Build An Inexpensive Repeater
Controller
from a Basic Stamp 1 or 2
By Roger Cameron "N0YOX"
Basic Concept:
Everyone who builds a repeater needs some form
of a controller. There are many variations available. Costs range
from a few dollars for the very simple COR controllers to several hundred
for the real fancy ones. The project presented here will allow you to build
an inexpensive controller that will allow customized programming so you
can set up how you want the controller to function. How? Consider the Basic
Stamp. The Basic Stamp is a small microcontroller with on board memory
made by Parallax Inc., as well as some other manufacturers. Basic Stamp
version 1 has 8 I/O lines, and version 2 has 16 I/O's, I/O stands
for input / output. With a Stamp, your home PC, and just a few inexpensive
parts you can be on the air. The Stamp microcontroller runs a programming
language called PBasic which is similar to the Basic language. If you have
ever written in Basic you will find it very easy to program the Stamp in
PBasic. The manual and editing program are available free from the Parallax
web site , and the programming cable is easy to build. If you have
never worked with the Basic Stamp before, you should consider buying the
complete start-up kit that Parallax offers. The kit includes a manual,
a carrier board, editor software, and cable to allow programming the Stamp
from your PC.
Once the program is uploaded to the Stamp, it is a stand alone unit.
You can upload to the Stamp as many times as you like. Included here is
the programming code for the Stamp controllers. Features include
CW Id, Time out timer, Courtesy tone, and Repeater fan control. If you
would like to share any ideas e-mail me at:
n0yox647@[remove-no-smam]iland.net
Building the Controller:
The *.pcb are expresspcb files:
http://www.expresspcb.com
Basic Stamp 1
PC Board File.
Basic Stamp 2
PC Board File.
The *.bmp files are bitmaps.
Basic Stamp
1 Image files.
Basic Stamp
2 Image files.
The *.bas and the *.bs2 files are parallax files:
http://www.parallaxinc.com/html_files/downloads/downloads.htm
Basic Stamp
1 basic code file.
Basic Stamp 2
basic code file.
N0YOX PBasic
code for the Basic Stamp 1 Controller
W3KKC PBasic
code for the Basic Stamp 1 Controller
N0YOX Fox or
Beacon PBasic code for the Basic Stamp 1 Controller
Old Image file
of the Basic Stamp 1 Controller
Hello Kevin
I thought you might want to add this Serial converter board to the
article on this page "Nothing fancy something I made quickly to program
a BS-1".
This is to be used with the BS-1. It allows you to used the windows
based editor that is now available at the parallax website BASIC Stamp
Windows Editor version 2.2 http://www.parallax.com/html_pages/downloads/software/images/AdapterSchem.jpg
Copyright November 1998
Kevin Custer W3KKC All Rights Reserved.
