Clearance! This product is being replaced by a version with built-in USB and will be discontinued when the remaining stock is sold out. This original serial version is useful if you want to connect to older computers with serial ports, or it can be connected via USB using the included USB-to-serial adapter.
The Parallax BASIC Stamp Discovery Kit comes with everything you need to get started with microcontroller programming and electronics. The included text, What’s a Microcontroller? (6MB pdf), guides you through over 40 activities that teach you how to program the BASIC Stamp 2 microcontroller and make simple circuits controlled by the Basic Stamp. The text contains clear explanations, defines electronic terms in a friendly manner, and teaches you the skills and concepts you need to get started with building your own electronic projects.
Note: This kit requires a power supply or 9 V battery, which are not included. When using this kit with the included USB adapter, install the USB driver before connecting the adapter to your computer.
Here are some of the things you can do with the parts included in this kit. You will learn how to do these things by completing the activities in the What’s a Microcontroller Text (6MB pdf) included in the kit:
The Board of Education development board included in the BASIC Stamp Discovery Kit and Boe-Bot Robot Kit. |
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Parallax BASIC Stamp 2 Module #BS2-IC. |
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The BASIC Stamp Discovery Kit includes the following parts.
Note: You will need to install the Basic Stamp editor software from Parallax’s website to write PBASIC programs for downloading to the BASIC Stamp.
A great way to get an idea of what you will learn with this kit is to look at the What’s a Microcontroller Text (6MB pdf), a printed copy of which is included with this kit. To give you a general idea of how a project would go, here are the steps you might take to make a system that turns on an LED once it gets dark in the room:
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