So after I programmed my new BS2px in the alternate carrier board, I plugged it back into the Professional Development board, hooked up the cable, and - same original results - the editor only saw the stamp - maybe - one time out of every 12 Run > Identify operations. The only real difference between the two boards was that this one was powered by an on-board 9V battery, while the original board I use constantly was powered by a 6V 2A wall wart. Here's how, should anyone else encounter the same - AND - a question for those wiser than I on the power issues described below.Īfter literally dozens of checks and rechecks, verifying I had the latest & greatest editor, etc., I put the BS2 px chip into a different carrier board and powered it up, connected it to the cable, and there it was - just fine. UPDATE: One out of every 20 or so Run>Identify operations I get the Port Status report:īut the very next does NOT see the stamp, Just the Loopback Yes and Echo Yes. any ideas here folks?īy the way, if I just attempt to download the program slots, it reports 'No BASIC Stamps found'. I seem to be unable to get my new editor software to see my new BS2px chip. Just in case, I tried my second BS2px chip to see if perhaps, by some very slim chance, one of the BS2px chips was cooked from the start. I returned the original BS2sx chip to my Pro Dev Bd and performed another Run>Identify and saw BASIC Stamp 2sx v1.3 Yes Yes.

I upgraded to the most recent editor (v 2.5.2). It did not see a stamp, just Loopback Yes, and Echo Yes. I went into my original editor (v 2.4.2) and did a Run>Identify. I installed same into my Basic Stamp Professional Development Board. I just received two brand new BS2px chips from Parallax.

Basic stamp editor 2.5.2