27220 Parallax Inc, 27220 Datasheet - Page 7

• 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 · Page iii
Preface
AUTHOR’S NOTE
Dear friends,
It seems like ages ago that Ken Gracey handed me a new prototyping and
development board and asked, “What do you think we could do with this?” That
board, of course, was the original NX-1000 and what we went on to create together
StampWorks
was the first edition of the book you’re now reading:
.
A lot of things have changed since then, and yet many things remain comfortably
constant: there are still many ways to learn microcontroller programming and one of
®
the best – in our opinion – is to do so using the BASIC Stamp
microcontroller. Our
philosophy has always been rooted in the belief that learning by doing provides the
fastest, deepest, most satisfying results. We teach theory by putting it into practice.
StampWorks
That’s what
is all about.
StampWorks
Most of you that find your way to
will have had some applicable
experience; perhaps you’ve worked your way through our excellent Stamps in Class
student guides and are looking to build on that experience. Perhaps you have an
electronics and/or programming background and are looking to apply those skills
with the BASIC Stamp microcontroller. Either way, this book will teach you to apply
the skills that you have and develop new ones along the way so that you can
confidently translate your ideas into working projects. Microcontrollers are a part of
our daily lives – whether we see them or not – so learning to design with and
program them is a very valuable skill.
Like earlier editions, this book assumes that you’re ready to work – ready to read
component documentation, willing to open the BASIC Stamp IDE help file for details
on a PBASIC command, that you’re unafraid to do a web search if necessary to
obtain data that will be required for a challenge; in short, whatever it takes to
succeed. We’ll push a bit harder this time, but we’ll do it together. My goal is that
StampWorks
even if this isn’t your first exposure to
, it will be a worthwhile and
pleasurable experience.