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The BASIC Stamp is a microcontroller with a small, specialized BASIC interpreter (PBASIC) built into ROM. It is made by Parallax, Inc. and has been quite popular with electronics hobbyists since the early 1990s due to its low threshold of learning and ease of use (due to its simple BASIC language).

Although the BASIC Stamp has the form of a DIP chip, it is in fact a small Printed Circuit Board that contains the essential elements of a microprocessor system:

Source: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_stamp)

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    • The BASIC Stamp is a microcontroller with a small, specialized BASIC interpreter (PBASIC) built into ROM. It is made by Parallax, Inc. and has been quite popular with electronics hobbyists since the early 1990s due to its low threshold of learning and ease of use (due to its simple BASIC language).

      Although the BASIC Stamp has the form of a DIP chip, it is in fact a small Printed Circuit Board that contains the essential elements of a microprocessor system:

      Source: Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_stamp)

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      Featured Links:

      Basic Stamp Tools for Linux

      These tools let you tokenize PBASIC source code and then send it to a BASIC Stamp microcontroller, where it is executed. (If you don't know what BASIC Stamp or PBASIC are, check the About page.)
      http://bstamp.sourceforge.net/

      Dontronics Basic Stamp Page

      * What is a Basic Stamp? * Basic Stamp 1 Instruction Set. * Parallax Basic Stamp 1 Applications. * Don's Stamp Pager Program. L.O.S.A. #6 * Don's Stamp Pager Documentation. For above. * Stamp FAQ. * Stamp I Cable. * etc.
      http://www.dontronics.com/stamp.html

      Basic Stamp 2 - Tutorial and Applications

      The Basic Starter Package was developed to help newcomers. Although it is specifically targeted to newcomers to the Parallax Basic Stamp 2, it may be used with other similar devices such as the TIC62 by VersaTech or with the Parallel Port. The idea is to furnish everything required, along with a few tutorials, such that the user may begin 'tinkering' quickly and relatively inexpensively.
      http://www.phanderson.com/stamp/tutorial.html

      Parallax

      Microcontroller development tools and small single-board computers that are used by electronic engineers, educational institutions, and hobbyists. Our current product line consists of BASIC Stamp microcontrollers and development software, SX chips and programmer/debuggers, project boards, sensors, educational tools, robotics kits, accessories and the Propeller chip.
      http://www.parallax.com

      Innovative PCB (Printed Circuit Board) Prototyping and Embedded Board Technologies

      Neal Greenberg, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, and co-founder of SchmartBoard, speaks with eg3.com about the company's innovative Electronic Circuit Building Blocks and 'EZ' Technology. The company's technology makes the soldering of surface mount components and circuit creation accessible to virtually anyone, and is particularly relevant to engineers looking for PCB prototyping and manufacturing services as well as engineers using...
      http://www.eg3.com/etc-awards/20090721-schmartboard.htm

      New ZX Microcontrollers Released

      Elba Corporation announced today the first customer shipments of a series of new, more powerful multi-tasking microcontrollers intended for use by scientists, engineers, experimenters and hobbyists. The ZX-24r and ZX-24s are 24-pin DIP format devices targeted to beginning and intermediate users. Since the new devices are pin-compatible with the Parallax Basic Stamp (BS2) and the NetMedia BasicX-24 (BX-24), they provide a convenient...
      http://www.zbasic.net/press/Elba_Corp_2010-03-12.pdf

      BASIC Stamp Programming Manual

      The following section deals with the BASIC Stamp II. In the following pages, you’ll find installation instructions, programming procedures, PBASIC2 command definitions, and several application notes.
      http://www.pond.ie/pdf/BStamp.pdf

      BASIC Stamps Mailing List

      A forum for BASIC Stamp enthusiasts to discuss current projects and ideas and share knowledge between beginners and experts. This list is brought to you by Parallax, Inc. While occasional discussion of other products are acceptable, postings intended to advertise other products are unwelcome.
      http://forums.parallax.com/forums/

      Object-Oriented Programmable integrated circuit

      Specially designed for robotics, the OOPic is a totally different approach in microcontrollers utilizing Object-Oriented programming and Virtual Circuits. Program the OOPic in Basic, C, or Java syntax, clip on a battery and it is ready to control your project. (Competitive with Parallax Basic Stamp)
      http://www.oopic.com/

      Stamp FAQs

      FAQ on Basic Stamp
      http://www.robotstore.com/download/stamp_faq.pdf

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