Editing BASIC Stamp (section)

==Versions==
[[Image:Basic Stamp 2.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The BASIC Stamp 2]]
There are currently four variants of the interpreter:
# (1992) BASIC Stamp 1 (BS1)
# (1995) BASIC Stamp 2 (BS2), with six sub-variants:
## BS2e
## BS2sx
## BS2p24
## BS2p40
## BS2pe
## BS2px
# (2002) Javelin Stamp
# (2006) Propeller\Spin Stamp

The BS2 sub-variants feature more memory, higher [[Execution (computing)|execution speed]], additional specialized PBASIC commands, extra I/O pins, etc., in comparison to the original BS2 model. While the BS1 and BS2 use a [[PIC microcontrollers|PIC]], the remaining BASIC Stamp 2 variants use a [[Parallax SX]] processor.  

The third variant is the Javelin Stamp. This module uses a subset of [[Sun Microsystems]]' [[Java (programming language)|Java]] programming language instead of Parallax's PBASIC. It does not include any networking facilities.

The fourth variant is the Spin Stamp. The module is based on the [[Parallax Propeller]] and therefore uses the [[Parallax Propeller#Built in SPIN byte code interpreter|SPIN programming language]] instead of PBASIC.

A number of companies now make "clones" of the BASIC Stamp with additional features, such as faster execution, [[analog-to-digital converter]]s and hardware-based PWM which can run in the background. 

The Parallax Propeller is gradually accumulating software libraries which give it functionality similar to the BASIC Stamp; however, there is no uniform list of which PBASIC facilities now have Spin equivalents.<ref>{{cite web |title=BASIC Stamp {{!}} Computer Informatics {{!}} 3069 {{!}} p2k.utn.ac.id |url=https://p2k.utn.ac.id/IT/en/3069-2966/BASIC-Stamp_5993_p2k-utn.html |website=p2k.utn.ac.id}}</ref>