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What’s New in “What’s a Microcontroller? v3.0”
For all “WAM v3.0” related software, documentation downloads, select sample code, and YouTube video
resources, visit the What’s a Microcontroller Resource Page
http://www.parallax.com/go/WAM.
The What’s a Microcontroller? v3.0 text (#28123) and Parts Kit (#28122) are included in the following kits:
BASIC Stamp Activity Kit (#90005)
BASIC Stamp Discovery Kit - Serial with USB Adapter (#27207)
BASIC Stamp Discovery Kit - USB Only (#27807)
What’s a Microcontroller Parts & Text Kit (#28152)
WAM 3.0 Text Features
Chapter 1: Setup and Testing.
Once the software
installation is complete, the reader is directed to the
BASIC Stamp Editor software’s Help file for the
hardware setup and first programming activities. This
keeps hardware setup directions synchronized with our
development board and programming connection
options. In addition, a connection troubleshooting
guide has been added to the Help so new users can
quickly and easily solve the most commonly
encountered connection issues.
The software is a free download from
http://www.parallax.com/basicstampsoftware.
Chapter 4: Servo Control.
This chapter has been rewritten with improved illustrations and expanded
explanations to make standard servo control easier to understand.
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Chapter 7: Measuring Light.
This chapter now features a
phototransistor instead of a photoresistor, and the topic of light
is visited with greater depth. All of the same programming
techniques are introduced, and the reader will build a light
sensor and write programs for both analog and binary modes.
A bonus activity uses a common LED put in “backwards” to
measure outdoor light.
Chapter 10:
Prototyping Your Own Inventions.
This chapter helps readers apply what they just learned
to their own projects to solve real-world problems. First, readers prototype a micro security system, then
learn how each component used from the kit can be seen as a “stand in” for sensors and other devices that
use the same interface and programming techniques. A Stamps in Class Mini Project that rebuilds the micro
security system using a PIR sensor (#28027), Flexiforce pressure sensor (#30056), IR Remote Kit (#29122)
and 2x16 Serial LCD (#27976) is posted on the What’s a Microcontroller Resource page. Other Stamps in
Class Mini Projects that can be completed with just the parts included in the kit are posted there as well;
some include YouTube videos.
Kit Contents Changes
What’s a Microcontroller Parts Kit (28122):
The non-RoHS CdS cell photoresistor has been replaced
with an RoHS compliant phototransistor and an additional 0.01 µF capacitor. Cadmium sulfide is no longer
exempt for use in photoresistors by the European Union’s Restriction of Hazardous Substances definitions.
An additional 0.01 µF capacitor has also been added to the kit for use in the phototransistor circuit.
If you want to keep using the v2.2 text
but need new parts kits, simply order one CdS cell
photoresistor (#350 00009). The v2.2 will continue to be available as a free download.
If you want to use the v3.0 text
but you have the older parts kits, simply order one phototransistor
(350 00029) and one additional 0.01 µF capacitor (#200-01031).
BASIC Stamp Activity Kit (#90005):
The contents and packaging have been updated:
What’s a Microcontroller V3.0 Text and Parts Kit, so the kit is now RoHS compliant.
Box with color-printed box sleeve and shrink-wrap: no more plastic “clamshells” to open!
The popular Parallax USB to Serial Adapter and USB A to Mini B cable replaces the standard serial cable.
The reader downloads the latest version of the BASIC Stamp Editor installer from the Internet to make
sure the most recent software and USB drivers are used; a CD is no longer included. The instructions for
setting up and testing the hardware are now included in the BASIC Stamp Editor Help.
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