28123 Parallax Inc, 28123 Datasheet - Page 202

TEXT WHAT'S A MICROCONTROLLER

28123

Manufacturer Part Number
28123
Description
TEXT WHAT'S A MICROCONTROLLER
Manufacturer
Parallax Inc
Type
Programmingr
Datasheet

Specifications of 28123

Style
Book
Title
What's a Microcontroller?
Contents
Whats a Microcontroller? Text
Product
Microcontroller Accessories
Core Processor
PIC16C57c
Flash
128 Bytes
Operating Supply Voltage
9 V
Board Size
31 mm x 16 mm
Lead Free Status / RoHS Status
Not applicable / Not applicable
detecting a decrease in light exposure. Regardless of the scenario, if you are familiar
with the measurement being graphed, tools like Stamp Plot Lite can really help make
sense out of data. It does this by converting lists of measurements into a graph.
Downloading and Installing Stamp Plot Lite
Before installing Stamp Plot Lite, you must have WinZip installed on your PC or laptop.
WinZip can be installed from the Parallax CD or downloaded from www.winzip.com.
Below are instructions for downloading and installing Stamp Plot Lite from the Parallax
web site:
Programming to Send Measurements to Stamp Plot Lite
Sending values you want to graph in Stamp Plot Lite is almost the same as sending
numbers to the Debug Terminal, but there are a few rules. First, values are sent using
only the
time
followed by a carriage return.
You can also send display settings to Stamp Plot Lite by sending special messages in
quotes. These messages are called control codes. Control codes are sent to Stamp Plot
Lite at the beginning of a PBASIC program. Although you can click and adjust all the
settings on the software itself, it is usually easier to program the BASIC Stamp to tell
variable, so all that should be sent to the Debug Terminal is the decimal value
DEBUG DEC time, CR
DEC
Go to the Downloads area at www.parallax.com.
Select BASIC Stamp Software.
Download the file labeled “Stamp Plot Lite graphing utility…”
Save StampPlot.zip to your disk.
Open StampPlot.zip by double-clicking it.
If you are using the WinZip wizard, follow the screen prompts, and it will run
the installation program. If you are using WinZip classic, you will have to
double-click Setup.exe to start the installation.
Follow the Stamp Plot Lite installation program’s prompts to install the
software.
Stamp Plot Lite is free for educational use courtesy of SelmaWare Solutions and can be
installed from the Parallax CD or downloaded from the Parallax web site or directly from
http://www.selmaware.com/.
formatter and the
CR
control character. We want to plot the value of the

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