Board of Education Manual
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1. 0 pin dual row connector for optional AppMods Includes set of ten 10 color coded pluggable 22 gauge wires with tinned ends Parallax Inc e BOE rev C 28150 e Version 1 1 e 8 16 2004 Page 1 Its compact Board of Education Top View without Stamp module 4 101 6 mm 3 7 94 mm _ Battery 1 a pl os acci n O tp STA lin S Fen 2 75 69 85 mm y 3 05 77 47 mm Board of Education www parallax com sic 2000 2003 O Using the BOE Breadboard The breadboard has many strips of copper which run underneath the board X3 in a horizontal fashion These strips connect the sockets to each other This s PODIO DOI makes it easy to connect components together to build circuits P14 Gan ER ea pace To use the breadboard the legs of components or wires are placed in the py 22000 oo sockets The sockets are made so that they will hold the component in place 53 jy DODO PONIA Each hole is connected to one of the metal strips running underneath the P board Each metal strip forms a node A node is a point in a circuit where Ps2. 5 two components are connected Connections between different components p3 a Ca are formed by putting their legs in a common node There are two columns p a of 17 nodes on the breadboard Each node contains five holes de OOOO For chips with many legs ICs place them in the middle of the board so that half of the legs are on the left side and half are on the right side Nodes on the left side are not connected to nodes on the right side Example Circuit On the left is a simple circuit used to monitor light levels The illustration on the right shows how this circuit can be constructed on the BOE breadboard Parallax Inc e BOE rev C 28150 e Version 1 1 e 8 16 2004 Page 2 X3 Vdd 0 1 uF P12 220 Q P10 PO p9 Vss e ooob Power Switch The BOE has a three position power switch located at the bottom center of the board The leftmost position 0 is OFF all power is disconnected A ways place the switch in this position when adding or changing components on the breadboard The middle position 1 provides Vin to the regulator the Stamp IC socket and to the connectors marked Vin In this position Vdd will also be available on the breadboard and AppMod see below connectors The r
3. Fax 916 624 8003 599 Menlo Drive Suite 100 F NZ Z Rokin Calfomia 95765 USA General into paral axgom SN 1 Office 916 624 8333 Technical support parallax com E Web Site www parallax com Board Of Education Revision C 28150 Development Education Platform for BASIC and Javelin Stamps The Board Of Education BOE is a complete low cost development platform designed for those interested in learning and using Parallax s 24 pin BASIC Stamp or Javelin Stamp modules size convenient features and low price make it an ideal tool for the student and educator In fact the BOE serves as the development platform for many of the Stamps In Class courses For those working on their own the BOE is a great tool with which to get started with Parallax Stamp ICs For educators the BOE provides a clean efficient platform to implementing your own Stamp based curriculum Features Wall pack 2 1 mm center positive plug or 9 volt battery power supply connections mechanically interlocked to prevent dual connection Three position power switch allows Stamp IC programming without providing power to servo connectors Jumper selection of servo power regulated Vdd or unregulated Vin DB9 connector for Stamp IC programming and serial communication during run time On board regulator delivers up to 1 amp of power for larger projects PO P15 I O pins Vdd Vin and Vss connections brought adjacent to 2 x 1 3 8 breadboard area Female 1
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5. and signal routing for additional stackable modules Some of the AppMods available from Parallax are Parallax Inc e BOE rev C 28150 e Version 1 1 e 8 16 2004 Page 3 Secondary Breadboard Sound Module Audio Amplifier Compass Module LED Terminal LCD Terminal RS 232 DCE Module All I O pins Vdd Vin and Vss are routed through the AppMod connector Dimensions are 2 5 x 2 5 v Po P5 Pii P15 p x vog SESE 20 3 SESES 119 S 20000 N V PO P4 P10 Pia Y AppMod Connector WwW parallaxine com Rocklin GA USA AppMods may be stacked using this I O bus Parallax Inc e BOE rev C 28150 e Version 1 1 e 8 16 2004 Page 4 LUOO SSB OUISUIEIS MMM WOO XB Beg MMM S9496 VO UIIH90Y 00L 81S A OJUAN 66S sones Buisn USyMm 9 Ady uoneanpa JO pueog gt lt THE OA SL pesoxa Jou op A N peoqpeslg HHHH HHHH a HHHH HHHH la HHH HHHH IE SSA SSA SSA HHHH CHO HH Em Ed 4600 a A OHO posa Ly Ea HHHH HHHH ES HOH HHH ST O NA mi 9909 posan lA PE z GO H SC E le aaa DE ELENA EE a Lee LH HHH Old 5 HAHAHA LHHHH tld A i HHHH CHH HH Zld _o HHHH CHOH CHT sra E HHHH HHHH a HHHH DARA AHH Gld son PeeH PoWddy oma FEA Oresa SSA SSA UlA PPA T yms SSA
6. ightmost position 2 provides power to the servo connectors X4 and X5 see servo power selection below The three position position power switch is particularly convenient when using the BOE on small robots like the Parallax BOE Bot Use position 1 to edit and test code while power is removed from the servos When ready for a full test download your code move the power switch to position 2 then reset and go Servo Power Selection You can select the power provided to servo sockets X4 and X5 by a jumper that is located between these two sockets the default position is Vdd 5 regulated When using a six volt battery as on a BOE Bot for example you may wish to move this jumper to the Vin position to provide extra power to the servos Do not use the Vin position for input voltages greater than 7 5 volts otherwise servo damage may occur Reset Button The reset button located just above the power switch can be used to restart your Stamp IC without having to cycle the power This saves wear and tear on the power switch for simple program restarts Stamp IC I O Access Vdd Vin and Vss The Stamp IC s 16 I O pins are brought to the X2 female socket left of the breadboard I O pins are accessed by plugging wires into the header then into the breadboard sockets The X3 socket provides four connection points for a 5V Vdd connection unregulated input voltage Vin and ground Vss AppMod Header The AppMod header provides a connection
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