Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever tried getting Vera and a Basic Stamp to talk to each other? I could imagine all sorts of possibilities for sensing and control there. I searched the Forum for “Basic Stamp” but came up empty.
There are a lot of microcontrollers out there. I hadn’t heard of the Basic Stamp so I googled it. It’s a PIC microcontroller, apparently.
I’ve not seen any specific mentions of the Basic Stamp but there have been discussions about PIC in general, or of other microcontrollers like the AVR in the Arduino. Search the forum for those terms to see what there is.
Thanks for the tip. I’ll check it out.
I have used the Basic Stamp (BS2) to interface with a old Intermatic light module, and now looking to set one up to talk to a Leviton VRCOP-1LW Serial Interface Module. Hope to be able to send commands from the Basic Stamp over the RS232 to the VRCOP. Goal is to use the Basic Stamp to interface some sensors to the VRCOP and then to my Vera. Have ordered the VRCOP and will see if I can do it. One thing to realize is that the Basic Stamp does not have a lot of memory but should have enough for my use.
It seemed like a natural to me. There are tons of Zwave devices for controlling AC line devices but very few sensors. And the sensors cost a fortune - 60 bucks for a temp. sensor? OTOH, BS sensors are dirt cheap and there are sensors available for just about anything you might want to sense.
But controlling AC devices from the Stamp requires an external interface of some sort. Vera would fit that bill nicely.