Parallax, Inc.
Product Guide
www.parallax.com
Fall/Winter
2003
The source for BASIC Stamp Microcontroller Education Materials.
BASIC
Stamp
Modules
BASIC Stamp 2; #EDU-BS2-IC;
$41.65; The most popular BASIC
Stamp module. The BS2 may be
implemented in education, hobby,
and industry applications. This
module has enough program space,
execution speed, and I/O pins for
most applications.
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BASIC Stamp 2p; #EDU-BS2P24;
$67.15; #BS2P40; $99.00;
The highest performing of all
the BASIC Stamps. With a pro-
gram execution speed of ~12,000
instructions/second, it is 3 times faster
than a BS2-IC. The 40 pin version of the BS2p
provides 16 extra I/O pins for your project.
Program Execution Speed:
RAM Size:
EEPROM (Program) Size:

EEPROM (Program) Size:
Number of I/O Pins:
Voltage Requirements:
Current Draw @ 5V:
Source/Sink Current per I/O:
Source/Sink Current:
~12,000 instructions/sec
38 Bytes (12 I/O, 26 variable)
128 Bytes
8 x 2K Bytes, ~4,000 instructions
16 or 32 + 2 Dedicated Serial
5 - 12 vdc
40 mA Run / 400 µA Sleep
30 mA / 30 mA
60 mA / 60 mA per 8 I/O pins
P
arallax’s Stamps in Class educational program continues to thrive
with new curriculum, additional hardware, and BASIC Stamp
Educator’s Courses. The BASIC Stamp 2 is the cornerstone of the SIC
curriculum because of the tremendous amount of support material,
published books, and application notes. A specic selection of our
products include an educational discount of 15%, so if you’re a current
educator or student, you may be eligible to receive the EDU price.
OEM
BASIC
Stamps
C
ustomers who build their
BASIC Stamp designs in
high volumes now have an

up so they can
understand the
architecture of a
BASIC Stamp. The kit
includes everything
needed to build a BASIC Stamp 2. Presented in a 20-pin SIP module
format with standard 0.1” spacing. The PC board includes labeled
component locations with visible traces between parts. PBASIC
interpreter and EEPROM are socketed to allow for replacement.
BASIC Stamp
Manual and
Windows Editor
are free
downloads from
our website.
Our website features all
of our interpreter chips,
resonators and EEPROMs for
your high-volume projects.
The Interpreter
chips come pre-
programmed with
our PBASIC
interpreter code.
Parallax has a
BASIC Stamp
for every project
you can imagine.
Programming Kits
BS2-IC Starter Kit with BOE;

$69.00; A fantastic collection
of demonstration projects
for the BS2p module focused
on interfacing to I
2
C, 1-Wire
and parallel LCDs. Use our
default source code and
documentation to get started
and customize it for your own
application. Includes a 2x16
parallel LCD, DS1822, DS2890,
DS2405, and more! The
BS2p24 Demo Board (#45183
- $79) is required to make the
best use of the Plus Pack.
Our BASIC Stamp
Starter Kits do
not include
power supplies.
You can find
an assortment of
power supplies on
our website.
O
ur selection of Programming Kits provides you with a number of
options to explore the realm of BASIC Stamps. We feature kits
that meet the needs of students, from middle school to university
programs. All of the Programming Kits are set up to be a complete
platform for your experimenting, prototyping, and curriculum needs.

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BS2p40 Professional Starter Kit; #27238; $219.00; The BS2p40
Professional Starter Kit includes the BS2p40, BS2p40 Demo
Board, BASIC Stamp Manual v2.0, CD-ROM, serial cable, and
components pack. This kit is perfect for those who want to get
started programming with the BS2p module and want the added
advantage of an extra 16 I/O pins to program with. The BASIC
Stamp 2p40 (BS2P40) has several advantages over all previous
BASIC Stamps. Commands for interfacing with parallel LCDs, I
2
C
devices and Dallas Semiconductor 1-Wire parts have been added
along with a polled interrupt capability.
For a complete
list of our
BASIC Stamp
Starter Kits, visit
our website at
www.parallax.com
The BASIC Stamp
Manual is an
essential tool
as a PBASIC
syntax guide
and programming
editor reference.
To explore even
further with your
Programming Kit,
you can check out

Industrial Control Martin Hebel 220 Difcult/50 hours
Advanced Robotics with the Toddler Ken Gracey and Bill Wong 245 Difcult/60 hours
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arallax hires eld-
experienced educators
to prepare our curriculum
available in Adobe’s PDF
style from our web site. By
offering all of our Stamps
In Class curriculum as free
downloads, educators are
able to explore all of the
available options. The
curriculum (and all Parallax
publications) extend the
copyright for educational
uses and duplication. If
you don’t want the printed
books you can download
them for free!
The parts in our
kits may change.
Check our website
for the most
up-to-date
information.
Required
hardware
for
Curriculum

in Class
Curriculum
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Boe-Bot Full Kit;
#EDU-28132; $194.65;
The Boe-Bot is capable
of avoiding objects
with infrared detection,
following or avoiding light
with photoresistors, and
navigating through a maze
with bumper whiskers.
Additional Boe-Bot
accessories will add more
intelligence to our most
popular Stamps in Class Kit.
Check out the Boe-Bot Video
Gallery online in the Robotics
section of our website.
More
Stamps in Class
Curriculum
Basic Analog and Digital Parts Kit & Text; #28155; $45.00
Basic Analog and Digital Parts Kit; #28128; $29.00
Basic Analog and Digital Text; #28129; $24.00
This tutorial covers the essentials of 8-bit A/D
and D/A conversion using a BASIC Stamp. The text
introduces PBASIC commands for A/D conversion

is required
hardware
for most of
the Stamps
in Class
Curriculum.
Project contained in
the Earth Measure-
ments curriculum.
Go to
www.
stampsinclass
.com
for a
detailed
description
on each of
our seven
curricula.