Related Links

updated: October 05, 2001

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Reynolds Electronics

Comprehensive site offering items related to the Basic Stamp® , 8051, PICs, technical books, source code, and resources for designers working with microcontrollers.

Solutions Cubed

Solutions Cubed, a company that makes accessories for BASIC Stamps and other microcontrollers, has introduced a serial keypad interface. Some of their other products include RAM storage modules, DC motor controllers, and real-time clocks. They also do excellent custom design work.

Oopic Microcontroller

Latest version of Oopic (an object-oriented microcontroller) includes objects for interfacing and controlling our serial displays and Mini SSC II.

VB Serial Programming

Richard Grier wrote Visual Basic Programmer's Guide to Serial Communications, and his web site provides a free ActiveX control for serial comms (an good workaround for VB Learning Edition users who lack the MSComm serial-port control).

BASIC Compiler for PICs

Basic Micro offers compilers that allow you to write code for PIC microcontrollers in BASIC, with substantial BASIC Stamp compatibility. They also offer a Windows IDE and programmers, and hardware-development boards.

C Language Routines for PICs/Serial Displays

Mark Crosbie programs PICs in a dialect of C for PIC microcontrollers called C2C. The language is inexpensive (registration was less than $20 at last check) and looks quite capable. Mr. Crosbie has written a comprehensive library of C routines for driving serial displays.

Serial/Parallel Interfacing

Jan Axelson of Lakeview Research has written excellent books on interfacing PC serial and parallel ports. These include program examples in Visual BASIC. The web page includes links to many resources for I/O under Windows.

Video Overlay Boards

Decade Engineering makes serially interfaced video overlay boards. Put data directly on a video image, or use a video monitor as a display.

Microcontrollers and LCDs

Dincer Aydin is a young Turkish electronics tech whose home page is an excellent resource for those interested in PICs, Z-80s, 8051s, and LCDs.

AWC Electronics

AWC provides a variety of accessories suitable for Stamp and PIC development including solderless prototyping systems, floating point math coprocessors, I/O coprocessors, and more. AWC is the sponsor of many free resources for users of the BASIC Stamp, including the Stamp FAQ, and a Basic Stamp I simulator. AWC's consulting services can also provide turnkey microcontroller solutions.

Digital Products Company

Digital Products Company offers excellent telephone-line simulators for developing, testing, or demonstrating phone-related systems. Scott used their Party Line simulator to develop and test the Stamp-to-modem project for his book, Programming and Customizing the BASIC Stamp Computer (available from bookstores everywhere, or through Parallax or Amazon).

Nuts & Volts Magazine

Great articles and ads for folks interested in the BASIC Stamps, Counterfeit controller, robotics, and general electronics. Unlike the majority of the 'newsstand' electronics mags, this one still has nifty projects for builders of every skill level.

Technical Works

New site with prototyping boards for PICs and Scenix SX micros; RS-485-networkable modules based on the PIC16F84; and more on the way.

RobotBooks.Com

An offshoot of Books.Com, RobotBooks.Com offers kits, toys, and books of interest to robotics enthusiasts (or anyone interested in electronics, mechanics, microcontrollers, etc.).

Power BASIC

PowerBASIC offers great BASIC compilers for DOS and Windows. If you visit their web page, you can download First BASIC, a shareware DOS compiler that's 99% compatible with QBASIC programs.

Jack Ganssle, Microcontroller Guru

Jack's articles in Embedded Systems Programming magazine are a great education for microcontroller enthusiasts and pros. Hit this site to learn more about embedded development.

Dontronics

Microcontroller kits, software, and links.

Shaun's BASIC Stamp ® Page

Homebrew microcontroller project with Stamps and PICs, including an altimeter, MAX186 ADC interface, etc.