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Does the BASIC Stamp lose its program when I remove the battery or power supply?

April 26, 2017BASIC battery lose power program remove stamp supply

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Does the BASIC Stamp lose its program when I remove the battery or power supply?

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No, your PBASIC code is stored inside a serial EEPROM on-board the BASIC Stamp. EEPROMs provide non-volatile storage; they retain memory even without power. The EEPROM used is the BASIC Stamp is guaranteed to function properly for 40 years and for 10,000,000 write cycles per memory location.