yep. and no mods required to the ABB, thats the best part! 
with the Pro you need some? (mods = modifications right? just so I’m sure lol)
Because you said you want to do PS2 game controller stuff, you want the atom 28, not the pro. The pro requires the PS2 cable to be moved to different I/O pins and a pulup resistor to be added.
OK, so I will buy a Basic Atom 28
yep
…ok wait…so i CANT use the 24? because this is what i have ordered…
I don’t think that was touched upon. Wait for the head Honch to arrive or someone who knows what they’re talking about
…Thanks Italian…I have done a decent amount of reading in here and seen your name come up alot…I appreciate the reply…
…its a shame though…all these great forum topics and almost NOWHERE can i find what definately CAN and CANT be used with anything else…Its more confusing than helpful…
…Pretty much all the item descriptions anywhere note that it is the 28 that is being used but essentially the 28 is ‘just’ a BIGGER 24? Therefore the 24 CAN be used? 
I realise NOW that i guess i should have just sprung that extra 10 bucks to save all the hassle…
first off you are reading a thread that’s a year old. So the comments about needing to move the PS2 cable and soldering a pullup resistor is no longer required. The Bot Board II has taken care of this. The Bot Board can accept any Basic Stamp work alike. This includes the Atom 24 or the Atom Pro 24. However the 28 pin modules are better suited to the Bot Board. Also lots of our programs are intended for the 28 pin version of the chip. The extra 4 I/O pins are analog capable and the Bot Board allows these to be connected to the VL and or the VS inputs to easily monitor battery levels. If you had downloaded the manual for the bot Board it’s pretty clear that it can accept any BS2 work alike and the BS2 is a 24 pin chip. Also we answer emails and the forum quickly. 
Hi.
I would also like to buy the basic atom pro 28 pin version since I’m just starting up on my bot.
Do you have a heads up as to when the powerpod program will support the Basic Atom Pro ?
It will be great when the new version of the powerpod is completed, that I believe should have Pro support. But until then, I had a version that I hacked up to run on the Pro, that worked with the round and inline hexs. It was set to the version that used the PS2 controller. The code is posted in the Multileg forum. I believe some other forum members were starting from there to make an atonomous version. So that should hopefully get you going until the official version is out there.
Kurt
I only know he is working on it. It shouldn’t be too much longer.
I wouldn’t mind having a powerpod program that can generate code for the atom pro. However, as kurte has mentioned, he has posted an awesome modified code generated by the powerpod for the atom pro.
I’ve used this code successfully, and will post my own base-line code when I get around cleaning it up.
Essentially, my code is a gutted form of kurte’s. I’m essentially “injecting” values into various variables to control the walking. One can easily “inject” values from decision making, i.e. code with sensors, telemetry, and etc.
I’m in the process of cleaning up the code, cleaning up the formatting for easier read, cleaning up variable names (I’m not a fan of it naming conventions), and more cutting and gutting of functions I’m not using (such as decktilt, gripper, etc…).
I’m also in the process of editing for putting in servo center offsets, based on a constants file rather then inputs from the powerpod (since I no longer use it to generate code).
But it’s a lot of work, so if anyone is interested in a code still in development, let me know, I will gladly post whatever I have up to the minute (it might not be functional however).
Any update as to the availability of the powerpod program for the atom pro? 
One more question, will the powerpod program be supporting both the Atom pro24M and Atom pro28M?
Since I’ll be using the BBII and atom pro only for running the powerpod program and communicating with the SSC32 I though that maybe I should buy the Atom Pro 24M to save a little cash. What do you guys think ?
Nothing yet. Laurent is working on another project for a short time before he goes back to working on PowerPod. I would get the Atom Pro 28 because it has 4 more analog inputs, which could come in very handy.
Is the 4 analog inputs the only reason I should get the atom pro28M?
I’ll be using an ATMega168 as my main bot controller. This will be responsible for all the sensors and decision making so I won’t be using the atom pro for anything apart from running the powerpod program in autonomous mode
Well no, that’s not the only difference. The early Atom Pro 24’s did not include a power on reset. In fact the change over to the 3694 chip is not complete, so if you buy an Atom Pro 24 from Basic Micro (we don’t sell them) you may or may not have power on reset. Just the luck of the draw. It’s not a huge deal, but in my opinion having the POR makes for a more reliable module.
Sorry for continuously asking this question but do you have any insight as to when the power pod program for BA pro will be available ?
I took the liberty and ordered a BA pro, I’m half-way finished in making the bot and the time is getting closer to making it walk.
Laurent will be able to start working on it in August. Long story, but that’s the answer.
Wow! August, thats a long time. O well, I’ll have a play with the SEQ until then.