Parallax BASIC Stamp demo

just a quick overview of the cool new toy i've been playing around with that i hope to integrate into the Halo Harp™. the BASIC Stamp is a user-programmable microprocessor with a 32 kilobyte EEPROM memory chip. i hope to use it to perform automatic gain control (AGC) to set the threshold for the detectors so the harp will intelligently know the difference between ambient background light and backscatter from the musician's fingers.

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• Parallax
• BASIC
• Stamp
• microcontroller
• microprocessor
• embedded
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[thewii552]

i like arduinos.

[lightharp]

@Grundalizer that would be nice, huh? C is the closest thing i've found.

[Grundalizer]

@lightharp Why isn't there one language that can do everything that is invented?

[lightharp]

@roofy2k thanks! i have a Propeller, but haven't played around with it very much due to lack of knowledge of the Spin language. i've instead switched to the Arduino, which is sweet 'cause i love C. though i've heard it's possible to program the Propeller in C, i don't know how.

[Robobbly]

@lightharp :)

[lightharp]

@Robobbly any time, amigo! seriously, i live for this stuff. ;?)

[Robobbly]

@lightharp There are lots of diffrent experement boards like that in the uk but they dont have the flash memory, so thats why i want this one. I will check - thanks for the help!

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Robert

[lightharp]

@Robobbly sorry mate - no idea. check out Parallax.com and see if they deliver there. i've heard of difficulties obtaining electronic parts in general in the UK.

[Robobbly]

@lightharp Thanks. do u know if i can buy this anywere in the uk?

[lightharp]

@Robobbly the BASIC Stamp uses flash RAM, which is non-volatile (like a USB mass storage device), so it will remember your program forever and can be rewritten about 10 million times. i would recommend the Stamp to anyone new to microcontrollers, especially those lacking experience in the C language.  however i've come to use and love the Arduino Nano, which is a far superior processor. much faster and greater access to variable memory (biggest peeve about the Stamp). plus you get analog ins.