Parallax eb500-SER C Quick Start Manual

Special Instructions for eb500-SER C

If you recently purchased an eb500 Bluetooth AppMod (Stock# 30068) or a Boe-Bot

Microsoft Robotics Studio (Stock# 28118), please read this carefully.

The eb500 modules labeled "eb500-SER C" send a signal that interferes with BASIC Stamp I/O

pin P3. We recommend that you follow the instructions below to find out if you have a SER C

eb500 module, and if so, clip off the offending pin. If you have an eb500-SER C module, you

may also return it for a replacement. (See page 2.)

IMPORTANT: If you have a Boe-Bot

SER C's output signal that interferes with P3 disables the Boe-Bot robot's right IR detection

circuit. (See Bluetooth Boe-Bot for MSRS.pdf.) Follow these instructions to fix the problem.

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Check the white barcode label on your eb500. If it reads "eb500-SER C", go to the

next step. If there's no "SER C" on the label, this notice does not apply to your eb500

module.

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Clip off the pin that causes this problem, as shown in here:

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This pin has been clipped

so that it is flush with the

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Page 1 P3. We recommend that you follow the instructions below to find out if you have a SER C eb500 module, and if so, clip off the offending pin. If you have an eb500-SER C module, you may also return it for a replacement. (See page 2.) ®...
Page 2 For an example, see Appendix A of Bluetooth Boe-Bot for MSRS.pdf, available for download from www.parallax.com. The eb500 revision C (labeled eb500-SER C), no longer has an optional hardware flow control feature. However, it transmits an output-low signal to BASIC Stamp I/O pin P3, and it cannot be set to input by any means, so we recommend removing the eb500 pin that sends the low signal as shown on page 1.