Should I bother with basic stamp?

[blueroomelectronics]

You're right even worse the 16C57. Talk about some well written bit O code though... They had to get it right as there is no way to fix it later.

 

[Nigel Goodwin]

You're right even worse the 16C57. Talk about some well written bit O code though... They had to get it right as there is no way to fix it later.

Not really, development in those days used a 16C57JW, which were UV eraseable (and VERY expensive) - once you've got the final code done, you then blow OTP versions for sale.

 

[hosh]

I wasn't worried about what language to program in. Its been so long since I wrote any basic code, or Vb for that matter, that I'll have learn any language I use. I was just curious from a beginners perspective for learning the ins and outs so to speak.

Buy the way just got confirmation from ebay that my junebug was shipped.

 

[VISN]

Well, the Basic Stamp is/was a good tool for the right job, for example you are building a robot. You don't want to learn about the internals of a microcontroller, or electronics even, when your hobby/goal is a servo controller or something.
You just need that black box controller.
I wouldn't use one ( unless I had to ), the price is too high, when I can rather more efficiently hack up something with my own uC. The newer BS stamps (>BSII) dont use the 20Mhz/5 Mips 16C series running at whatever the BS onboard clocking ( something around 16Mhz IIRC) , but the SX series which for 50MHZ will give you 50Mips. I don't know the actually clocking/ basic lines/sec though.

 

[blueroomelectronics]

If you want the ease of BASIC and speed of a compiler I've used the free SE edition of Swordfish on my robot kit (PIC18F2525). Excellent compiler all around and far far better than any BASIC Stamp.

 

[hosh]

Not worried about ease of basic. I really want to learn C.

But I did just leave positive feedback about the junebug I just received. I will play with it tonite!