27220 Parallax Inc, 27220 Datasheet - Page 5

• Manufacturer Part Number: 27220
• Description: BOOK STAMPWORKS
• Manufacturer: Parallax Inc

Specifications of 27220

• Accessory Type: Booklet
• Product: Microcontroller Accessories
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Not applicable / Not applicable
• For Use With/related Products: StampWorks
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant, Not applicable / Not applicable

Preface......................................................................................................... iii
Preparing the StampWorks Lab ................................................................... 1
Programming Essentials............................................................................. 11
The Elements of PBASIC Style.................................................................... 19
Time to Experiment .................................................................................... 25
Building Circuits on Your Own.................................................................... 57
Using 7-Segment LED Displays .................................................................. 59
Using Character LCDs ................................................................................. 73
Author’s Note ................................................................................................................. iii
Getting the Most from StampWorks................................................................................v
Steps to Success ............................................................................................................v
StampWorks Kit Contents...............................................................................................1
Setting Up the Hardware and Software ..........................................................................2
Notes on Using Integrated Circuits in StampWorks Experiments...................................9
Contents of a Working Program ...................................................................................11
Branching – Redirecting Program Flow ........................................................................12
Looping – Running Code Again and Again...................................................................14
Subroutines – Reusable Code that Saves Program Space ..........................................16
Learn the Programming Concepts ................................................................................25
Building the Projects .....................................................................................................25
What to do Between Projects .......................................................................................25
Experiment #1: Flash an LED .......................................................................................26
Experiment #2: Flash an LED (Advanced) ...................................................................29
Experiment #3: Display a Counter with LEDs ...............................................................33
Experiment #4: Science Fiction LED Display ...............................................................36
Experiment #5: LED Graph (Dot or Bar) .......................................................................40
Experiment #6: A Simple Game ...................................................................................46
Experiment #7: A Lighting Controller ............................................................................51
Experiment #8: A Single-Digit Counter .........................................................................60
Experiment #9: A Digital Die .........................................................................................63
Experiment #10: A Digital Clock ...................................................................................67
Experiment #11: Basic LCD Demonstration .................................................................75
Experiment #12: Creating Custom LCD Characters .....................................................82
Experiment #13: Reading the LCD RAM ......................................................................88
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