basic

Hello Everyone!

I am currently thinking on moving from Picaxe to microcontroller as Picaxe isnt available except by buying outside the country and microcontroller in that way seems to be a cheaper solution.

After some research I discovered i need C knowledge which i dont posses. So i found out of BASIC just like Picaxe is.

Problem is: which programmer to use... I dont really want to buy one so I was thinking on a free tool that could program BASIC and then I could slowly move onto C.

Does anyone know of any "good" software that could do this?

Hi all,

I'm faced with a problem - some friends and I are building a semi-autonomous airship (only a little one) and I've been given the electronics and programming to do, but I'm having trouble getting the pwm commands to work properly.

I'm using a little joystick with 2 pots to control it, the y-direction one controls the overall speed and direction of both motors and the x-direction one puts a left/right bias on them to turn the thing.

Here's the bit of test code I've got with just the one pot being used

[code]

symbol zero1 = b1

symbol zero2 = b2

I have a robot, and my robot has a brain. However, my robot's brain can only think about one thing at a time. I can set I/O pins high or low, and they will stay there until I change them, but that isn't going to work. Here's the deal:

I don't mean code, I mean setting it up physically.  Step-by-step instructions on how to connect a motor to a BS1-IC (on the carrier board).

I would like to connect 4 servos on the stamp to be programmed to walk on a biped robot.

I've tried looking EVERYWHERE on the internet.  I don't understand. :(

I have NO experience in using microcontrollers.   I really need to learn and I have no money for a BASIC Stamp 2 (which is more commonly used and easier to find instructions for).

Many thanks!

Dear Robot enthusiasts,

Hello all!  This is my first question on here so please feel free to critique my writing style.  

The creators of Linux Axepad have created a .deb package for Ubuntu users. I was having issues with the other version off of rev-eds site. So far no issues with this one. 

http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1113839

Once you have it installed you have to open a terminal and run "sudo linaxepad"

OK, plain and simple...

I need a 100% complete tutorial on how to set up a basic stamp 1 (I know the BS-I is horrible).

Literally everything.  All I can find are BS2 tutorials.

Thanks so much

I'm planning to build a UGV monster truck, based on a Tamiya Super Clodbuster. I've heard that it's a lot cheaper if you buy it in pieces. However, I ran into a bit of a dilemma. The stock monster truck comes with a speed controller. Do I need that too (I don't need any RC functions) or can a motor controller for Arduino or Basic Stamp do the job too. I already own a BS2 with BoE, but I would like to buy an Arduino because it's cheaper, open-source etc. Note: I'm still a beginner in robotics.

could someone debug this please?

main

HIGH 1500

PAUSE

LOW 1500

GOTO main

' {$STAMP BS1}

Hi,

I'm probably the most beginner guy on the whole site.

I need a line of code to do this:

(3 volts) Move motor down for 1.5 secs, up for 1.5 secs, down for 1.5 secs, up for 1.5 secs, and so on.

Its for my BASIC Stamp I (yes, i know BS- I is horrible)

thanks

I am yet to try it, am downloading for the first time as I write, however, just released:

http://www.rev-ed.co.uk/picaxe/ -> Software