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Table of Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................... 7
Manual Conventions .......................................................................................................................... 7
eb500 Basics ........................................................................................................................................ 8
Command Mode ................................................................................................................................ 8
Data Mode ......................................................................................................................................... 8
I/O Lines............................................................................................................................................. 9
Resetting the eb500 to the Factory Default Settings......................................................................... 9
Switching between Data Mode and Command Mode ....................................................................... 9
BASIC Stamp Application Debugging ............................................................................................. 13
Hardware Connections ...................................................................................................................... 14
Board Of Education ......................................................................................................................... 15
Basic Stamp Activity Board.............................................................................................................. 16
BS2P40 Demo Board ...................................................................................................................... 17
Javelin Stamp Demo Board ............................................................................................................. 18
SumoBoard...................................................................................................................................... 19
Super Carrier Board......................................................................................................................... 20
Establishing a Connection ................................................................................................................ 21
Connecting two eb500 Modules ...................................................................................................... 21
Connecting a PC with an eb600 to a Board of Education ............................................................... 25
Connecting a PC with a DBT-120 to a BOE .................................................................................... 28
Connecting a BOE to a PC with a DBT-120 .................................................................................... 32
Connecting an iPAQ h1940 to a Board of Education ...................................................................... 35
Connecting a Board of Education to an iPAQ h1940 ...................................................................... 37
Communications ................................................................................................................................ 40
Communicating between Two eb500 Modules................................................................................ 40
Communicating between a PC with an eb600 and a BOE.............................................................. 46
Communicating between a PC with a DBT-120 and a BOE ........................................................... 51
Communicating between an iPAQ h1940 an a BOE....................................................................... 57
eb500 Commands .............................................................................................................................. 63
Command Basics............................................................................................................................. 63
BASIC Stamp Application eb500 Command Error Handling........................................................... 64
Connect............................................................................................................................................ 65
Disconnect ....................................................................................................................................... 66
Get Address..................................................................................................................................... 67
Get Connectable Mode.................................................................................................................... 68
Get Discoverable Mode ................................................................................................................... 69
Get Escape Character ..................................................................................................................... 70
Get Flow Control.............................................................................................................................. 71
Get Link Timeout ............................................................................................................................. 72
Help.................................................................................................................................................. 73
List ................................................................................................................................................... 74
Return to Data Mode ....................................................................................................................... 75
Set Baud Rate ................................................................................................................................. 76
Set Connectable Mode .................................................................................................................... 77
Set Discoverable Mode.................................................................................................................... 78