Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller Microcontroller: The Official Guide

by Parallax

Overview

The Only Official Guide to the Parallax Multicore Propeller Microcontroller

Written by a team of Propeller experts, this authoritative guide shows you how to realize your design concepts by taking full advantage of the multicore Propeller microcontroller's unique architecture. The book begins with a review of the Propeller hardware, software, and Spin language so you can get started right away. Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller Microcontroller: The Official Guide is filled with a wide variety of step-by-step, hands-on projects. Put your ideas into production when you learn how to:

• Debug code for multiple cores
• Understand how the Propeller interacts with different sensors
• Wirelessly network Propeller chips
• Build a balancing robot and control it with computer vision
• Develop networking applications using an off-the-shelf Ethernet chip
• Create a portable multivariable GPS tracking and data logging device
• Use the Propeller as a remote virtual peripheral for media applications
• Create a Propeller-powered HVAC green house model
• Synthesize speech with the Propeller

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071664516
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	02/05/2010
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	496
File size:	28 MB
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About the Author

Parallax, Inc., a privately held company,designs and manufactures microcontroller development toolsand small single-board computers that are used by electronicengineers, educational institutions, and hobbyists.

Table of Contents

Ch 1. The Propeller Chip Multi-core Microcontroller - Jeff Martin Ch 2. Introduction to Propeller Programming - Jeff Martin Ch 3. Debugging Code for Multiple Cores - Andy LindsaySensor Basics for Multprocessing - Andy Lindsay Ch 4. Wirelessly Networking Propeller Chips - Martin Hebel Ch 5. DanceBot, a Balancing Robot - Hanno SanderControlling a Robot with Computer Vision - Hanno Sander Ch 6. Using Multi-core for Networking Applications using an Off-the-shelf Ethernet Chip - Shane Avery Ch 7. Portable Multivariable GPS Tracking and Data Logger - Joshua Hintze Ch 8. Using the Propeller as a Remote Virtual Peripheral for Media Applications - Andre’ LaMothe Ch 9. The HVAC Green House Model - Vern Graner Ch 10. Synthesizing Speech with the Propeller - Chip Gracey