Connecting To The Pc; Carrier Board Features - Parallax BASIC Stamp II Manual

Connecting to the PC

To program a Stamp II, you'll need to connect it to your PC and then
run the editor/downloader software. In this booklet, it's assumed that
you have a BS2-IC and its corresponding carrier board (shown below).
To connect the Stamp II to your PC, follow these steps:
1) Plug the BS2-IC onto the carrier board. The BS2-IC plugs into
a 24-pin DIP socket, located in the center of the carrier. When
plugged onto the carrier board, the words "Parallax BS2-IC"
should be near the reset button.
2) In the Stamp Programming Package, you received a serial cable
to connect the Stamp II to your PC. Plug the female end into
an available serial port on your PC.
3) Plug the male end of the serial cable into the carrier board's
serial port.
4) Supply power to the carrier board, either by connecting a
9-volt battery or by providing an external power source.
9-volt
Battery
Clips
Reset
Button
RS-232
Serial
Port
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