stamp II controls the motion of air solenoids and monitors
switches, both limit and operator interface, in an opens/shorts
tester for flex circuits. The stamp communicates with a PC control
application serially, and controls all timing and most sequences of
operation that allows the operator to insert the part, close the
lid, wait from 2-6 seconds, lift lid and remove the tested and
marked part.
The PC operates the overall user interface and the opens/shorts
tester and depends on the stamp for all sequencing operations. The
Stamp resides on a custom pc board along with a series of high
current drivers, LED drivers, optical switch conditioners, and
voltage regulators.
The Stamp program connection are fitted to a DB9 in the box rear
with the control board interfaced through a 44 pin edge connector.
The control board is generic for many different tester designs and
features a prototype area for specific circuitry for a given tester.

Some testers are complex that all but a few bytes of program storage
is needed for the application. The Stamp was chosen because of the
ease of programming for many different testers which relates to
faster turn-around and lower cost. Some designs use the LCD
interface from Scott Edwards for display and others interface to
step motor control systems.
=====================================================================
Title : Game Timer
[# 069]
=====================================================================
Date : 970205
Author: Philip Mork
E-mail: p_mork@conknet.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: tick22.bas
URL
: ftp://ftp.parallaxinc.com/pub/basic/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Tick tock game timer ticks for 1/2, 1, 2, or 3 min, then buzz (last
16 sec. has suspense theme). 32 ohm Speaker (or piezo speaker)
connected through 10uF cap to pin 0 buttons on pins 6 & 7 to gnd
with pullup resistor to 5v 'LEDs to gnd through 220 ohm resistor on
pins 2-5 (this is the same hookup as BTN_JUKE.BAS). LEDs indicate
duration: 1/2, 1, 2, or 3 min. Button 7 starts/stops timer, Button
6 changes duration.
=====================================================================
Title : Photoghrapic light meter
[# 070]
=====================================================================
Date : 970209
Author: Robert Hoar
E-mail: losa@susanandred.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.susanandred.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Instead of buying a $300.00 dollar digital light meter for my
photography, a simple one was created by nothing more than reading
a cds cell using the pot command, then converting it to a f-stop
which is displayed on a optrex LCD.
=====================================================================
Title : Data System Remote Control on unmanned aircraft
[# 071]
=====================================================================
Date : 970210
Author: Wayne Maynard
E-mail: wmaynard@artsci.net
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A combination of BS1 and BS2-IC devices were used to implement a
remote control system for the flight test data acquisition system on
board the DarkStar unmanned aircraft (Tier III- program). Control
commands were sent to the aircraft by hardwire (on the ground), UHF
radio modems and SATCOM modems. World wide control was available
via the SATCOM link. Remote control commands were decoded and
implemented using a series of Stamp processors.
The stamp processors were chosen because of their size and
simplicity. Implementation was relatively simple, easy to program
and performed flawlessly.
=====================================================================
Title : Speaking Instructor
[# 072]
=====================================================================
Date : 970211
Author: E. Sies
E-mail: esies@best.ms.philips.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
For a psychology reseacher at the university of Leiden in the
Netherlands I constructed a record/replay cassette recorder that has
a very simple two button user control interface. The idea is that
with one button a short (max 15 sec.) instruction or audio record
can be played from tape. The second button makes the unit to repeats
the record/instruction played last.
The unit is also used to record the tape, for that purpose the
normal record/play/wind/rewind/stop buttons on the recorder itself
are to be used by the 'supervisor'. For the 'pupil only the two
buttons are accessible, the others are concealed.
The purpose is to help a visually/mentally retarded person to do
some activity by means of some kind of instruction queue. An
alternative is a deck of cards with instructions on it, but an
audio queue is in some cases advantageous.
The project uses a Basic Stamp I, together with an ISD1000 sound
chip for storing/replaying the last message/record played from
tape and a NE567 tone decoder chip for the record separation
'roger beep'.
=====================================================================
Title : Small Mobile Robot
[# 073]
=====================================================================
Date : 970223
Author: Jameel Ahed
E-mail: ahed@uiuc.edu
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Small mobile robot. With 5 axis robotic arm with gripper. Fully
controlled by stamp and the use of the Mini SSC.
=====================================================================
Title : R/C helicopter altitude control unit
[# 074]
=====================================================================
Date : 970227
Author: Peter van Lievenoogen
E-mail: bcans@glo.be
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I use an ultrasonic distance measurement to control the pitch from
my helicopter the servo output for the pitch servo is connected to
the basic stamp the pulsin command is used to check the position of
the altitude knob when the knob is in the center, the altitude stays
stabile when I reach a threshold downwards or upwards the intern
variable for altitude will increment or decrement and the helicopter
will fly at the selected altitude.
The speed for changing depend on the position of the knob on the
remote control unit the range of the system is from 15 cm to 250 cm
this is not much but for teaching a good way of starting. A compass
sensor is used to adjust the tail rotor so the helicopter turns never
to you. In an future version I will make the system interactive so
when the remote control unit turns the helicopter turns also, I mean
when the antenna points to north then points the helicopter also to
north , when you turn the control unit then the helicopter turns
also. With the right program its possible to used a new system to fly
a R/C helicopter and make it easy for everybody when you point the
stick away from you the helicopter goes away, not depending the
position of the helicopter the same for left right and to you .
When you trust the device it gives you a peace feeling. Think how it
will fly and dream coos it doesn't exist now but with some help from
everybody it will fly.
Ps: My latest dream is a helmet, two cameras, binocular vision gear,
clinoangel measurement on the helicopter and on the control helmet
software and lots off fun I hope you get the idea "virtual reality
and flying like a bird" for question and idea's please contact me at
bcans@glo.be.
=====================================================================
Title : Automobile Rally Odometer Interface to Laptop
[# 075]
=====================================================================
Date : 970311
Author: Roger Sanderson
E-mail: rsanders@ece.uwaterloo.ca

Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The Basic Stamp 1 is used to interface pulses taken from the cruise
control sender of a car. The BS1 accumulates a count of the pulses,
and when requested will send the count to a Laptop PC via the serial
port.
The pulses are squared up with an op-amp circuit and then sent to an
input pin of the Stamp. There is also an RS-232 serial recieve and
transmit signal connected to the laptop.
=====================================================================
Title : LCD drivers
[# 076]
=====================================================================
Date : 970311
Author: Jon Williams, Tracy Allen, Martin Kratz
E-mail: martin.kratz@mail.telepac.pt
Code available: Yes
Filename
: LCDDRIV.ZIP
URL
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Here are some neat LCD driver subroutines I wrote for a little
StampII project. The code is mainly an elaborated extract out of
Jon Williams' LCDTHERM.BS2 thermometer s/w (the one included in the
STAMP2.ZIP downloadable from the Parallax server, and the only one
where there are no carriage returns but only line feeds, except for
the first line, thus crashing some text editors).
I thought maybe some people might find these routines useful for
dealing with 1x16 LCD display modules with parallel bus i/f and the
notorious Hitatchi HD44780 controller.
The routines perform the following:
CmdLCD: Sends command in Char to LCD
EE2LCD: Displays EEPROM data starting at LCDstr on LCD; destroys
data in Char
Str0LCD: Clears the LCD and displays EEPROM data starting at LCDstr
and ending at LCDend on LCD; destroys data in Char
StrLCD: Sends EEPROM data starting at LCDstr and ending at LCDend
to LCD; destroys data in Char
Hex4LCD: Displays a 4-digit hex number in LCDnum; also works fine
for BCD; destroys data in Char

HexLCD: Displays 1-digit hex value in Char; if Char holds a value
>15, unusual characters may appear on LCD; alters data in
Char
LCD1:
Displays last digit of value in LCDnum; destroys data

in Char
LCD2:
Displays last two digits of value in LCDnum; destroys

data in Char
LCD3:
Displays last three digits of value in LCDnum; destroys

data in Char
LCD4:
Displays last four digits of value in LCDnum; destroys

data in Char
LCD5:
Displays all five digits of value in LCDnum; destroys

data in Char
NumLCD: Displays 1-digit value in Char; if Char holds a value

>9, odd characters may appear on LCD; alters data in
Char
SpcLCD: Displays a single blank; destroys data in Char
DatLCD: Displays ASCII character in Char
WrLCD:
Sends byte to LCD
Rtn:
Simply RETURNs; may be used for conditioned returns:

IF condition THEN Rtn
Maybe the routines are hard to read in the first place, but the
*very* limited program space regretfully has revived all the bad,
old day's "spaghetti booleognese" and "virtual gravity" (subroutines
with multiple entry points, performing the more, the earlier you
enter) habits we all thought to have overcome in the last years...
Even GOTOs are back on stage... You might notice that I labelled one
RETURN line with the label Rtn, thus allowing for IF-conditioned
RETURNs from anywhere in my program.
=====================================================================
Title : Stamp I / PC Interface Demo
[# 077]
=====================================================================
Date : 970317
Author: Dave Jones
E-mail: MDJones000@aol.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: STAMPCOM.ZIP
URL
: ftp.parallaxinc.com/pub/pub_up/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
STAMPCOM.ZIP consists of two files:
STAMPCOM.BS1 ==> PBASIC program for the Stamp I.
I believe this program to be "bug free".
STAMPCOM.BAS ==> QuickBASIC v4.5 program for the PC.
This program allows communication with the Stamp and offers
these choices:
1) Download data from the random number generator onboard the
Stamp, and write to disk file. (works fine)
2) Download the data from all the memory addresses of Stamp's
EEPROM, and write to disk file. (works fine)
3) Accept keyboard input which is written to all unused EEPROM
addresses as determined by a READ 255. Then, read-back all
the EEPROM addresses verifying that you actually wrote to
EEPROM. (This SUB has a bug in it. Data is not being detected
at COM2 by the ON COM(2) GOSUB. I believe it will take very
little to get it working. The rest of the code works fine when
tested in sections.
4) A Help SUB which works, but is mostly just a shell.
5) An opportunity to quit at every menu. (works fine)
=====================================================================
Title : Stamp Photo Meter
[# 078]
=====================================================================
Date : 970319
Author: Robert Hoar
E-mail: losa@susanandred.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: METER.BAS
URL
: http://www.susanandred.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Here is the code for my photographic f-stop meter. If anyone can
clean up the code, let me know.
=====================================================================
Title : Stiquito(TM) 97 HexaPod Robot
[# 079]
=====================================================================
Date : 970321
Author: Jonathan W. Mills
E-mail: jwmills@cs.indiana.edu (will reply as quickly as possible)
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS2-IC
Code available: Yes
Filename
: Links on "Robotics Research" section of web page
URL
: http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/jwmills
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Stiquito 97 is a hexapod robot based on a 1.25"W x 2.75"L PC board
that integrates six individually controlled nitinol-actuated legs
with a BASIC Stamp 2 and one ULN2003 driver. It can crawl
indefinitely at 8in/minute maximum (40ft/hour) powered by a twowire tether, or operate independently for 30-40 minutes from a 9V
NiCad battery. A prototyping area for I/O pins allows sensors and
effectors to be added. The PC board allows for:
- one gripper operating in x-plane to secure lightweight
objects for retrieval; no lifting capability
- attachment points for pen (to leave "pheromone" trail)
- one programmable LED on rear ("firefly light")
- one to four photosensors that can be configured to follow
lines, or seek other robots or light sources
- one to four tactile sensors (pressure or "bump" sensors)
- two message-passing "antennae" (one send, one receive)
can be used to implement feeding, location-finding, and interrobot interactions (communication, "robot sex", predation,
etc.) by transmitting serial data packets when antennae touch
(use open-collector mode with SEROUT; tie "antenna" to BS2-IC
regulated +5V with 1Kohm resistor)
The sensors and effectors are simple and biologically plausible,
each having an analog to an insect or arthropod organ:
-
gripper
pen in holder
programmable LED
photosensors
tactile sensors
message-passing "antennae"
<-->
<-->
<-->
<-->
<-->
<-->
mandible
pheromone deposition
bioluminescence
simple eyes
bristles or hairs
antennae, genitalia, mouth
These capabilities are suited for the study of swarm behaviors with
a robot colony, the purpose of this design. No kits are available,
but the PC board art, the robot design, and code has been placed in
the public domain. It may be used freely for educational and
commercial purposes. No permission is necessary, but the name
"Stiquito" is a trademark of Indiana University, and must be
acknowledged.
=====================================================================
Title : XRaCS DTMF Radio X10 Control with Voice Response
[# 080]
=====================================================================
Date : 970331
Author: Chris Arndt
E-mail: carndt@slonet.org
Code available: Yes
Filename
: XRACS.ZIP
URL
: http://www.hth.com/filelibrary/BS2-IC/
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Description
XRaCS uses a BS2, radio tranceiver, DTMF receiver chip, CTCSS

decoder, X10 TW523 interface, an RC Systems speech synthesizer, and
a few glue parts.
It is a DTMF (TouchTone) controlled radio X10 interface that
responds to commands over the radio with synthesized voice feedback.
The operator transmits a single digit for the house code, listens
for confirmation, 2 digits for the unit, listens, and then a letter
for ON or OFF. XRaCS speaks the command, and then identifies itself.
As the commands are transmitted, they are sent to the TW523
interface and then to the AC line.
The BS2 Basic program is available at the Parallax ftp site, and an
article describing XRaCS was published in the March 1997 issue of
Circuit Cellar Ink, p. 20.
There are provisions in the program, and extra pins on the BS2, for
adding other functions to the device.
=====================================================================
Title : Interfacing the Basic Stamp 2 with I2C Devices
[# 081]
=====================================================================
Date : 970402
Code available: Yes
Filename
:
URL
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This application illustrates how to interface with various devices
using the Philips Inter IC (I2C) bus protocol. The I2C protocol is
a 2-wire interface and multiple devices may share the same 2-wire
bus.
Specific applications which are illustrated include;
1. Microchip 24LC32 Serial EEPROM. This provides 4096 bytes of
EEPROM which may be used for table look up or for storing data.
2. Dallas DS1621 Thermometer / Thermostat. This is the 2-W I2C
version of the popular DS1620.
3. Dallas DS1803 Dual Potentiometer. This permits the Stamp to
vary a potentiometer in 256 steps. 10K, 50K and 100K Ohm models
are available.
These discussions are available at...
http://www.access.digex.net/~pha/stamp.
Note that each of these devices has a unique 4-bit product identifying code which is assigned by the manufacturer. This permits
various combinations of different devices to appear on the same
2-wire bus. In addition, each of these devices provides three

address terminals which are hard wired so as to permit the
addressing of up to eight of the same device on the bus. For
example, a user could configure eight DS1621 Thermometers and
eight 24LC32 EEPROMs on the same 2-wire bus.
In the future, this discussion will be extended to include A/D
and D/A, a real time clock and an I/O expander.
I2C devices are typically less than US $5.00. This along with
their availability makes them very attractive in adding capabilities
to the Stamp.
In addition, an interface between the PC Parallel Port and the
24LC32 Serial EEPROM is described. The parallel port may be used to
program a look up table in a Stamp application. It may also be used
in uploading data which has been acquired by a Stamp based data
logger. The data may then be saved to a file and analyzed using
spreadsheet or other analysis tools on a PC which are beyond the
capability of a Stamp.
=====================================================================
Title : The WeatherStamp Meteorological Station
[# 082]
=====================================================================
Date : 970901
Author: Matt Parnell
E-mail: tparnell@oeonline.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS2SX-IC Module
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.oeonline.com/~tparnell/index.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A BS2SX Based weather station that can monitor the following:
-
Wind Speed (and peak gusts)

Wind Direction
Rainfall Accumulation
Barometric Pressure
Temperature (at up to four locations)
Relative Humidity
Current Time & Date
The software will also support a keypad and LCD user interface,
and a PC-Board Kit is available.
=====================================================================
Title : Maxxum 7000 Remote Release Widget
[# 083]
=====================================================================
Date : 970427
E-mail: bigqueue@tiac.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: MAXXUM.TXT
URL
: http://www.tiac.net/users/bigqueue/robot/maxxum.html
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Description
Utilizing a Stamp to add extended long-exposure bracketing, and

long-timed auto-shot capability to the Maxxum. The Maxxum 7000 has
an electronic remote shutter release, so the Stamp fits right in.
See more info at the authors web-site at...
http://www.tiac.net/users/bigqueue/robot/maxxum.html
=====================================================================
Title : Xs And Os games for college project
[# 084]
=====================================================================
Date : 970429
Author: Niall Hickey
E-mail: nylh@hotmail.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
STAMP controlled digital circuit. 9 bipolar LEDS represent the 3x3
grid for playing. Two man7seg displays the current score( up to a
max of 9 to 8) these are driven by to bcd to 7seg display drivers.
To save on i/o pins a 74c922 keypad decoder is used. Currently this
is multiplexed with the display drivers and sometimes causes a
problem. If you want the code e-mail me and I will fill you in on
the problems.
=====================================================================
Title : Stamp II Mouse Emulator (Version 6)
[# 085]
=====================================================================
Date : 970505
Author: Beau Schwabe
E-mail: bschwabe@ionet.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: MOUSTAMP.EXE
URL
: http://www.ionet.net/~bschwabe/BasicStampII
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Use a BASIC Stamp II to emulate a MS mouse. Source code and schema
is available at the authors web-site.
=====================================================================
Title : Basic Alarm System
[# 086]
=====================================================================
Date : 970515
Author: Stanley "Al" Sines
E-mail: sasine@aol.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I use a Basic Stamp II to monitor up to 8 alarm points. The alarm
points can be normally closed magnetic swithes, motion sensors or
what have you. There is a 2X20 LCD to display the current mode of
the alarm system.
When a sensor is tripped a local audio alarm goes on, X10 signals
are sent to turn on a lamp or other device and the stamp calls your
pager and reports the alarm along with which point (0-7) was
tripped. The stamp will also seize the phone line and cut off any
conversation in order to report the alarm. I recommend that you
NOT have this call your local police department. You should do that
after receiving notification on your pager.
I use this alarm system for my detached storage shed since it only
has two doors and two windows to monitor along with a motion sensor.
I will provide a copy of the schematic along with the code, just send
me an e-mail along with your snail mail address. I can email you the
program listing but I will have to snail mail the schematic.
=====================================================================
Title : Interfacing with a Printer
[# 087]
=====================================================================
Date : 970515
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This application shows how to interface a Basic Stamp 2 with a
printer. This might be useful where a hard copy of a data logger is
desired without using a PC. The technique uses two PCF8574 8-bit I/O
Expanders. Use of the I2C bus protocol reduces the Stamp I/O that is
required to two pins.
The program uses about 25 percent of the BS2-IC program memory.
However, much of the program might be also be used in interfacing
with such other I2C devices as the PCF8591 A/D, DS1621 Digital
Thermometer and 24LC32 EEPROM and additional PCF8574 Expanders.
=====================================================================
Title : Dinosaur Quiz Game
[# 088]
=====================================================================
Date : 970605
Author: Rick Miller
E-mail: rdmiller@execpc.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Description
My dad built a 3-meter tall Tyrannasaurus Rex out of wood and

chicken-wire with a green vinyl tablecloth as its skin for a
Halloween fair for the kids at his church. About one week before
it was to happen, he asked me if I could "make some sort of
electronic game" that would use his dinosaur as a prop.
I made the game in a cardboard box with a breadboard and a stamp,
mounted three extra-large push-buttons and two LEDs on the box for
game control, big red LEDs in the dino's eyes and a loudspeaker in
its throat. It helped randomize the quiz questions, blinked its
scary eyes and occasionally "roared" when idle. Played success and
failure tunes too, just like those rinky games of yore.
=====================================================================
Title : Chemical Injection System
[# 089]
=====================================================================
Date : 970615
Author: Tom Sisk
E-mail: msisk@nbnet.nb.ca
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The Stamp is used to inject chemical additives to bulk deliveries of
fuel. The controller receives a pulse stream from the fuel flow meter
and triggers an injection of the additive.
The system meters the additive accurately regardless of flow rate and
maintains a control of 1 liter additive per 3000 liter of fuel.
Additionally, the Stamp monitors the additive for loss of flow and
can stop the fuel delivery if required. Devices controlled are 12 VDC
solenoids and valves. The switching device is a FET with current
capability to 10A.
More details are available by e-mailing the author.
=====================================================================
Title : RS-232 connections between Stamp and host
[# 090]
=====================================================================
Date : 970628
Author: G. Rutherford
E-mail: ruthven@swbell.net
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BASIC Stamp Rev. D/BS1-IC/BS2-IC
Code available: Yes
Filename
: ROBOT1.ZIP
URL
: http://www.hth.com/filelibrary/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This is a demo / teaching file which will allow you to connect a
STAMP to a host to share data or send commands from one to the
other.
It also includes a version for PIC 16C84 and PIC 16F84.

=====================================================================
Title : Video Character Overlay Generator Controller
[# 091]
=====================================================================
Date : 970708
Author: Decade Engineering
E-mail: decade@worldnet.att.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: STAMP.ZIP
URL
: http://www.decadenet.com/bob/bob.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This code offers a quick start for small system developers that want
to use Decade's BOB-I video character overlay generator boards with
BASIC Stamps. It's loaded with comments to help you understand how
each of the four control registers has to be configured for setting
desired modes of operation such as character/outline/background
colors, blink rate, character sizes, overlay vs. local video
generation, H & V start positions, etc.
=====================================================================
Title : Suction tube depth measurement display
[# 092]
=====================================================================
Date : 970726
Author: W.v.Wingerden
E-mail: 106707.617@compuserve.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: LADDERINTERFACE
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
On a sandwinning suction tube dredger made 2 pressure transducers on
the upper and lower suction tube The basic stamp made a calculation
of these 2 values and displays the suction depth on a LCD display in
the control desk.
Also the basic stamp sends a RS-232 signal to a navigation computer.
This computer displays a map of the dredge area and colors in the
exact location and dredging depth with different colors depending
of the depth.
=====================================================================
Title : Electronic Compass with Basic Stamp 2
[# 093]
=====================================================================
Date : 970810
Author: Paul Blom
E-mail: prblom@zeelandnet.nl
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This program interfaces the Stamp2 + LTC1298 a/d converter to an
analog compass-sensor (PEWATRON , type 6070). The both outputsignals
of the compass-sensor have a relation with the angle of the
North/South meridian.
The Stamp2 calculates this relation. The result is displayed on a
LCD serial backpack in a scale of 0 to 360 degrees. The program is
included a list for correction. Accuracy of the system is lesser
than 1 degree. The compass is used in an industrial submersible.
For more information , send e-mail.
=====================================================================
Title : Event Logger with 8K 24C65 I2C memory
[# 094]
=====================================================================
Date : 010213
Author: Dave Forrest
E-mail: dforrest@virginia.edu
Code available: Yes
Filename
: EV_LOG6.BS2
URL
: http://mug.sys.virginia.edu/~drf5n/extras/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This program shows an ascii schematic and code for an event logger.
It records intervals between contact changes in seconds and is
capable of a 3 byte or 2^24 second interval (about 190 days.)
The circuit as shown uses a Microchip 24C65 8K serial I2C eeprom
to hold up to 4096 cycles. These chips could be piggybacked and
extended to 8 chips or 64K of memory with minor program changes
see http://www.microchip2.com/products/memory/allmem.htm#seprom
for reference info on the memory
I'm using this to monitor manufacturing machinery to study the
downtime and machine efficiencies.
=====================================================================
Title : Fixing the depth of a suction-pipe with the BS 2
[# 095]
=====================================================================
Date : 970812
Author: Paul Blom
E-mail: prblom@zeelandnet.nl
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Two capacitive inclinometers are connected to a LTC1298 a/d
converter and a Basic Stamp 2, the inclinometers are mounted on the
two suction parts of a sand-dredger.
The outputsignal of the inclinometers are dependent on the angle of
the suction-pipi with the water-surface. The program calculates the

depth of the mouth of the suction-pipe. The result is displayed on
a LCD serial backpack. By using a second LTC1298 , it is possible
to connect two extra signals for measure the level and the X-Y
(pitch/roll) of the sand-dredger for corrections the depth in the
program. For more information, send e-mail.
=====================================================================
Title : Superchaser
[# 096]
=====================================================================
Date : 970820
Author: Ronald Nollet
E-mail: nollet@mail.enternet.com.au
Code available: Yes
Filename
: EEPROM12.BAS
URL
: http://people.enternet.com.au/~nollet
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Super light show, uses the serial eeprom for holding the light
sequences.
=====================================================================
Title : Corky'z Robotz
[# 097]
=====================================================================
Date : 970820
Author: Corky Mork
E-mail: corky@conknet.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: ROBOT1.BAS
URL
: See text...
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Check out my Robotz web page. I detail the construction of a Stamp
based robot which uses a TV remote and a couple of "dead" servos for
locomotion. It's simple and fun, and it amazes me what can be done
with a lowly Stamp I.
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/1302/robotz.htm
=====================================================================
Title : Cloudrider: analog network with BS2 and BS1's
[# 098]
=====================================================================
Date : 970913
Author: Dr.Godfried-Willem RAES
E-mail: godfriedwillem.raes@ping.be
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.ping.be/logos/cloudrider.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The project is a piece of robotic sound sculpture, but the technical
problem adressed in the software is much more general: overcoming

the SERIN problems with BS1's when no data comes in (they wait for
ever en cannot do anything). So we maded ed.
Complete documented code available on request. It is not permament
on our site: http://www.ping.be/logos
=====================================================================
Title : Yet Another Real Time Clock, Dallas DS1287
[# 099]
=====================================================================
Date : 970913
Author: David E Kitts
E-mail: dkitts@ix.netcom.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: DS1287.ZIP
URL
: Soon at http://www.hth.com/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This program demonstrates the various standard features of a Dallas
DS1287/DS12887 Real Time Clock (RTC). This large RTC chip is self
contained with a battery and 32Khz xtal. No external components are
needed and this chip is quite inexpensive for what it does.
This program initializes the various configuration registers, sets
the date/time and reads the time for display on a 2 line LCD
backpack. An LED is initialized at a 2Hz rate to indicate a "heartbeat." The DS1287 is setup for operation in the Intel mode, pin 1
to GND. The data sheet (.PDF format) for the DS1287 (DS12887 is the
latest version) is available on the Dallas website at
www.dalsemi.com.
I found this chip in an old 286 motherboard. I made three programs
so that anyone could understand the basics of this chip. These three
programs are zipped into one file. Once programmed, the DS1287 takes
little Stamp memory space to run but does take allot of pins.
The alarms features can be set by simply programming the proper
registers. An "I don't care" mode can be setup so an alarm goes off
every second, minute or hour. I do plan to convert this to a PIC
later to recover a Stamp.
=====================================================================
Title : Amateur RadioSatellite Tracking (Az/El) Controller [# 100]
=====================================================================
Date : 971018
Author: Gene Brigman, KC4SA & Mark Hammond, KC4EBR
E-mail: brigman@pinball.iopa.sc.edu
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://pinball.iopa.sc.edu/~kc4sa
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The Stamp gets azimuth and elevation from a satellite orbit
calculating program (WISP)running on a pc or mac. It gets current
antenna position by A/D conversions on position pots in the two

antenna rotators.
It then compares the last known position of the rotators to the new
position, decides which direction the antennas must move, then turns
on relays that swing the rotators in the appropriate direction until
the current position equals the new position.
=====================================================================
Title : DTMF Decoder
[# 101]
=====================================================================
Date : 980107
Author: Eric Dynowski
E-mail: BrokenBytes@brokenbytes.org
Code available: Yes
Filename
: SOFTWARE.TXT
URL
: http://www.brokenbytes.org/dtmf
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Real time dtmf decoder, with 255 NV memory, 40x4 LCD Display, and
Serial Datadump
=====================================================================
Title : PC to STAMP via RS232 routines
[# 102]
=====================================================================
Date : 971202
Author: G. Rutherford
E-mail: Ruthven@swbell.net
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BASIC Stamp/BS1-IC/BS2-IC/PIC via compiler
Code available: Yes
Filename
: PROTVER2.EXE
URL
: http://www.hth.com/filelibrary/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A self extracting file which produces a Microsoft Word ver 6 document
on interfacing between the PC and a STAMP/PIC device. As well as the
BASIC code in BS1, BS2, for uploading, and the file in QBASIC 4.5 for
the PC.
Also included is a packing list. Many comments in all software.
=====================================================================
Title : PC Frequency Counter
[# 103]
=====================================================================
Date : 980120
Author: Al Williams
E-mail: alw@al-williams.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: stampcom.zip
URL
: http://www.al-williams.com
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This app uses the Stamp II to read the frequency of a square wave on
an input pin and sends the data to a PC using the serial port.
Includes two different versions of the PC-side software; one in
Visual Basic and the other in Visual C++.
=====================================================================
Title : Sub-Millisecond Reaction Timer
[# 104]
=====================================================================
Date : 980131
Author: Flip Pihillips
E-mail: flip@tvl.psy.ohio-state.edu
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: See text below...
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This box uses 4060 and 4040 counters
the traditional 32.768kHz crystal to
stamp. Serial commands are sent from
start timing in a tight loop, when a
tied to three of the remaining stamp
to the timer are polled and the time
chanined together, along with

give 12 bits of 'time' to the
the host computer to tell it to
button is pressed (one of three
inputs) the stamps inputs tied
is returned to the host.
URL: http://tvl.psy.ohio-state.edu/~flip/Gallery/tick.html
=====================================================================
Title : Computerized Dynamics Cart
[# 105]
=====================================================================
Date : 980131
Author: Kevin Retzke
E-mail: kretzke@enteract.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: cdcfinal.bas
URL
: ftp:\\ftp.enteract.com\users\kretzke\
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This came about from a physics project which I had a variety of
choices to do, but I chose to enter the NSTA/Duracell competition
which specifies you make a device that uses Duracell batteries.
Since it was for Physics, it obviously it had to be physics-oriented.
So, to get to the chase, it uses a photoreflector, a Scott Edwards
Serial Backpack with a 2x16 LCD, a Solutions Cubed Pocket Watch B,
and three switches mounted in a toy pickup truck.
The photoreflector countes the number of white bars (on a striped
disk mounted to a wheel in the truck) that pass by after the truck
starts rolling (after being pushed or rolled down a ramp), the Pocket
Watch B times the elapsed time of the roll (I reset the time to a
tangible time and then get the difference when it stops rolling).
Then the stamp displays elapsed time, distance traveled, average
velocity and acceleration.
=====================================================================
Title : Ham Radio Interface Using the Basic Stamp 2
[# 106]
=====================================================================
Date : 981230
Author: David J. Hoffman
E-mail: ke4fgw@vol.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: FT5100.BS2
URL
: http://earth.vol.com/~ke4fgw/stamps/stamps.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This interface can control the Yaesu FT5100 Dual Band radio to do
certain things through the microphone jack. It will allow you to
remotely open your garage door(s) (if the rig is located at the
house) through DTMF.
You can also control the radio's PTT (push-to-talk), channel up,
channel down, and band buttons. This interface uses the Basic
Stamp 2 to decide on valid DTMF codes and acts accordingly. The
Basic Stamp 2 will identify itself on-the-air in morse code. You
can also page certain handheld and mobile radios with paging
capabilities and activate repeater autopatches, identifing itself
afterwards of course, all through DTMF. The Basic Stamp2 has been
programmed with autodial numbers and codes to activate the radio.
Actual program code is available.
=====================================================================
Title : Remote tempsensors communicates over the power lines [# 107]
=====================================================================
Date : 980210
E-mail: cj@hth.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: PLMTEMP.ZIP
URL
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This remote tempsensor system use a BASIC Stamp connected to DS1620
tempsensor and an PLM-24 Power Line Modem. It's listen for a command
from a PC also connected to the power line (mains) via a PLM-24.
When the PC address and send a command to the BASIC Stamp it blinks
a LED, measures the current temperature, and returns it to the PC
along with a checksum (CRC). The PC checks the checksum and if it's
OK it present the temperature on the screen, if not it asks for a
re-transmission of the temperature.
For more information about PLM-24 Power Line Modem see URL below...
http://www.hth.com/plm-24/
Schematic and source code available in the ZIP-file
=====================================================================
Title : Interfacing a BASIC Stamp to SRAM
[# 108]
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Date : 980222
Author: John McDonald
E-mail: johnmcd@ix.netcom.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: appnote1.zip
URL
: http://www.netcom.com/~johnmcd/appnote1.zip
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This application note provides circuit diagrams, code listings and
general information on various methods of interfacing a BASIC Stamp
to Static RAM (SRAM) memory chips.
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Title : Stepper controller pulse generator
[# 109]
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Date : 980312
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS1-IC and BS2-IC Module
Code available: Yes
Filename
: outindexer
URL
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Have been experimenting lately with some stepper motor control
circuitry and found the following.
(1) To run a stepper motor at high speed is beyond the capabilty of
the present Basic Stamps due to the processing speed. The new SX
coming will fix this hopefully.
(2) To be able to run a stepper motor at high speed the pulse rate
to a stepper motor control circuit really needs to be ramped up from
slow to high in a fairly smooth linear way. A stepper motor will not
move if you suddenly apply more than approx 4KHZ that's 10RPS when
full stepping (voltage and current depended also so it is only an
estimated value).
(3) Lots of applications exist where we need to move a stepper motor
from one point to the next point by monitoring for example switch
inputs.(Simple point to point indexing)
(4) So in order to do the above I wanted to utilize a Basic Stamp
because it is very easy to program and it is very capable of
monitoring single or even multiple inputs with commands like if
pin1=1 (BS1) or commands like if ins =etc etc for the BS2. Found that
both the present Stamps are certainly fast enough to capture an input
and act very rapidly.
So with all the above found out by testing. I spend sometime to
develop a simple cheap control card that satisfies all the above
criteria.
Lets assume you wish to move a stepper motor from a know home
location to different locations on for example a linear type
actuator,along its travel install sensors that will detect the

postion of the moving carriage driven by the stepper motor that we
have control over by a BS2. These input signals can go direct to the
BS2 and can be monitored very simply, these signals coming into the
BS2 tell my little control card to start stop accelerate etc etc.
My small control card takes only 4 signals from the BS2 to take full
control of the rate of pulse to the stepper motor and also the ramp
rate which is programmable via a multi-turn pot on the module
itself. Also on the module is a max speed adjust that allows you to
set the maximum speed of the pulses to the stepper motor control
card.The BS2 sends direction signals (CW or CCW direct to the
stepper control card). With this I was able to move a stepper motor
very fast and also due to the fatc that the BS2 just monitors the
inputs it acts very rapidly to my control card which has full
control over the speed of the stepper motor.
Just to make sure that we all understand correctly my control card
does not actually drive the motor it just generates the pulses at
high speed with ramping etc etc . Commonly available chipsets like
the L297 and L298 from SGS actually drive the stepper motor.
Personaly used a 23 frame stepper bi-polar driven stepper motor with
the SGS chipset (current chopping etc etc) and did get very good
results.
Well how did we do all this used 2 of the old reliable 555 timers
and a digital pot from Xicor type 9315W (10K 32 steps) I have this
combination of goodies doing things that for example a unit costing
$700-800 could do where as my cost of the whole kit is less than
$300 that would include a stepper motor driver card with the L29XX
series chips on it.(please make your own very easy to do) consult
the SGS book for this an excellent design very easy to build.
My module measures 60*40mm has screw terminals on it needs 5vdc to
operate takes 4 signals from the BS2 or BS1 gives out a ramped pulse
rate to a stepper motor driver. Anybody interested can contact me
direct,this module will be available soon. I personally think it has
lots of potential in the area of Factory Automation as the signals
into my module can come from devices like PLC's or even PC and of
course lest we forget the all mighty Stamps. Please I am all ears
for feedback and other comments.
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Title : Automatic rang caller
[# 110]
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Date : 980313
Author: Randy Tomac
E-mail: Randy_Tomac@amway.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Automatic rang caller for my gun club. This uses the BS2 for control.
Their are six push buttons for control activation and two LED
indicators. The messages are generated from a DM58D Ming board. This
is addressed by the stamp to address the sixteen messages in the
proper order. Their is also an output for the target turner solenoid
valve but the turners are not yet installed. The range caller has been
operation for two years now and the shooters just love it.
For source code e-mail the author.
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Title : Automatic emergency broadcast system
[# 111]
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Date : 980313
Author: Randy Tomac
E-mail: Randy_Tomac@amway.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This is an automatic emergency broadcast system. The BS2 resets the
radio, selects the channel then selects and plays the proper message
from a Ming DM58D board. It then increments to the next channel and
repeats until all fifty eight channels have been broadcast on. The
basic stamp then returns the system to normal operation. Used to
broadcast Tornado evacuation and all clear signals over the two way
communication system.
A variant of above project are multiplexing banks of inputs so that
27 different inputs can be monitored to broadcast 27 different
messages over two channels on the radios. This will also incorporate
two Ming boards do to the fact that you can only store sixteen
messages per board.
For source code e-mail the author.
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Title : BASIC Stamp I as an welding machine
[# 112]
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Date : 980315
Author: Kyriakos Enotiadis
E-mail: doctorx@compulink.gr
Code available: Yes
Filename
: WELDING4.BAS
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Stamp1 works very well as WELDING MACHINE.In this case Stamp1 drives
via optoisolators 3 valves and electric power in sequence . This
welding machine can welds 3 different points in sequence . At the
begin Stamp1 wait to accept a low at pin I/O 4 to activate a welding
machine.Two POT command available to control welding time and
actuator time .
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Title : PLM-24 to X-10 Gateway
[# 113]
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Date : 980323
E-mail: cj@hth.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: PLM2X10.ZIP
URL
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The PLM-24 to X-10 Gateway lets you control existing X-10 modules
and makes it easy to integrate PLM-24 with you existing HA setup.
The gateway uses a PLM-24 Power Line Modem, one BS2-IC, one TW-523
(or PL-513), two LED's and eight switches (or other sensors). The
eight switches gives you local control so you can control the X-10
modules manually or by a computer via a PLM-24 network. Two LED's
indicates PLM-24 and X-10 transmissions.
Schematic and source code available in the ZIP-file
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Title : Semi-Automated Combusitible Gas Indicator Tester
[# 114]
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Date : 980324
Author: Jim Acord
E-mail: jacord@indiana-gas.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
STAMP controls timing, sequence of a series of certified calibration
gases, and purging of gases. STAMP drives an LCD display as an
operator interface.
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Title : Counter-rotating Servos
[# 115]
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Date : 980327
Author: John Boyle
E-mail: sparky49@epix.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: counterr.bs2
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I had a situation where two servos had to be counter-rotated
by the same degree.
This simple code takes the PWM signal from either a common RC
receiver or other source and produces its mirror image in only
fifteen lines of code.
I didn't use the input signal to the stamp to directly control

the first servo, as you can see in the code, but rather took
if from one output of the Stamp. This made the operation of the
first servo more reliable.
The code includes a "wait loop" which forces the servos to midposition in the event of signal loss, and incorporates checking
for return-of-signal. There's also an output which I used to
halt the entire system during loss-of-signal.
I'm posting this because it occured to me that it could be used
in robotic control where a turn-in-place 4-wheeled platform with
all-electronic steering is desired.
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Title : Joystick Controlled Robotic Arm
[# 116]
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Date : 980406
Author: Rob Weis
E-mail: rob_weis@yahoo.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This program first calibrates a CH products Flightstick joystick and
moves a four-axis Fischertechnik robotic arm according to the
movements of the joystick. The key to joystick control of anything
is the calibration. I tried a different version of the program that
didn't calibrate, and the results were less than acceptable. If you
have any questions, want the code, the schematic, or all three, E-Mail
me at: rob_weis@yahoo.com.
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Title : Anti Traction Control Device
[# 117]
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Date : 980407
Author: Del Schmelzer
E-mail: N/A
Code available: Yes
Filename
: CHEATER.BS1
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Anti Traction control device used in dirt racing that monitors the
left front wheel and left rear wheel. When the left rear wheel is
out of range (R.P.M) reading this device turns on and output that
retards ignition timing.
This takes about 60 HP out of the motor. When the rear tire falls
within a deadband the BS1-IC disables the output and power is
resumed. This device is not legal for IMCA or other dirt track
racing.
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Title : Cat Chasing Lego Robot and Other Circuits
[# 118]
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Date : 980420
Author: Mark Crosbie
E-mail: mcrosbie@cup.hp.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.best.com/~mcrosbie
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Having recently adopted two little kittens, I decided it was time to
make electronics work for me for once. Thus the idea of a "Cat
Chasing Robot" was born! My goal is to build a robot that will chase
the cats, so I don't have to. It will be built from standard Lego
parts, use a BS2 for control, and have a variety of sensors. Most
importantly, I will try to build in my previous research on genetic
programming so that the robot can learn new behaviours, and exhibit
"fuzzy" reasoning.
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Title : Camlift
[# 119]
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Date : 980512
Author: WJ Sherwood
E-mail: wjs@perth.wni.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: camlift.bas
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Taken from Parallax Stamp Application Notes 2 and 13: Interfacing an
A/D Converter (ADC0831) to acquire analog data and write it to a
512 byte EEPROM (93lc66). This is under control of an opto trigger
sensing flywheel teeth as it is rotated and takes a reading from a
linear pot monitoring the rocker arm movement for a total of 216
teeth (108 per rotation).
A bicolour LED is connected to pin 7 and flashes red as each tooth
is detected (normally green) until a full count is reached when it
stays red and flickers (indicating serial data is being sent from
pin 6 continuously. A 5 second pause between data transmissions
allows the user to break the connection, capture the file and import
into a spreadsheet for graphing.
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Title : Control 15 Servos in Parallel
[# 120]
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Date : 980515
Author: Jonathan W. Mills
E-mail: jwmills@cs.indiana.edu
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.cs.indiana.edu/hyplan/jwmills/bs2.html
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Using PULSOUT as a microsecond-resolution timer, and by writing
directly to the OUTS register, up to fifteen servomotors can be
controlled in parallel -- one I/O pin is used by the PULSOUT
instruction -- with each servomotor's rate of rotation and final
position set independently. This technique has been used successfully to build a single-Stamp controller that drives 12 servos on
a hexapod robot.
Parallel versions of many BASIC Stamp II instructions including
PULSOUT, PWM, PULSIN, SERIN, SEROUT, and BUTTON can be programmed in
PBASIC by using the PULSOUT instruction to access the Stamp's
microsecond-resolution timer.
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Title : 8 Digit "Smart" Alphanumeric Display
[# 121]
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Date : 980528
Author: Dave Miller
E-mail: davmil@tenet.edu
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The SIEMENS DL 1414T intelligent display is a 4 character alphanumeric display that interfaces nicely with the STAMP II. Input is
ASCII so commands like
LOOKUP i,["DAVE"],letter
SHIFTOUT ..... [letter]
can be looped to display words. Adding an octal D type flip flop
used as a shift register enables you to drive each 4 character unit
with a single i/o pin.
I discovered these displays in a bargain bin at a local electronics
store. There were $2.95 apiece. I was impressed with the price and
simpicity. Drop me an email if you want to see some code or any
other details.
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Title : Cycle Testing AC Motor Controller
[# 122]
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Date : 980604
Author: Bill Samek
E-mail: wsamek@city-net.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: CYCLE.TXT
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I developed a cycle testing rig for the blind/shade industry to
failure test various types of cords, plastic bushings, and components
on a linear motion control fixture operated by a reversible AC motor.
I needed a way to control the limit of travel on the trolley, the
speed, timing, and number of cycles the component lasted (duration
of operation and delay the trolley).
I used a BASIC STAMP I to sense magnetic reed switches as travel
limit sensors, control the motors direction and timing by interfacing
the stamp to solid state relays, and to send counting pulses to a
dedicated counter module from Radio Shack. The unit was very
successful and versatile enough to re-programmed to accomodate
various testing parameters. It is easily adaptable to any variety
similar test fixtures. It was simple to set up and extremely easy
to program.
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Title : Controlling an LCD by BS2 via I2C Bus
[# 123]
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Date : 980624
Author: Claus Kuehnel
E-mail: ckuehnel@access.ch
Code available: Yes
Filename
: I2C_LCD.BS2
URL
: http://www.access.ch/ckuehnel/download.htm
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Description of controlling a Chip-On-Glass-LCD-Modul with I2C-LCDController PCF2116 by BS2. Published in Elrad magazine June 98 in
German. Testprogram available for download on URL above.
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Title : The Newcastle Robotic Bilby Project
[# 124]
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Date : 980714
Author: Ray Fairall and Angela Durie
E-mail: asrgf@alinga.newcastle.edu.au
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: See text...
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A Bilby is a small Micro-Mouse like robot that runs a simple maze
like path. They are designed to be built from scrap by High School
students. There is a now a national competition for them in
Australia.
We have designed a selfcontained PCB which uses a Basic Stamp to
fully control two steppers and read up to five sensors. We are now
running the project for a second time. Our web page describes the
project and provides construction details. It's still being

constructed but soon will contain all the information needed to
build an example.
See http://www.newcastle.edu.au/department/av/bilby/bilby_in.htm
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Title : The EM1 (Electric mule)
[# 125]
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Date : 980714
Author: Jim Lee
E-mail: jjlee@concentric.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: See text...
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The EM1 is a robot built from a RC car chassie and uses around 13
BASIC Stamps. It's a test platform for my stamp products.
There is code avalible if you want. But most of it is not very
interesting. The more pertanate bits are on the linked web pages.
Everything is here on the URL.
http://www.concentric.net/~Jjlee/robotics/stampCarriers/theEM1.html
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Title : Distance Measurement with GP2D02 SHARP Sensor
[# 126]
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Date : 980722
Author: A.C. Jacques
E-mail: hydratec@plugue.com.br
Code available: Yes
Filename
: ACSHARP.BS2
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A simple code to interface a BS2 with the GP2D02 Sharp distance
sensor. 8 bit output readings (5 Hz) from about 60 cm up to 10 cm.
If you want the code send an email and ask for ACSHARP.BS2 file.
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Title : TI82 Interface
[# 127]
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Date : 980730
Author: Jakob Selbing
E-mail: jakob_selbing@hotmail.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: BS2COM.ZIP
URL
: http://hem2.passagen.se/jaksel/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The TI82 interface is a program that interfaces with the Texas
Instrument's 82 calculator (TI82), together with another program on
the TI82, called BS2 Communicator(TM) that I wrote.
The BS2 Communicator
to the BS2 at speeds
it does the job. The
memory, and a little
BS2 program.
allows you to send single bytes from the TI82

up to about 320 bps, which isn't very fast, but
TI82 inteface uses about 90 bytes of program
RAM, so it should be easy adding it to your own
Questions, suggestions, problems, downloads; mail me!

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Title : Operator Interface for Multiple Stamps
[# 128]
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Date : 980805
Author: Adsett and Sisk
E-mail: msisk@nbnet.nb.ca
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This software allows several stamps to be used as field data loggers
or distributed controllers. They are polled by the interface
software which can display analog or digital data in a number of
graphical forms. The number of points monitored per stamp can vary
as can the interrogation interval.
The Windows '95 software is a simplified version of author Adsett's
commercial operator interface for industrial controllers and PLC's.
The stamps can be read from or written to to control outputs.
Demos/info available Aug 31/98.
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Title : Infrared Glucose (Blood Sugar) Monitor
[# 129]
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Date : 980810
Author: Jason Goldring
E-mail: jason_goldring@philip-serv.com
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
While crude in it's initial design, I have worked with a Infrared
Emitter and detector coupled to a stamp II and a LCD display to
determine the CH bonds (Carbon) molecule content within a human.
The carbon levels are then translated into an approximate blood
sugar level. Best of all, this is a non-invasive device which does

NOT require any blood samples or test strips. Preliminary results
are promissing and the cost is well below $100 dollars from creation
to completion. Email for more details.
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Title : Fox For ham radio or Automated Propogation Beacon [# 130]
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Date : 980812
Author: Gerald Crenshaw
E-mail: gerryc@airmail.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: FOX12.ZIP
URL
: http://www.hth.com/filelibrary/bs2-ic/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Automated Fox for Amateur Radio Direction finding fox hunting or a
Morse code ID and Keyer for a FM Propagation Beacon Station
Propagation Becon station for HF will require changes to code.
Sends Morse ID, then a tone for 1 minute, then pauses 1 minute, Loop
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Title : GPS Data Overlay on Video
[# 131]
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Date : 980820
Author: Michael McCarty, KB8YHV
E-mail: mmccarty@ite.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: GPS-ATCV.ZIP
URL
: http://www.cris.com/~gharlan
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Uses Decade Engineering's low-cost BOB-II video character overlay
module with a GPS receiver to display Lat, Lon, and Time as text
superimposed on video transmitted by a mobile camera platform. A
complete description was published in Amateur Television Quarterly
for Summer 1998 (ATVQ's URL is http://www.cris.com/~gharlan).
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Title : 10Base-T Cable Tester
[# 132]
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Date : 980912
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
When wiring my daughters school with 10Base-T, it was obvious that
we need some sort of cable tester to test the various connector
crimps and punch-down block connections. I simply took the outputs

of a BS1 and wired them (through series resistors) to the 8 pins of
an RJ-45 male connector. I took 7 LEDS and wired them to another
RJ-45 male connector.
The LEDS were wired so that pin 8 could be driven high to suppot
power (to all the anodes) and the other 7 pins could be stobed low
one at a ti me so that a person at one end of the cable could see
the "walking LEDs" pattern. (the 6 other outputs would be tristated)
If any of the LEDs did not light, that wire was not connected right.
If several lit at a time, there was a short.....if they lit in the
wrong order, the wiring was not in the right order. (If noe lit,
then it was probably pin 8 that was open)
Anyways, it was about a 30 minute job to change the BS1 from a bare
Basic Stamp to a very usefull RJ-45 cable tester. (and I found
several problems in wiring thanks to that simply tester)
Schema and source code available at...
http://www.tiac.net/users/bigqueue/robot/pix/rj45test.pdf
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Title : Kodak DC40/50/120 camera control
[# 133]
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Date : 980922
Author: Mike DeMetz
E-mail: miked@technologist.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.elkhart.net/~miked
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I used a BSII to control a Kodak DC50 digital camera mounted on a
radio control helicopter. The BS2 controls the camera via the serial
port. On reset it turns off flash, sets sleep time to maximum and
zoom to 75%. The BS2 then watches a channel on the r/c receiver
controlled by a switch on the transmitter. When the switch is
activated the STAMP sends a 'take picture' command with 'command
complete' feedback. It then waits for the switch to be returned
before attempting to take another picture.
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Title : Implement S.N.A.P network protocol in a BASIC Stamp [# 134]
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Date : 980924
Author: Robert Zachrisson and Christer Johansson
E-mail: robert.zachrisson@buller.se
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS2-IC and BS1-IC Modules
Code available: Yes
Filename
: SNAP-0XX.ZIP
URL
: http://www.hth.com/snap/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Shows how to implement S.N.A.P (Scaleable Node Address Protocol) in
BASIC Stamps. The protocol was primary developed for PLM-24 based
home automation and control systems but it is a generic protocol
and not limited to this. S.N.A.P can be used in any type of
applications where an easy to learn and flexible network protocol
is needed.
-
Easy to learn, use and implement.

Free and open network protocol.
Scaleable binary protocol with small overhead.
Requires minimal MCU resources to implement.
Up to 16.7 millions node addresses.
Up to 24 protocol specific flags.
Up to 24 user definable flags.
Optional ACK/NAK request.
8 different error detecting methods (Checksum, CRC, FEC etc.).
Can be used in master/slave and/or peer-to-peer.
Supports broadcast messages.
Media independent (power line, RF, TP, IR etc.).
Works with simplex, half-, full- duplex links.
Header is scaleable from 3-15 bytes.
Minimum packet size without error checking is 3 bytes.
Minimum packet size with error checking is 4 bytes.
User specified preamble bytes (0-n).
Works with synchronous and asynchronous communication.
Protocol description and many examples that includes source code

and schematics are available for download.
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Title : Stamp/PC RS-485 Network
[# 135]
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Date : 981007
Author: Jan Axelson
E-mail: jan@lvr.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: 485NET.ZIP
URL
: http://www.lvr.com/spc.htm
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This file contains a schematic diagram and code for an RS-485
network with a master PC and up to seven slave nodes. The slaves may
be Basic Stamp IIs or PCs. The master polls each slave at requested
intervals, sends and receives data with each poll, and displays (and
optionally stores) the result.
The master node's program is in Visual Basic 5. Some familiarity
with Basic Stamps, Visual-Basic programming, and RS-485 interfacing
is helpful!
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Title : Easy-to-build BS keyboard/display w/ 10 keys/LEDs [# 136]
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Date : 981010
Author: Jakob Selbing
E-mail: jakob_selbing@hotmail.com
Code available: Yes

Filename
: BS_KEYB.ZIP
URL
: http://hem2.passagen.se/jaksel/index.htm
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This keyboard will make it possible to provide the BS with 10
keys/LEDs using only 3 I/O:s. If you use 4 I/O:s you'll get both
the keyboard and the display. The keyboard/display is based on the
4017 Johnson decade counter, which requires only a few additional
components(i.e. resistors).
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Title : Joystick control: BS2, 2 motors & 2 HBridges
[# 137]
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Date : 981014
Author: Carl A. Kollar
E-mail: carlk3jml@bigfoot.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: JOYSTICK.ZIP
URL
: http://members.tripod.com/~divelec/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Schematic and program demonstrating the use of a standard joystick
with a Basic Stamp 2 to control 2 HBridges and motors for local
steering of my robot.
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Title : Basic Stamp 2 Mobile Robot
[# 138]
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Date : 981105
Author: Michael Rankin
E-mail: michael.rankin@ns.sympatico.ca
Code available: Yes
Filename
: ROBOT.BS2
URL
: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/michael.rankin/
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
My mobile robot uses the basic stamp 2 because of its larger I/O and
memory size. There are five IR sensors mounted anound the body. A
front IR, front left and right, and back left and right. The touch
sensors were removed after I discovered how well the IR sensors were
performing.
The chasis has also gone through many changes. It is now aluminum
and as compact as possible. Two modified servos turn R/C wheels of a
dead remote controlled car. Future mods hope to be the addition of
an electronic compass and a way counting how far and which each
wheel has rotated.
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Title : Home Automation and Security System
[# 139]
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Date : 981117
Author: Chris Bergeron

E-mail: N/A
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This is a home automation / security system that's internet
accessible. I used a Basic Stamp II to interface with my doors /
windows/ answering machine, etc. For details, see the page.
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Title : UM3750 Read Code
[# 140]
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Date : 981202
Author: Oscar Glavic
E-mail: oglavic@cvtci.com.ar
Code available: Yes
Filename
: 3750.BAS
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The IC UM3750 is a codes generator of 12 bits very used in systems
of remote control. The program that I made can read I number it of
code and presents it in an exit RS232. With a simple modification
can be used to form a complete system of control of accesses.
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Title : Magnetic Stripe Reader
[# 141]
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Date : 981212
Author: Mashal Buhamad
E-mail: mbuhamad@hotmail.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I used Basic Stamp II to for reading and decoding a Magnetic Stripe
Reader. It reads Driver license, ATM, and credit card numbers. And
I use a serial display to view the numbers.
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Title : Telephone Remote Control and Remote Alarm
[# 142]
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Date : 981213
Author: Juan Carlos Solano Porras
E-mail: juanca@softhome.net
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This application can control several electric devices with the X-10
protocol. You just have to connect it to your telephone line and
make a call from other remote place via telephone. A voice chip
(ISD)will give instructions about how to control the devices, but
first you have to enter a 4-number code to have access. Then just
select the number device, and to turn it on press ("*"), to turn it
off press ("#"). All operations are voice guided. Then system is
also connected to an alarm system, if it turns on the Stamp will
make a call to a pre-programed number, if it can't make a contact,
will try for other two telephone numbers.
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Title : Tube preamplifier control section
[# 143]
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Date : 981216
Author: Remco Stoutjesdijk
E-mail: r.m.stoutjesdijk@student.utwente.nl
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Vacuum tube amplifiers have a reputation of sounding great, and that
is why i have built a preamplifier using tubes only in the audio
signal path.
What is best for the life of the tubes, however, is to allow them to
warm up before engaging the high voltage to the anodes. Also when
put off, that high voltage must fade calmly before disengaging the
heater voltage. I decided to build a Stamp2 board to do this. It
could also switch inputs on the preamp using relays and while I was
using a Stamp anyways, i could also make the device remote
controlled. Also, i decided to make the volume control motordriven,
so it could also work with remotecontrol.
The project is finished now, remote control works like a charm, the
Stamp2 handles it perfectly, also the keys on the front of the amp
are monitored by the Stamp and it's driving the voltage relays to
the tubes.
The sound is incredibly good, but the ease of use is just like any
commercial design, thanks to the stamp. Programming took several
weeks but works like a charm now. The amp has a RS232 port on the
back so I can update and debug any time.
Great uP!
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Title : Interrupt for PBASIC
[# 144]
=====================================================================
Date : 981218
Author: Oscar Glavic
E-mail: oglavic@cvtci.com.ar
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BASIC Stamp Rev. D / BS1-IC Module
Code available: Yes
Filename
: FF.BAS
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Using the RESET can be simulated an interruption. FF.BAS it is an
example of Flip-Flop with this method.
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Title : dLOG
[# 145]
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Date : 990107
Author: Godwin Caruana
E-mail: godwin.v.caruana@magnet.mt
Code available: Yes
Filename
: DLOG.ZIP
URL
: http://www.geocities.com/siliconvalley/peaks/3245
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
dlog 1.0 is a simple but powerful BS2-1C & rs232 based data logging
package. It supports built in mathematical graphing capabilities,
alarm and triggers, zooming and lots more. It also has direct
interaction with WinGnu plot for extra visualization functionalit.
+ LOTS MORE FEATURES- MUST BE SEEN
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Title : Compass
[# 146]
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Date : 990107
Author: Nick Pekelsma
E-mail: menlopeck@aol.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Developed a program which reads the two channel Dinsmore 1655
compass ($35) and extracts magnetic heading accurate to 2-3 degrees.
Program uses 2nd order curve fit. Program occupies 45% of memory,
leaving room for autopilot applications.
Contact author for wiring, source code, and advice.
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Title : BS-2 serial VISCA interface
[# 147]
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Date : 990107
Author: Chuck Schoeffler
E-mail: chucks@uidaho.edu

Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The BS-2 serial VISCA is used to send commands to the Sony D31
Machine Vision camera (neat camera) so it will move to preset
positions when inputs to the BS-2 stamp are activated. The inputs
can be switch closures, highs or lows.
Presently I sense +4 volts from an audio mixer and it works fine to
tell the stamp to move the camera and point it at the person doing
the speaking. People doing this will need to get the EVI-D30/31
manual from the Sony web site for other commands other than position
recall and homing. Other cameras, stero-mixers, editing equipment
uses this protocol so it can be very useful if you want to automate
or custom design a particular application.
E-mail author for source code.
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Title : Servo tester
[# 148]
=====================================================================
Date : 990107
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The BS-1 Servo tester really isn't all that complicated or new,
except that it uses a 16C58 instead of a Stamp Rev.D or BS-1.
I used a Rev D. to program it then used the Parallax pic programmer
to burn a 16C58 so I could get my BASIC Stamp back for more
development work.
The servo tester has an on-off switch, three push button, and three
more on-off switches. There are four leds. One for power on, one for
Left, Right, and center. The servo to be tested is connected to a 3
pin male header. It is powered by four "AA" cells and will test
almost any servo for standard operation or if you have modified it
will run the servo motor in forward and reverse to check that.
=====================================================================
Title : Small-bot
[# 149]
=====================================================================
Date : 990107
Code available: Yes

Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Small robot that is programmable, can be controlled with a TV remote
control, or a tether wire utilizing 4 switches in a small box. The
robot uses modified futaba S3003 servos and Cost about $80 or $90
(U.S.dollars) to build. It has the best tail wheel design I have
seen (mine of course..ha ha) and the movements of the robot are
fluid and sexxy with this type of tail wheel.
The Small-bot is a BS-1 or Rev. D. robot about 6 inches by 8 inches
that uses modified Futaba servos for motors and if you want a really
nice tail wheel you can build one of those too. For those of you who
don't know, an excellent tail wheel makes all the difference in
repeatable and smooth movements. Cost is about $80 and add $10 if
you want to have the sexxy tail wheel. You can use a BS-2 on the
small bot but then you have to pay more money. But you get some
nice additional commands. So I guess I should say this is an
upgradeable robot..a first.
See it at www.palouse.net/candstek if you want to see some pictures.
E-mail author for source code and CAD drwaings in EasyCAD format.
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Title : Repeater Controller
[# 150]
=====================================================================
Date : 990114
Author: Roger Cameron
E-mail: n0yox@iland.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: STAMP2.BS2
URL
: http://www.iland.net/~n0yox
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Repeater controller with CWID, timeout timer, tail beep, and DTMF
enable/disable using the 8870 IC.
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Title : ESD Tester for Foot and Wrist Straps
[# 151]
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Date : 990127
Author: Ronald Anderson
E-mail: ronald_anderson@hp.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
To enter the clean room one has to stop at an ESD testing station to
check ones ESD protection equipment. The tester however was breaking
down due to the number of people testing each day, 2 shifts a day, 4
shifts per week, 24 hours a day for months on end. The button which
started the testing process would simply fail, after being pressed
by every person.
After some discussion I convinced them a micro based tester would be
a much neater package having a high tech appearance, plus it would
not break.
A BSII with a 12 BIT ADC from Linear Tech, coupled with a 4x20 VFD
Display with a Scott Edwards backpack makes up the tester. The test
is initiated by stepping on a floor pad and placing ones hand on the
test post. The micro is running a continuous loop and detects
contact via the two channel ADC and then begins testing for an ESD
value.
Passing or failing messages are given based on the returned ADC
counts. The device is extremely sensitive to resistances between
0.5 and 55 Megohms, testing in essence what would normally be
considered an insulator.
The best part is that the new system has no switches to break, is
very accurate and extremely sensistive, with no follow up
calibration needed after initial set up.
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Title : Beneficial Insect Dispenser
[# 152]
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Date : 001218
Author: Warren Sargent
E-mail: warren@agattack.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.agattack.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
My company, AgAttack, builds specialized dispensing equipment for
beneficial insects. Our latest model incorporates a STAMP to sense
an input (momentary switch) and then responds by activating a servo
to move a plate that meters out a quantity of insects.
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Title : Bugsey
[# 153]
=====================================================================
Date : 990217
Author: Camp Peavy
E-mail: camp_peavy@intuit.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.seric.com/cyberbeast/pictures/bugsy2.jpg
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Bugsey is a tabletop robot based on two Basic Stamp 1 computers. He
features infrared proximity detection (w/ audible feedback), bump
switches and a wagging servo tail. Originally he had only one BS1
in the body but it was too much to run the IR detection and pulse
the drive motors (chuga-chuga-chuga). So I gave the IR detection
its own Stamp (in the head).
When the head Stamp sees something it notifies the body Stamp which
then actuates the wheels to back up and turn counterclockwise. I've
since bought one of the IR proximity detectors from robotstore.com
so Bugsey now determines whether the obstacle is on the left or
right and turns the opposite direction. I've also changed to larger
wheels ~3" so he goes considerably faster.
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Title : Vector2X Compass Module with the new BS2SX Stamp
[# 154]
=====================================================================
Date : 990226
Author: AC Jacques
Code available: Yes
Filename
: VECTORSX.TXT
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Old BS2 code to read Vector2X compass modules needs some
modifications in order to be used by the new Stamp BS2SX. File will
indicate changes that is needed both to read Heading or use the
compass module as Raw Magnetometer. If you are interested mail to
author and ask by VECTORSX.TXT file.
=====================================================================
Title : Serial Mouse to BS2 Interface
[# 155]
=====================================================================
Date : 990322
Author: AC Jacques
Code available: Yes
Filename
: ACMOUSE.TXT
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Text explains how to connect and read a standard Microsoft Serial
Mouse from a BS2 without a PC environment. Mouse connection needs
only three wires: 12 VDC, GND and Data Out. The BS2 or BS2-SX code
included in the text allows to read left and right buttons and X
and Y absolute movements. Works straightforward from most cheap
everywhere available mouses.
If you are interested e-mail author and ask for ACMOUSE.TXT
=====================================================================
Title : Radio Repeater Controller
[# 156]
=====================================================================
Date : 990404
Author: William Franzin
E-mail: franzin@cc.umanitoba.ca

Code available: Yes
Filename
: RC6.BS2
URL
: http://www.lwa.mb.ca/ve4gbu/
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Ham radio repeater controller. Has many features; timeout and id
timers, anti-kerchunk, CTCSS encode/decode and muting, voice and cw
id, digital voice recorder control, serial LCD display of status. No
DTMF decoder, but there is lots of connections for expansion on
external boards.
It works and other versions in the past have been very reliable.
Any suggestions to upgrading or optimizing the source code is
always welcome.
=====================================================================
Title : Keypad reader
[# 157]
=====================================================================
Date : 990407
Author: Chris Anderson
E-mail: fes@bis.net.au
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Basic stamps can be used to scan a keypad, using only 1 I/O and the
"rctime" command. Using cascaded resistors,I have successfully made
an access control unit which requires a pin number up to 5 digits.
Using a bs2, upto approx 30 pin numbers can be stored. Normal keypad
scanning is hungry on code space and requires 4 or 5 I/O's. The
system does not seem to be affected by temperature, and with careful
calibration, errors are below 1%.
=====================================================================
Title : Automatic Vehicle Location / Mobile Asset Tracking [# 158]
=====================================================================
Date : 990429
Author: Richard Frost
E-mail: rfrost@mail.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
BS2-IC provides initialization, timing, filtering, and data
compression for remote units containing a GPS (Global Positioning
Systems) receiver and a CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) wireless
modem. The standard for GPS data is serial at 4800 baud, and the
BS2 can handle this reliably.

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Title : Interfacing a 4X4 keypad to the stamp II
[# 159]
=====================================================================
Date : 990514
Author: Shaun Wilson
E-mail: swilson@brunnet.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://bs2projects.webjump.com/
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Interfacing a 4x4 matrix keypad to a stamp using the 74C922 encoder
IC. Only takes 6 I/0 pins. Eveything you need to get started is on
my page, code, schematic,and datasheet for the 74c922.
Atlternative URL:
http://geocities.com/SiliconValley/Orchard/6633/projects.html
=====================================================================
Title : Interfacing a 4X4 keypad to the stamp II
[# 160]
=====================================================================
Date : 990515
Author: Shaun Wilson
E-mail: swilson@brunnet.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://bs2projects.webjump.com/
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Interfacing the popular Max186 12 bit 8 Channel ADC to a Stamp. Very
useful considering most sensor out today puts out a voltage. The
MAX186 can measure up to 8 different voltages. Uses 5 I/0 pins of
the stamp.
Atlternative URL:
http://geocities.com/SiliconValley/Orchard/6633/projects.html
=====================================================================
Title : Realistic Manual Shifter for PC Driving Games
[# 161]
=====================================================================
Date : 990520
Author: Matthew McGrath
E-mail: matthewmcg@hotmail.com
Code available: no
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Frustrated with the typical Up/Dn only shifters that come with most
wheel/pedal sets for PCs, I built a 6 speed shift gate and shift
lever. The shifter merely operates a pair of 3 position toggle
switches placed 90 degrees opposite to each other, with one attached
to the shaft of the other. In this arrangement, one does the
forward/neutral/back position, while the other does the left/right/
center position.
Most games only accept button presses on the joystick to go up a
gear or go down a gear, so I wired the switces to a BASIC stamp
Rev. D and made a program that reads the position of the switches,
calculates the gear, and if necessary, sends the appropriate number
of up/dn signals to the game. The shifter operates in a "standard H"
pattern, just like in a stick shift car:
1 3 5 | | | --N-- | | | 2 4 6
Revese is engaged by shifting to neutral first, then shifting to
sixth. The code is still being refined. If you are interested, I'll
be making a webpage as soon as I digitize the diagrams and photos.
=====================================================================
Title : Contact ID handshake board
[# 162]
=====================================================================
Date : 990527
Author: Ken Irving
E-mail: jkirving@mosquitonet.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A BS1 circuit with two LM567 tone decoders and an LM386 op amp to
process audio input from a Radio Shack 'telephone recording control'
for the purpose of processing handshake tones for the Ademco Contact
ID (security system) protocol. Two leds are used to show the state
of the respective tone decoders, and are used together to indicate
when a handshake sequence has been detected. Two output pins are
used to communicate the handshake status to a controller (e.g.,
Andover Controls CX9400) which is running the security message
dial-out protocol and controlling a modem for dialing.
=====================================================================
Title : Basic Stamp II I2C protocol for several ICs
[# 163]
=====================================================================
Date : 990529
Author: M Verlinden
E-mail: mverlinden@yahoo.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.fictoorprojects.demon.nl/irbot/
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I am making a six legged robot, based on I2C bus. The ICs I use are
4 digit led driver(SAA1064), ROM (24C04,PCF8582), RAM (PCF8571) and
the 8 bit expander (PCF 8574). In the following months other features
will be added to the bot. For more information visit my site. Other
features: servo driven, light seeking, solar powered, IR detection
etc...
=====================================================================
Title : Home Controller
[# 164]
=====================================================================
Date : 990612
Author: Adam Blake
E-mail: adam@hometown.demon.co.uk
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The Basic Stamp picks up signals from a radio remote control, which
has a standard number pad as on a phone, and uses this input to
display information on an LED display in the house window. After
entering a password (4 Digits), the user can switch on named
appliances such as lights, heaters, etc from outside the house.
The names scroll across and the user can then select whether it
should be on or off. A Visual Basic program has been written for
the Macintosh which can create lists of appliances required, their
pin number and function, plus the original first entry password.
The program fills the memory and up to 34 outputs can be configured.
If anybody fancies seeing the code or any other information, simply
email me... I would like to hear from anybody interested!
=====================================================================
Title : Coinmachine
[# 165]
=====================================================================
Date : 990619
Author: K.T
E-mail: pallikari@hotmail.com
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
It is a device that counts coins with the help of a 16keys keyboard.
User can program codes and view many statistic data. For more
details send me email.
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Title : Navigation system for the blind
[# 166]
=====================================================================
Date : 990711
Author: Jason Warren
E-mail: jwarren@grove.ufl.edu
Code available: Yes
Filename
: NAVIGATOR.BAS
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A self contained navigation system using a precision navigation VX2
compass, a radio shack pedometer, and 3 voice recorder chips. The
system uses a user specified path (# of steps and heading for each
leg of a route) and compares the path data to data from the compass
and pedometer.
The system then tells (via headphones) the user if he is too far to
the left or right (or no output if in course), and when to stop (at
the end of each leg). The code is very rough, and could be improved
by someone with the slightest coding ability (that person is
definitely not me), but works as is.
=====================================================================
Title : Robot Fighters
[# 167]
=====================================================================
Date : 990727
Author: Justin R. Ratliff
E-mail: weyoun7@aol.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://members.tripod.com/RoBoJRR/fights.htm
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The project is to one day build two robotic fighting squads. One
geared toward offense and the other type geared toward defense
because both defense and offense pose different concerns and create
different objectives.
I am starting small both in the size of my fighters and my goals. My
firstfighter, Sir Sagramore is detailed at this page:
http://members.tripod.com/RoBoJRR/Fights/thebots.html
My project has turned into a robotics contest, where members of TRCY
can enter their own fighters. We also hope to broadcast one day live
shows of our robot fights on the web. TRCY is a robotics club open
to all and is free to join. We are internet based and have over
200 members. Just go to our homepage to find out more.
=====================================================================
Title : Octobot
[# 168]
=====================================================================
Date : 990728
Author: Walter Weaver
E-mail: wweaver@computan.on.ca
--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BASIC Stamp Rev. D/BS1-IC Module
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.computan.on.ca/~wweaver
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This is an eight legged robot made with plexiglass and gears from a
hobby shop. Each side is driven by a gear motor. I used a Stamp
BS-1 which uses 4 outputs drive the legs, 2 inputs for bumper
switches on the front for crash avoidance, and 1 input to read an
infrared input that allows me to turn it on/off by remote control.
I used a edge card and a homemade slot mount to make easy changes
to theelectonics.
=====================================================================
Title : SPI interface chip
[# 169]
=====================================================================
Date : 990829
Code available: Yes
Filename
: SPI12IN.BS2
URL
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Want to read 3 BCD wheels with just 1 instruction and also an
additional 3 inputs ?? Well we have a logic chip programmed with
the SPI interface to do just that. Only 3 connections to a BS2-IC
or BS2-SX are needed.
=====================================================================
Title : Implementing TCP/IP functionallity
[# 170]
=====================================================================
Date : 990910
Author: Gary Desrosiers
E-mail: desrosi@connix.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.embeddedethernet.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Two application notes are available on the site. One allows the
Basic Stamp to act as a network sniffer analyzing and displaying
the packets as they flow on the Ethernet network. The second app
note shows how to control the state of an LED via a Windows Sockets
TCP/IP application allowing the Basic Stamp to become an effective
network appliance. All source code is available.
=====================================================================
Title : Home Security System
[# 171]
=====================================================================
Date : 990927
Author: Reginald Talbot
E-mail: reginald@tciway.tc
---------------------------------------------------------------------

Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.embeddedethernet.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This program monitors a heat motion detector when action occurs
program turns on lights in house,turns on a pinhole camera ,turns
vcr on to record, waits for acknowledgement code if code does not
match dials a pager and a phone. This program aslo can be access
remotely via a modem to turns on the lights in the house, turn on
camera and vcr. E-mail author for source code.
=====================================================================
Title : Garage Door Opener
[# 172]
=====================================================================
Date : 990927
Author: Gerry Crenshaw
E-mail: gerryC@airmail.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.qsl.net/wd4bis/
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Garage door opener and the Automated fox or beacon station now
documented at my web site.
=====================================================================
Title : New Method Of Home Automation
[# 173]
=====================================================================
Date : 991101
Author: Adam Blake
E-mail: Y2K_GrimReaper@hotmail.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.btinternet.com/~hometown/future2000/
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I have designed a new system of home automation from scratch called
Futurenet 2000. It uses two stamps, one BS2SX and one BS2. The
system uses radio communications and an LCD unit. Please visit the
web site for more information.
=====================================================================
Title : Water Volume Meter
[# 174]
=====================================================================
Date : 991116
Author: Eduardo Corpeno
E-mail: guayo4@hotmail.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: PLUVIO.BS2
URL
: See below...
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This circuit tells the volume of water (or other non corrosive
liquid) in a cylinder shaped container. It gets the diameter of the
container from a telephone keypad, and reads the water level from a
special probe.
See URL for more information. More circuits there.
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Lair/7292/stamp.htm
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Title : Table-Top Practice ROBOT for USFirst Competition
[# 175]
=====================================================================
Date : 991206
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.tiac.net/users/bigqueue/html/controls_p
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I was looking for a solution to solve two problems.
1) How to help the High School kids at the high school learn and
practice programming the Basic Stamp used in the competition.
2) How can we make a vehicle that some of the future "drivers" can
practive with. (to learn about tank steering)
Well, I came up with a BS2 with joystick inputs that drives a
Scot Edwards SSC which is mounted on a BOE-BOT chassis.
Take a look at the web page....it describes it pretty well.
=====================================================================
Title : Model-rocket acceleration measurement
[# 176]
=====================================================================
Date : 991206
Author: Robert Zachrisson
E-mail: za@egy.engelholm.se
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://ec.egy.engelholm.se/~za/Rocket.html
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
As a project in the Microprocessor course, here at Engelholms upper
high school, I designed a circuit that measures the acceleration and
transmitts this data over radio, to the ground station. The ground
station consist of a simple receiver and a Laptop PC, that records
the data to a text file, for later processing and visualisation in
Excel or other programs.
=====================================================================
Title : Interface to SPECTRON MICRO-50 2 Axis Inclinometer [# 177]
=====================================================================
Date : 991207
Author: Antonio C. Jacques
E-mail: acjacques@infolink.com.br
Code available: Yes
Filename
: MICRO-50CAL.BS2
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The code will interface BS2 to the SPECTRON MICRO-50 Dual Axis
Digital Tilt Sensor Board. The board is available from Spectron
Sensors, http://www.spectronsensors.com/inclinomter.htm.
It costs about US$90.00. The board have serial 19200 baud RS-232
outputs and 12 bit ADC. The code could reset, read pitch, read roll,
read temperature, as well read and write EEPROM offsets. Readings
are in hex and decimal values.
If you are interested then send a mail to: hydratec@plugue.com.br or
acjacques@infolink.com.br and ask for the Micro-50cal.bs2 file.
=====================================================================
Title : Interface for electromechanical coinpasser
[# 178]
=====================================================================
Date : 991219
Author: Cristian Udrea
E-mail: cristian.udrea@ttc.ca
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The interface receives a credit pulse (50ms active low) from a token
comparitor (Coin Mechanisms) and activates a 24 VDC solenoid which
in turn releases the open gate to allow access into the subway
station. The solenoid is de-energysed when the cancel switch (N.O.)
is closed (by the movement of the tripod) or timeout in 60 sec.
A green LED illuminates and a sonalert beeps for 1 sec indicating the
acceptance of token and activation of the gate. When another credit
pulse is received between first credit pulse and the closing of the
cancel switch, the timer is reset to zero and the pulse is counted,
the solenoid is kept energysed until the second cancellation or
timeout in 60 sec. A 7 digit totalizer was implemented and the
output displayed on a LCD display. An optoswitch indicates a token
rejected. A red LED flashes for 5 sec and a sonalert beeps 3 times.
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Title : RCS (Remote Controlled Stepper)
[# 179]
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Date : 000110
Author: Eduardo Corpeno

E-mail: guayo4@hotmail.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: RCS.BS2
URL
: See below...
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This circuit moves a stepper motor as requested by it's remote
control. It has manual and automatic modes. The motor can be ordered
to move clockwise or counterclockwise. The orders may be sent in
degrees, radians or motor steps, tiny code modifications needed.
Excellent to learn about electronics, stepper motors and PBASIC
programming.
See the following URL for schematics, documentation and code for
this application. There are more Stamp applications in my page
including a Function Generator and a Serial RS-232 ASCII interface.
Check it out.
http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Lair/7292/stamp.htm
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Title : Making robots really small
[# 180]
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Date : 000115
Author: Martin Michajliw
E-mail: ingrid.m@yline.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I know, I will never get to an end, but my passion (building really
small robots) has now finished. the masterpiece of my construction
is the H bridge which can handle up to 2 400 mA DC motors. It's size
is as big as the BS2 module, and you can put it between the stamp
and the bot layer, so you wouldn't recognize it. It's equipped with
a logic operator which makes it possible to drive the 2 motors with
only 2 pins. with the cute sfh 900's and a voltage step-up (to use
only one single cell) the size is only limited by the motor gears.
Actally 3Lx4Wx3H (in cm)
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Title : Basic Stamp Freezer Alarm
[# 181]
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Date : 000129
Author: Nicholas Helps
E-mail: helpsnic@iname.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: FREEZER.BAS
URL
: http://netcentre.bizland.com/freezer.htm
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
For a design & technology project I needed to build an alarm which
would warn them if their freezer had suddenly risen in temperature.
I also wanted to include 3 LED's which would light up and show the
freezers temperature in terms of the universal * level (found on
back of freezer products). I was able to do this using a standard
Basic Stamp one kit with version 1.2 of the software.
For more information see authors web-site.
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Title : X-10 Command Expander
[# 182]
=====================================================================
Date : 001211
Author: Gerry Wheeler
E-mail: gwheeler@vmguys.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The Stamp uses an X10 TW523 two-way interface to receive and send
X10 commands. The Stamp monitors for specific commands which
trigger it to send other related commands. The triggers are built
into the Stamp program, so any type of logic can be applied to
determine what actions are to be taken.
For example, the Stamp can monitor the dusk/dawn sensor of an
Eagle Eye sensor to know when it is day or night, and set an
internal status accordingly. Then it can monitor the motion sensor
of the same (or different) Eagle Eyes to decide whether to turn on
a light or not. It can turn on/off different lamps during the day
than it does at night.
Another example: by sending a single command from a control such
as a Palm Pad, the Stamp can be triggered into sending a sequence
of commands to turn on or off various lamps. You might use a
single command to set the lights for TV viewing, or dinner, or
whatever.
Current features: The Stamp's "xout" command is used to send
commands, but a special routine had to be written to receive X10
commands. The Stamp program monitors the power line for other X10
commands before sending, to avoid collisions with other X10
devices.
Limitations: Once the Stamp has received a command, it runs the
code that decides what, if any, commands should be sent as a
result. During this processing time it is unable to receive X10
commands. This is not usually a problem, but in very busy X10
environments it could result in missed commands.
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Title : Slide Projector Timer
[# 183]
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Date : 000210
Author: Bill Thomas
E-mail: btthomas@lamar.colostate.edu
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Unit is used to advance multiple slide projectors. Time duration
between advancing slides is set via dip switch. Stamp is used to
read dip switch inputs and fire outputs to close relays. A counter
keeps track of carousel slot number to move more quickly over empty
carousel slots.
This unit can be easily modified with more relays to also reverse
slides. It can also be modified through the addition of dimming
modules to control dissolve time.
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Title : Complete Traffic Light Controller - RS232 display [# 184]
=====================================================================
Date : 000304
Author: Ignacio Iturregui
E-mail: iiturreg@uncc.edu
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I got two BS2-IC's to control a 4 way (plus turning) intersection.
One of them reads the status coming from ultrasonic sensors and
then serially instructs the other one to change the state of the
intersection. Everything is displayed on a PC using a simple VB6
program.
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Title : Call Rejection Box
[# 185]
=====================================================================
Date : 000324
Author: Greg Keller
E-mail: theshocker69@hotmail.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I made a call rejection unit by using the DTMFOUT function. The
stamp picks up the tones of the phone and goes into it and sees if
the number is valid. If it is, it will call it. If it isnt it
wont let the call go through.
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Title : A very simple DTMF decoder
[# 186]
=====================================================================
Date : 000409
Author: Carlos Kostzer
E-mail: mork7xl@arnet.com.ar
Code available: Yes
Filename
: DTMFDEC.ZIP
URL
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This shows how to build A very simple DTMF decoder with inexpensive
Motorola MC145436 and BC1-IC.
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Title : Supercomputer Node Board Diagnostic Tool
[# 187]
=====================================================================
Date : 000414
Author: Ernie Negus
E-mail: nernie@uswest.net
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A BS2 stamp is mounted on a PCI prototype card with two CD4060
8-input NOR gates and a two-line LCD display with a backpack. The
NOR gates provide address decoding for the port 80 diagnostic port.
When the failing node hangs at a Power-On-Self-Test, the BS2 stamp
decodes the data lines and displays the most likely failing
U numbers based on that code, most likely failing part listed first.
The U numbers were taken from a database that contains four years
worth of debug data. This effectively allows anyone to debug POST
(failures that prevent the node from coming ready) just by plugging
in the card and looking at the LCD display and changing the part(s)
indicated.
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Title : Bipede
[# 188]
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Date : 000507
Author: Chevreuil Rgis
E-mail: re-re@wanadoo.fr
Code available: Yes
Filename
: ROBOT.ZIP
URL
: ftp://perso.wanadoo.fr/re-re/
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A little bipde robot using two servos and a BS1 interpretor chip,
all in aluminium, really cheap to build, code source and design

available soon at my site, so far, just email to me...
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Title : Digital D.J mouse driven mixer
[# 189]
=====================================================================
Date : 000507
Author: Simbox
E-mail: metaldet@freezone.co.uk
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Full digital D.J. Mixer mouse driven menuing and faders on selection
The code Iv'e writen is very much in it's infancy so ill give more
info on e-mail request only!! I have finished the serial IO packet
exchange and D/A digital potentiometer section and I'm working on an
8 line ultra bright supertwist for bargraph display menuing locked
and mute indicator IC count currently 5 and I dont expect it too
increase.
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Title : Geiger Counter Interface/Display/Computer/Logger
[# 190]
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Date : 000511
Author: Ernie Negus
E-mail: enegus@co.intel.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: GEIGER.ZIP
URL
: http://www.users.uswest.net/~nernie
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This project interfaces a Basic Stamp Rev D with the Vellemen K2645
Geiger/Muller counter kit. More info on the Vellemen kit is
available at the following URL:
http://www.velleman.be/kits/k2645.htm
The zip file contains schematics and several programs that:
1) Allow you to use the stamp to convert the beep counts to
Microremss per hour, a standard unit of measuring gamma and
beta radiation.
2) Display this on a two-line LCD panel display (Radio Shack
Catalog Number 910-4914).
3) Log this measurement hourly or every four hours to the stamp's
internal EEPROM memory.
4) Interfaces the geiger counter to a PC for graphing and analyzing
data in real-time or from logged data.
The project is low power and can run on one 9 volt battery for up
to two months. It can log low to unhealthy radioactive levels
(under 256 microrems) to the stamps internal EEPROM memory for up
to one month, or very high radioactive levels for up to two weeks

(sampling rate: every four hours). It can be used to determine the
radioactivity caused by computer monitors, television sets,
microwave oven leakage, gas furnaces, etc. It can even be used as
a lightning detector during thunderstorms. It has a resolution of
6.67 microrems/hr and has a range of 0 to about 3400 microrems/hr.
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Title : Stamp-1 as 6-Bit Serial A/D Converter
[# 191]
=====================================================================
Date : 000528
Author: Daniel Weatherford
E-mail: hweatherford@silverlink.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: 6BITAD.ZIP
URL
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Well I was using my trusty 68HC811E2P board and it died... Well I
really wanted to be able to use my bot on one of my stamps but
needed an A/D Converter with a 1-pin interface. Didn't have one,
but did have a ADC0820. I have 2 stamps, so I just started soldering,
and this came up. Push in an analog voltage on Pin1 of the ADC0820
and read the serial out with Hyperterminal or something - 2400 bps,
N81 Plugs right into my pc, should into most I think without voltage
level conversions. Good for data logging.
=====================================================================
Title : Simple Robot for Table Area Coverage Competition
[# 192]
=====================================================================
Date : 000530
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: See below...
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Simple tricycle robot made for a robot club contest. It has a simple
Stamp 1 Based controller that detects the edge of the table (so it
does not fall off) and then turns to stay on the table, and move
randomely around trying to cover as much ara as possible. (I think
it came in 4th in the contest) I burned the Stamp I code into a
PIC16C58 by using the ALT-I command in the Stamp I programmer along
with the Parallax PIC programming board. (a very handy combination)
URL:
http://www.tiac.net/users/bigqueue/html/area_coverage.html
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Title : IR Garage Parking Helper
[# 193]
=====================================================================
Date : 000604

Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: See below...
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I have a small garage with a freezed at the back end. It is hard to
get the van in and still close the door or walk behind it....so I
developed this IR Distance Measuring device to flash LEDs and tell
me when to SLOW or STOP as I approach the back of the garage.
I had initially bought at Park-Zone which is Ultrasonic, but it had
trouble working due to the sounds coming from the engine. This one
works like a champion.
URL:
http://www.tiac.net/users/bigqueue/html/parking_helper.html
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Title : Archery Timer
[# 194]
=====================================================================
Date : 000625
Author: A.Ron Carmichael
E-mail: arc@texasarchery.org
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: See below...
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
For FITA rules archery tournaments, the director must have a
timekeeper to control shooting. It involves a number of rules, and
has several variables. I have constructed a timer console that
automates much of the task of the timekeeper. Parts List, pictures,
and source code with comments are available for anyone who wishes to
make such a timer. This is a free program for non-commercial use.
URL:
http://texasarchery.org/Documents/Timer/archerytimer.htm .
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Title : Fift Injector Controller
[# 195]
=====================================================================
Date : 000627
Author: Fernando Hood
E-mail: hoodey@hotmail.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Description
This device read the engine RPM and Boost pressure and injects fuel
based on a number of lookup tables. It controls the pulse of a fuel
injector by sending pulse from 1 to 8ms.
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Title : PC diagnostic port decoder
[# 196]
=====================================================================
Date : 000628
Author: Ernie Negus
E-mail: nernie@uswest.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: PORT80.ZIP
URL
: http://www.users.uswest.net/~nernie
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This project uses a Basic Stamp 1 to decode the port 80 diagnostic
port common to nearly all PCs, and displays in english on an 2 line
LCD display, the last component tested, should the computer hang on
power on self test (POST).
This information can be used by technicians to diagnose and repair
a faulty motherboard. As is, this project allows you to select one
of four BIOS code definitions, from the data burned into an EPROM.
A Visual Basic 6 Program, Port80.exe is provided to allow you to
create an EPROM image for the 27512 based on four available POST
code definition sets you want to use (from a list of 74 supported
BIOSes). In addition this program allows you to create your own
BIOs definitions using any text editor.
=====================================================================
Title : LED bar graph
[# 197]
=====================================================================
Date : 000628
Author: Felix
E-mail: flexchan@hkstar.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I am making a LED bar graph game project. It use the "count" command
to measure how fast u press the button in the period of time. When
you press the button faster, the led bar will rise higher. When u
don't press, the led bar will move downward.
To request circuit and program, e-mail author.
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Title : ZVEI 5 and 6 tone decoder
[# 198]
=====================================================================
Date : 000714
Author: M. Jacobs
E-mail: kruitz.telecom@worldonline.nl
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The BS2-IC is used to generate 5 and 6 tone codes in a radio
network. The program uses an array with the discription of ZVEI
tones. The stamp controls the timing, the keying of the transmitter
and the generation of the ZVEI frequenties.
=====================================================================
Title : Audio matrix controller
[# 199]
=====================================================================
Date : 000714
Author: M. Jacobs
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Several BS2-IC's are used to control an audio matrix (7x7)in a radio
network from a fire brigade and ambulance brigade. The stamp get
information from a PC via a 4 bit bus. Via a ULN2003 (open collector
transistor array) a relais will be set. As soon as the same command
is received again he will reset the relais.
=====================================================================
Title : Watch dog module
[# 200]
=====================================================================
Date : 000714
Author: M. Jacobs
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I've developed several products, using a BS2-IC. They all
communicate with a PC. To prevent the program in the BS2 from
hanging, due to a failure on the PC bus, I've develloped a watch
dog with a 4528 IC. This timer will constantly be resetted by the
program of the BS2. As soon as the BS2 fails to reset, the timer
will expire and the BS2 gets a reset. The program starts again.
=====================================================================
Title : Air Data Sensor (Test Set)
[# 201]
=====================================================================
Date : 000717
Author: Clay Wittman & Don Laux
E-mail: nightracerbubba@hotmail.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
We used the BSII SX to control an air-pump, (120VAC or 12VDC) an
electronic regulator, (RS-232-485 converted) and 3 valves,
outputting specified air pressures to a nosecone of our product.
Reading a 16 x 2 display gives operator feedback, Pass/Fail. This
unit is a portable container, (1 1/2 x 1 x 1) and would be a great
calibrator for any pito tube on any aircraft. Which is basically
what we use it for here, only our pito tubes are much more
complicated.
Our end product is flown on aircraft. Our Test Set is for Sale for
Military or Commercial, but I have no part of that. Just thought you
might like to know what we used the stamp for. We used all the
memory up for this complex project, just programming in all the
necessary features. Not too much room for changes. But it is
complicated!! And does everything.
Two buttons and a display is all the operator sees, but talk about
calculations!! That is what ate the memory up. (Sure wish Parallax
made a version of the SXII which had one memory cell, instead of 8.
Much of the coding was duplicated in each of the cells.)
This unit can even be used to inflate/deflate tires on an aircraft.
Just dial in the pressure desired up to 120PSI. Regulator will
regulate odd pressures, like 1.3PSI wery well.
The basic idea could be used to control anything needing specific
air pressures. Roadside Tire pumps could be dialed in by "thumb in"
switches, (32 PSI) and the pressure would be pumped.
=====================================================================
Title : Using the BS-2 to send MIDI note on/off
[# 202]
=====================================================================
Date : 000822
Author: Hex
E-mail: casiorz1@aol.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: RESIST1E.TXT
URL
: http://members.aol.com/casiorz1/resist1e.txt
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This app uses the basic stamp as the brains of a monophonic, non
velocity sensitive midi controller. When a key is pressed, it
shorts out a certain number of resistors in a resistor chain.
The value of the remaining resistors in the chain is measured by
the POT command, converted and sent as a midi note on message.
When the note is released, or a LOWER note is struck, the BSII
sends out the appropriate midi note off command. To help prevent
glitches, the BSII makes sure that the measured resistance in

within range via a lookup table. If it's not, the BSII rechecks
the note and holds the last valid note or sends no midi data until
the POT measurement is within range.
The code I'm providing is not well commented... I tried, but it's
been a while and I don't remember why I did some of what I did. :-)
=====================================================================
Title : Plant Engineer
[# 203]
=====================================================================
Date : 000909
Author: Daniel Christadoss
E-mail: dancrissco@aol.com
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Dip molded automobile part punching and unloading carousel.
Application was developed to automatically punch and unload flexible
plastic parts. Carousel was a 10 feet endless #40 chain with d2 pins
carrying the punches. Parts were loaded on the punches by trimmers as
they stripped the parts of the molds.
The carousel was programmed to index, punch and unload with a 3 axis
pnuematic robot. Input 110VAC. All controls on 24VDC. All actuations
including indexing was pnuematic. Opto 22 I/O, Parallaxinc industrial
board and 80/20 aliminum extrusions. Payback was in 4 months.
A second machine was also completed which could also differential
between parts and stamp one particular part. An circular indexing tray
was developed to store unloaded parts. Code was sequential with
multitasking using parallel BSII's but no networking.
=====================================================================
Title : Specialty Frequency Generator
[# 204]
=====================================================================
Date : 000915
Author: Dennis Newkirk
E-mail: dennis.newkirk@med.va.gov
Code available: Yes
Filename
: FREQGEN.BS2
URL
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This code takes a 4 digit entry from the keypad and converts it to
a decimal number equating a frequency between 0 & 9999 Hz. Menu info
and input data are displayed on the ILM216 LCD module (2-16
character lines). This version accepts up to 25 frequency entries
that are placed into an array.
The frequencies are then output sequentially for one to nine minutes
each. The pseudo sinewave signal is output via the "freqout" command
into an RC filter that connects to a zero crossing detector, which

converts the sinewave into a clean squarewave with an approximate 50%
duty cycle that drives other equipment.
I like this little program because it demos the STAMP's methodology
for easy interfacing to a keypad, LCD module, and the digital world.
It's a rudimentary program and is needing refinements to make it a
more user friendly interface. But at this level, it's an excellent
demo.
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Title : Wireless Model Rocket Launch Controller
[# 205]
=====================================================================
Date : 000917
Author: Donald A. Vitez
E-mail: electec@earthlink.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: WIRELESSROCKET.BS2
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This model rocket launcher utilized a 2x 16 character LCD display
and a radio frequency transmitter/receiver. The device is capable
of switching upto 30A of current at 12vdc. The LCD displays both
text based information as well as animation. When the unit is first
powered, the display reads "welcome to mission control" followed by
"press the launch key to begin countdown" after a brief pause the
display reads "to abort launch press red button".
When the launch button is pressed, the display shows a graphic of
a rocket and a numeric display that shows a changing count down from
decimal 10. when zero is reached the rocket is moved up the screen
with a smoke trail behind. At this point a radio frequency signal
is sent fom a maximum distance of 600 feet to the transmitter. When
the signal is received by the transmitter the rocket is powered by
12vdc. The transmitter receiver kit used in this project was
purchased at www.electro-techco.com the kit includes code and
schematics for interfacing to a BSII microcontroller.
=====================================================================
Title : 8243 I/O Expander
[# 206]
=====================================================================
Date : 000924
Author: Larry Gaminde
E-mail: lgaminde@televar.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The 8243 I/O expander allows reading and writing to 16 pins or
bits, using 4 ports of 4 pins each. The program as written reads
one port (6) and outputs the same bits on port 4 this gives an
idea of how to read and write to the chip, the output can be
Over-write, And-write, Or-write the example is for over-write.

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Title : Autonomous Miniature Robot
[# 207]
=====================================================================
Date : 001004
Author: Nagi Babu
E-mail: nags@crosscity.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://nagi.crosscity.com/BasicStamp/ALIBE
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
After days of work, I was able to finally get my miniature
autonomous robot done. I'm calling him - ALIBE - acronym for
Artificial LIfe BEing.
ALIBE was built as a social being to fit in a virtual robot farm
called - ALIBEN - acronym for Artificial LIfe BEing Niche - where
more than one ALIBE will survive and hopefully exhibit social
behavior. I have not not completed my other ALIBEs as yet. But,
will very soon.
From a technical stand-point ALIBE was built to demonstrate object
oriented component building. In the sense, easily reusing the
components. ALIBE has different components stacked one above the
other. There are totally 3 layers or modules. The first and
foremost is the Microcontroller Module (MM) that comprises of the
BS2 and other components that work with BS2 to form the MM. This
layer is easily unpluggable and reusable in any other project one
wants to.
So are the other 2 layers - Sensor Module (SM) and the Driver
Module (DM). The following are the goals for building ALIBE:
1. Miniaturization - to occupy less space in the robot farm
ALIBEN
2. Encapsulation - to modularize the components for reusability
3. Extensible - to provide opportunities for expansion of
components (adding new sensors, etc)
4. Easy maintenance and debugging.
The following are the tasks given to an ALIBE:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Seek light in a given space

Seek warmest location in a given space
Avoid obstacles while seeking light and warmth
Go into a sleep mode when silence is detected in the space
wander about.
Tasks 1 and 2 take precedence. Tasks 3 and 4 provide for tasks 1

and 2. Task 4 saves battery time.
The following parts are used in each of the modules:
Microcontroller Module (MM):
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Basic Stamp II - mounted on a low-profile socket

5V voltage regulator - LM2940
Switch to power on/off
Reset Button to reset stamp and program
Regular phone plug for Serial port with auto detection enabled
for PC to recognize the port via modified serial port cable.
6. I/O pins exposure sockets for simple to use plug-in interface
from the sensor and other modules.
7. Dedicated Piezo Buzzer on Pin 0
8. LED and 470 resistor for power indicator
9. Vdd / Vss hookups for SM and DM
10. Unregulated Vin for servos
Sensor Module (SM)
1.
2.
3.
4.
Left and Right IR Emitter and Sensors - to avoid obstacles

Left and Right Photocells - to sense light
Digital Thermometer - to sense temperature to seek warmth
PCB mounted lowset lowprofile microphone from Radio Shack to sense silence - to save battery
Driver Module (DM)

1. Two miniature CIRRUS CS-20BB servos - modified as continuous
as per guidelines laid down in the Robotics manual from
parallaxinc.com
2. Connectors to go up to the MM
3. 9V battery seater.
4. Rear wheel for balancer
All of these modules are mounted as layers one above the other
using stand-offs from Radio Shack. The layers are made using 1.5
inches general purpose Radio Shack PCBs. Wheels are purchased and
modified from a hobby store.
Pictures can be found at my site.
=====================================================================
Title : CW Keyboard
[# 208]
=====================================================================
Date : 001006
Author: Al Williams
Code available: Yes
Filename
: PAK6APP.PDF
URL
: http://www.al-williams.com/awce/pak6app.pdf
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The Stamp sends morse code typed in with a PS/2-style keyboard.
=====================================================================
Title : Using a Maxim 3110 UART
[# 209]
=====================================================================
Date : 001006
Author: Al Williams

Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.al-williams.com/wd5gnr/suart.htm
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Interface code for the Maxim 3110 Serial UART. With a few Stamp
pins, you get "true" RS232 with an 8-byte buffer.
=====================================================================
Title : BASIC Stamp Wireless Serial Transmitt
[# 210]
=====================================================================
Date : 001010
Author: Jonah Brucker-Cohen
E-mail: jonah@coin-operated.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I made a program for the basic stamp that lets you send serial data
using wireless RF transmitters. You can get some cheap transmitters
($12-$15 USD each) from glolab.com and hook them up to your stamp
using a simple serout and serin command - they transmit up to 500
feet - and use 2400 to 4800 bps speeds.
=====================================================================
Title : X-10 Multi-Housecode Transceiver
[# 211]
=====================================================================
Date : 001020
Author: Tom Laureanno
E-mail: lingling@edgenet.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: X10-RF30.BSX
URL
: http://www3.edgenet.net/lingling/x10-stmp.html
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The current X-10 transceivers (eg TM751, RR501, etc...) are designed
to only receive and send X-10 signals on ONE user-specified
Housecode (1 of 16 possible). Most Home Automation systems installed
in residences often use more than one housecode for RF control
purposes. This setup required that multiple X-10 transceivers be
installed for proper operation.
This project involves the building of a Multi-Housecode X-10
Transceiver. This design uses three components, mainly a TW523 X-10
powerline interface, a BASIC Stamp-IIsx programmable microcontroller
and a daughterboard taken out of a TM751 X-10 Transceiver. This
project can then replace all the transceivers installed. For more
information (files/schematics), please visit my webpage.
=====================================================================
Title : Entrances and Exits

[# 212]
=====================================================================
Date : 001102
Author: David Saltz
E-mail: saltz@arches.uga.edu
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This "sculptural animation" (85" x 33" x 56") performs a threeminute play inspired by Samuel Beckett's short play "Come and Go,"
an open-ended text about three old women who gossip about one
another when each character in turn briefly exits.
The play is performed cyclically with the characters trapped in a
relentless perpetual motion machine. Through a Puppet Theater-like
proscenium opening, viewers see three images which move up and down
to simulate characters scene changes. The images have bas reliefs of
the three characters, with a blank area where the faces are for a
video image of the actress who performs all three roles. Fixed
images of the character's arm gestures rotate into position for
specific lines. The dialogue is heard through headphones, with the
sound coming from the left, right and center corresponding to the
speaker's position.
The BS2 controls nine stepper motors (each of which is connected to
one pin via an STP serial stepper driver). The timing of the piece
is determined by the videotape, which contains two audio tracks.
One of these audio tracks carries the audio that the audience hears;
the second carries touch-tone signals that cue the BS2 to move the
stepper motors to the appropriate position, and also to route the
mono audio signal on the first track to either the right, left or
center of the headphones. (The BSII controls a three-way switch
that routes the audio.) The tones on the control track are decoded
by a DSchmitt tone decoder.
=====================================================================
Title : Event Logger with 8k 24C65 I2C memory
[# 213]
=====================================================================
Date : 001206
Author: Dave Forrest
E-mail: dforrest@virginia.edu
Code available: Yes
Filename
: EV_LOG6.BS2
URL
: http://watt.seas.virginia.edu/~drfsn/extras/
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Shows how to build a event logger with a BASIC Stamp II.
=====================================================================
Title : Step motor ctrl for Swibot-ST
[# 214]
=====================================================================
Date : 001206
Author: J.D. Nicoud

E-mail: nicoud@didel.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: SWISTAVI.BS2
URL
: http://www.didel.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The program controls the stepping motors of the Swibot-ST Several
other programs are available, but the objective of the Swibot
documentation is to learn how to write your own programs for the
sensors you develop. Swibot is 60 mm long, low power, easy to add
special interface boards, even a gripper.
=====================================================================
Title : Smart PC-Case Cooling System
[# 215]
=====================================================================
Date : 001217
Author: Robert Staph
E-mail: rstaph@aasdcat.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: SMARTCASE.BS2
URL
: http://www.aasdcat.com/rstaph/cooling/smartcase.html
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This is a Basic Stamp 2 controlled liquid cooling system for performance based PC computers. This system controls computer start-up
and shutdown, the fluid pump, all the DC brushless fans in my case
according to temperature sensors placed throughout the case. The
system also has a LCD screen to display RPM and Temperature data.
=====================================================================
Title : Crosswire Alignment Sensors
[# 216]
=====================================================================
Date : 010106
Author: Greg Watts
E-mail: gwatts@socket.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: HOPJAM.BAS
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This device checks the alignment of steel crosswires being pulled
from a hopper onto a moving chain at aprox. 15 wires/second. The
grid is being checked prior to welding.
The device consists of 4 proximity sensors in a 3 inch square
pattern, with a strobe reference pulse coming from the welder. A
Stamp 1 does the job nicely, with 5 inputs, 1 output, and Debug.
Since everything is 24 VDC, the Stamp has a voltage regulator, and
each input triggers a transistor with 5 VDC pullup. The source code
loops until it receives a strobe pulse from the welder. It then

checks the state of the 4 sensors. If all sensors are ON, the grid
is aligned. If either or both sensors nearest the hopper are off,
a flag is raised. The Stamp then monitors the next 5 strobe pulses.
If ANY sensors are OFF during these pulses, a timed alarm pulse is
made. This output flags the welder to stop, and a Debug command
states which sensor/s made the alarm, in case troubleshooting of the
sensors is necessary. If all sensors check OK within the 5 strobe
pulses, or after an alarm, the source code loops back to the
beginning.
This device allows the welder operator to repair the grid before
welding, or minimize bad grids, saving oodles. STAMPS RULE !
=====================================================================
Title : Modular Lab Automation and Control System
[# 217]
=====================================================================
Date : 010110
Author: Adrian Schneider
E-mail: adrian.schneider@systor.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
In many cases of scientific experimentation or for demonstaration
process automation and computerized control is desired. Whilst a
computer is generally available in any lab, the hardware to
interface the computer to the experimental setup is not.
The main component of MACS is a mother-board based on a BS2 (BS2,
BS2e or BS2sx, up to user's needs) series micro controller. Beyond
the BS2 this board provides the serial interface for porgramming
and data transfer, a 5-key keyboard (4 general purpose plus reset),
a 4x20 character alphanumeric LCD and a bus of 6 places to take
functional hardware modules.
MACS can operate completely stand-alone or connected to a PC with
computation intensive tasks or complex logic performed by the
computer.
The BS2 provides 16 I/O-ports. Five ports are reserved for the
keyboard and the LCD. The remaining 11 ports form the bus. Two ports
of 11 are predefined as clock and I/O for synchronous serial
communication (SSIO) with the modules, the remaining 9 ports are
general purpose.
All general purpose ports provide the capabilities offered by the
BS2 such as: digital I/O, synchronous or asynchronous serial I/O,
PWM-semi-analog output, RC-network time constant measuring and more.
All specialized hardware is kept on modules. Currently a dual/4
channel analog-digital-converter (based on the LTC1298 12-bit ADC)
and a dual relay board are prototyped.
The synchronous serial communication advantage: Beyond the two
predefined SSIO ports, the dual ADC module needs only two of the
general purpose ports (for chip select) and provides 4 12-bit
analog input channels!
Technical information is avaliable from the author
=====================================================================
Title : Digital Speedometer/Tach
[# 218]
=====================================================================
Date : 010116
Author: Scott Thomas
E-mail: sdt_22@hotmail.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
For a senior project in college, I designed and built a digital
speedometer and tachometer. I used the BSII. The speedo went up to
199mph and the tach went to 99 x 100rpm. Since the BSII only had 16
I/O. I had to multiplex the the displays for the tach and the speedo
readouts. The input for the speedo was a sensor off of a for car.
It sends out a about six pulses for
calculation I got the speed. Pretty
The tach was about the same. I used
crackshaft. counted the pulses and
one rev. so with a little

accurate too. About 1/2 mph.
a hall effect sensor on the
figured out the rpm's.
=====================================================================
Title : Dynamometer
[# 219]
=====================================================================
Date : 010201
Author: Stephen Muller
E-mail: electricalmanager@cvs.com.au
Code available: Yes
Filename
: DYNO201G.BS2
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I'm using the stamps pulse in command to time how long it takes for
a solid steel drum to complete a revolution. The data is transmitted
via a RS-232 driver to a PC. I've written a program in Visual Basic
to receive the data, calculate acceleration and graph the result in
Horsepower / PS / Kilowatts. This project is a Motor-Cycle Inertia
dynamometer used to measure the power produced at the rear wheel of
any motor-cycle. It still is in its developement stage, however I
have had a 160Hp Suzuki "Hayabusa" on it with very good results as
well as some other bikes.
The stamp is programmed to receive various commands as well,
starting speed, when to end etc. I also use another pulse in to
measure the engines RPM as well. The pulses from a proximity switch,
switch an opto-coupler which in turns switches a D-Q flip flop
configured as a divide by two which gives me a nice square wave to
measure the timing of.

=====================================================================
Title : Counter with memory
[# 220]
=====================================================================
Date : 010215
Author: Hatem Raya
E-mail: stampic@yahoo.com
Code available: Yes
Filename
: COUNTER.BS2
URL
: http://www.geocities.com/stampic/links.htm
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The counter gets the pulses from the proximity sensor to the opto
isolater then to the bs2 if the power is lost the counter retain
the last counted number at the eeprom when the bs2 is restarted he
display the last count at the scout edward serial lcd the is still
going on since 2000-1-20 with no problems.
=====================================================================
Title : Thunder and Lightning FX
[# 221]
=====================================================================
Date : 010302
Author: Gary L. Van Balen
E-mail: pgk@fyi.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://homepage.mac.com/GaryVanBalen/s_StormFX.html
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This Basic Stamp application is for an electronic thunder & lightning
effect I built for Halloween 2000. The device uses an electronic
strobe light (from RadioShack) that has been modified for external
triggering; a 20-sec digital recorder module (also from RadioShack)
that has been modified for external triggering; and a Basic Stamp II
SX computer (BS2SX) to control the strobe light and digital recorder.
The strobe light simulates the lightning flashes while the digital
recorded provides the "thunder." Photos, schematics, a program
listing, and thunder sound file for the device are provided.
=====================================================================
Title : R/C Glider Flight Data Collection
[# 222]
=====================================================================
Date : 010302
Author: Etan Karni
E-mail: karni@purdue.edu
Code available: Yes
Filename
: FMAIN1F.BAS
URL
: http://icdweb.cc.purdue.edu/~karni/arfdcaas/
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This project uses a BSI to coordinate the collection of flight data

from an airborne R/C Glider. Analog sensor data is digitized by an
ADC0838, read in, and saved in a RAMPACK B. It is sent over an
RS-232 link to a laptop for further processing after the glider has
landed. The page contains a pretty comprehensive overview of the
project.
=====================================================================
Title : Stamp Teaching Interface
[# 223]
=====================================================================
Date : 010310
Author: Alan Whyte
E-mail: alan.whyte@libertysurf.co.uk
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://controlmodels.co.uk
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
A picture, a schematic, a PCB, and a Components List for a universal
interface used to teach control applications using Stamp. The site
also contains pictures of practical situations where the Stamp
interface can be applied. The complete site is dedicated to the
teaching of microcontroller applications in practical problem
solving.
=====================================================================
Title : Controller for shootingrange
[# 224]
=====================================================================
Date : 010324
Author: Peter Panstruga
E-mail: peter@panstruga.de
Code available: Yes
Filename
: SVLDUEL1.BS2
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
Programm <SVLDUEL1.BS2> for a 25m pistol shootingrange with 2 duelmachines and 10 lanes. Timing for precision and duelshooting by
regulations of the Deutscher Schuetzenbund e.V. All comments are
in german. Code, schematics and layout are free.
=====================================================================
Title : Two Brained Robot
[# 225]
=====================================================================
Date : 010407
Author: Mike Firoved
E-mail: msf2@usa.net
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Description
I am using two Basic Stamps for my current robot. One is for

functions not relating to the overall naviagation or decision
making. Like the lower brain on a human, it blinks the eyes, it
takes care of digestion. Like my robot, the first stamp manages
power, sends messages to display, handles tx/rx.
The second one works on trying to navigate, collecting readings,
making psudo-decisions.
=====================================================================
Title : Cheap accurate timing source
[# 226]
=====================================================================
Date : 010501
Author: John Saunders
E-mail: saunj@cts.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I have twice found it convenient to use the innards of a digital
watch to provide an accurate 32-Hz square wave timing source for
a Stamp II. Remove the case and display, bridge the set contacts to
freeze the display, and probe the display contacts. You will
probably find soon a bipolar square wave which is easily amplified
to 5V. I use a LED to provide a regulated power voltage.
=====================================================================
Title : ANODE, BS1 Video Game
[# 227]
=====================================================================
Date : 010501
Author: Steve Curd
E-mail: steve@curd.net
Code available: Yes
Filename
: ANODE.BAS
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
The world's tiniest video game! Streaming electrons flash across
the screen of a 2x16 LCD display. You control a moving ANODE with
two pushbuttons, and attempt to catch the electrons. The display
also keeps track of the number of electrons and your catch-score.
Complete with scoring, sound effects, and customized graphics for
controlling the "sprites", all packed into a stock Basic Stamp 1!
=====================================================================
Title : TOKEN-CATCHER/PUSHER for remote download to BS2SX [# 228]
=====================================================================
Date : 010523
Author: Klaus Zahnert
E-mail: kzahnert@dd.sda.de

Code available: Yes
Filename
: TOK_CP08.ZIP
URL
: http://www.ckuehnel.ch
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
This is a up to now limited testversion of a tool for token-based
transportion and remote download of PBASIC - edited programs. So
you avoid to give your sourcecode to others for manipulation and
recognicing items. For using it you need the free VB6-library from
Microsoft and a little serial adapter to make with some wires and
two diodes.
Packet includes the programs and full documentation. It's for free
download from
http://www.ckuehnel.ch|Mikrocontroller-Support|BASIC Stamp
Please tell me from your experience while using it, your ideas,
comments with mail to kzahnert@dd.sda.de
=====================================================================
Title : Hitachi 44780 LCD connected to BS2-OEM
[# 229]
=====================================================================
Date : 010606
Author: Hans Luyten
E-mail: h.luyten@hccnet.nl
Code available: Yes
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.weethet.nl/english/basicstamp2_lcdcontr
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
How to connect a Hitachi 44780 based LCD display to your Basic
Stamp 2 in 4 bit mode (just using 6 data lines of your Stamp).
Includes downloadable word document, downloadable sources, how to
hook-up the LCD to your Stamp, etc.
=====================================================================
Title : Lead Acid Battery Desulfator
[# 230]
=====================================================================
Date : 010907
Author: Don Denhardt
E-mail: ddenhardt3@home.com
Code available: N/A
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://shaka.com/~kalepa/desulf.htm
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
80% of lead acid batteries fail due to sulfation. Of the three
methods known to desulfate, only electronic pulsing is a sure,
nondestructive and safe treatment.
I have brought many batteries back from the dead with the circuit
and a trickle charger. You can get free batteries at your local
recycling center and recover them. A car battery may not be worth
saving due to it's inexpensive nature. BUT a $200 Trojan L-16 deep
discharge battery will. As will an expensive boating "house
battery".
I have not had the time to sit down and draw a schematic for the
Stamp pulser. Although the link shows a 556/N channel based
desulfator, I have adapted a Stamp to do the same. Merely erase
the 556 and it's components. Keep the coupling circuit to the FET
and substitute any BASIC Stamp.
Do a PULSOUT command,
FOR Z=1 TO 65000:PULSOUT, 5, 5:NEXT Z
' (BASIC Stamp1 IC)
A useful addition to the Stamp pulser are 10K NTC thermistors.

Epoxy one to a TO-220 heatsink and attach to either the FET or
Fast Recovery Diode. Leave the other freestanding on the circuit
board to monitor ambient air temperatures. Program the Stamp to
gradually increase the pulse width until a safe difference
temperature is established by using POT commands. Continue to
monitor the temperatures of both and increase or decrease the
pulse to maintain a safe difference temperature. As a battery
sulfates while discharging (PV arrays) the load seems to increase
on the pulser. The thermistors will prevent heat damage by
lowering the power out.
In the future I'll be publishing a battery analyzer that will
test a battery for the degree of sulfation. This circuit will be
added to the Stamp based pulser to enhance its usefulness.
=====================================================================
Title : Direct voltage measurement using passive component [# 231]
=====================================================================
Date : 010924
Author: Rob Standen
E-mail: standenr@cadvision.com
Code available: YES
Filename
: N/A
URL
: N/A
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I don't know if this has been thought of before. It is a method of
directly measuring a slowly varying DC voltage using 2 stamp pins
and a few passive components.
This cct works for input voltages up to 1.5V (i.e. the threshold
for an input pin). Possibly it could work for higher voltages by
making the input side a potential divider but I haven't tried it.
It uses 2 diodes, one capacitor and 3 resistors. Possibly just 2
resistors, you can eliminate Rin if the internal resistance of the
voltage source is not too low (too low a total resistance risks
blowing the diode with the inrush current).
Starting with the cap discharged, current flows from Vin until it
is fully charged. PULSOUT 0,10 pumps a charge into the cap.

IF IN1=1 tests to see if that charge has raised the input to
threshold; if not, another charge is pumped in etc etc until it
flips. "millivolts" then discharges the cap by making P1 LOW
ready for the next measurement.
Both diodes need to be signal types. It works best if D1 is a low
forward voltage type; I used a germanium OA91 from my salvage box.
Possibly a low Vf Schottky would work as well or better.
I used Rin = 10K, R1 = 12K, R2 = 220R, C1 = 1microF.
With Vin = 0V, adjust R1 and the pulse width until it takes 246
pulses to flip.
The shortcomings: the response is non-linear for two reasons:
(a) the diode forward drop and (b) the finite (approx 1 Meg) input
resistance of P1 bleeds charge out of the cap. Its slow since the
innerloop takes 1.4ms to execute and it takes up to 245 iterations
to get the result. But its not bad for only 2 diodes, 2 resistors
and 1 cap. The nonlinearity could be corrected for in a lookup table.
=====================================================================
Title : Snake Robots
[# 232]
=====================================================================
Date : 011001
Author: Dr. Gavin Miller
E-mail: drgavin@aol.com
Code available: No
Filename
: N/A
URL
: http://www.snakerobots.com
-------------------------------------------------------------------Description :
I use several basic stamps to control my radio-controlled snake
robots. S3 uses two Basic Stamp IIs with 5 Mini SSC Is servo
controllers. S5 uses one Basic Stamp II along with a Scenix
microcontroller and 8 MiniSSC IIs. The stamps decode the incoming
radio control signals and drive the servos via the servo
controllers.
=====================================================================
1.7 BASIC Stamp resources on the net!
------------------------------------Below are some usefull BASIC Stamp resources (in no particular order)
on the net. If you know about a site that is not mentioned in the list
feel free to forward the URL to me.
1. Parallax, Inc.
----------------http://www.parallaxinc.com
2. BASIC Stamps in Class!
-------------------------
http://www.stampsinclass.com
3. Peter H. Andersons Stamp pages
--------------------------------http://www.phanderson.com
4. Steve's Workbench
-------------------http://www.radioshack.com/sw/swb/
5. Mac's Stamp page
------------------http://www.albany.net/~pjmac/stamp/
6. Al Williams (WD5GNR) Stamp pages
----------------------------------http://www.al-williams.com/wd5gnr
7. Basic Stamp II weather station
--------------------------------http://www.oeonline.com/~tparnell/index.html
8. Corky'z Robotz
----------------http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Park/1302/robotz.htm
9. Radio Controlled Digital Clock
--------------------------------http://www.doc.ic.ac.uk/~ih/doc/lcd/ise1-96/radclock/
10. Daniel G. Clemmensens Thermometer Interface Subsystem
-------------------------------------------------------http://www.ShireNet.com/~dgc/stamp/d1820.htm
11. Beau Schwabe BASIC Stamp page
--------------------------------http://www.ionet.net/~bschwabe/BasicStampII/0000.html
12. Basic Stamp divided by four
------------------------------http://www.dontronics.com/bs4.html
13. WinStamp - Windows 95 editor
-------------------------------http://www.ledoux.org/freeware/winstamp/
14. BASIC Stamp FAQ
-------------------
http://www.al-williams.com/wd5gnr/stampfaq.htm
15. BSSClub
----------http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Cable/7772/
16. Basic Stamp WebRing
-----------------------http://home.korax.net/~telic/stamp.htm
1.8 L.O.S.A Database Conversion Utility
--------------------------------------Chad Penney made a neat L.O.S.A utility available. His program
will convert the L.O.S.A text document into an Access database.
You can then easily search, view and print individual applications
right from the program. If you have Access you can open then
database and create your own reports.
You can download the program from the following URL...
http://www.cmpenney.com
Send credits and comments directly to him at cmpenney@hotmail.com.
1.9 Copyright notice
-------------------This text is Copyright 1995-2001 by Christer Johansson, HTH. All
rights reserved. You are granted the following rights:
I. To make copies of this work in original form, so long as
(a) the copies are exact and complete
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paragraphs in their entirety
II. To distribute this work, or copies made under the provisions
above, so long as
(a) this is the original work and not a derivative form
(b) you do not charge a fee for copying or for distribution
(c) you ensure that the distributed form includes the
copyright notice, this paragraph, the disclaimer of
warranty in their entirety and credit to the author
(d) the distributed form is not in an electronic magazine or
within computer software (prior explicit permission may
be obtained from the author)
(e) the distributed form is the LATEST version of L.O.S.A
to the best of the knowledge of the distributor
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You may not distribute this work by any non-electronic media,
including but not limited to books, newsletters, magazines, manuals,
catalogs without prior explicit permission. These rights are
temporary and revocable upon written, oral, or other notice by the
author. This copyright notice shall be governed by the laws of
Sweden. If you would like additional rights beyond those granted

above, contact the author at "cj@hth.com".
2.0 Credits and other things
---------------------------Credits should go to all of you who makes this list possible I hope
it suffices to say "Thank you to all who have contributed to L.O.S.A
- we all appreciate it."
Special thanks to all of you at Parallax, Inc. who makes and support
this great products!
If there is anything you think I've missed (or spelled wrong) I
would love to hear from you so we could make this list even better.
You could reach me at the following e-mail address: cj@hth.com
Stay tuned,
/Christer
_____________________________________________________________________
Copyright (c) 1995-2001 HTH. All rights reserved. Parallax, BASIC
Stamp, and PBASIC are trademarks of Parallax, Inc. Other brand and
product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective holders.
_____________________________________________________________________
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As an talent engineer and technical writer expressed it...

1.1 What is L.O.S.A all about?

1.5 Why are some links dud's?

Extended Stamp Memory

Sub-Millisecond Reaction Timer

Controller for shootingrange

Status of the signal levels message: 0=Low, 1=High. EG: "011110"

Code available: Yes

size is 256, although that could be fixed easily by sampling two,

--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS1-IC Module

Title : Automotive Lamp Control

Code available: YES

--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BASIC Stamp Rev. D

The VB program running on the PC polls the BASIC Stamp at regular

Code available: YES

displayed on the LCD.

The remaining subroutines promote Taco Bell products, display our

above web page. The reason this design is so interesing is because

Author: Claus Kuehnel

is a styrofoam box with amateur radio gear to provide telemetry. The

Author: Marcus Baker

ID demodulator. The program reads in the caller-id data, stores it

Stamp model : BS1-IC Module

EEPROM is then interfaced with the Stamp. The Stamp

voltage, temperature, pH, RPM or compass bearing using the PWM

sytem called syletrack.

features a prototype area for specific circuitry for a given tester.

--------------------------------------------------------------------Stamp model : BS1-IC Module

Hex2LCD: Displays a 2-digit hex number in LCDnum; also works fine

Displays last digit of value in LCDnum; destroys data

Displays last two digits of value in LCDnum; destroys

Displays last three digits of value in LCDnum; destroys

Displays last four digits of value in LCDnum; destroys

Displays all five digits of value in LCDnum; destroys

NumLCD: Displays 1-digit value in Char; if Char holds a value

Sends byte to LCD

Simply RETURNs; may be used for conditioned returns:

XRaCS uses a BS2, radio tranceiver, DTMF receiver chip, CTCSS

2-wire bus. In addition, each of these devices provides three

Wind Speed (and peak gusts)

Utilizing a Stamp to add extended long-exposure bracketing, and

My dad built a 3-meter tall Tyrannasaurus Rex out of wood and

It also includes a version for PIC 16C84 and PIC 16F84.

the suction-pipi with the water-surface. The program calculates the

problem adressed in the software is much more general: overcoming

antenna position by A/D conversions on position pots in the two

chanined together, along with

actuator,along its travel install sensors that will detect the

I didn't use the input signal to the stamp to directly control

Stamp model : BS2-IC Module

project and provides construction details. It's still being

allows you to send single bytes from the TI82

Questions, suggestions, problems, downloads; mail me!

sugar level. Best of all, this is a non-invasive device which does

crimps and punch-down block connections. I simply took the outputs

Easy to learn, use and implement.

Protocol description and many examples that includes source code

Code available: Yes

Author: Chris Bergeron

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Code available: Yes

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