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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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About the Author
Parallax, Inc., a privately held company, designs and manufactures microcontroller development tools and small single-board computers that are used by electronic engineers, educational institutions, and hobbyists.
Table of Contents
About the Authors; Foreword; Introduction;
Chapter 1. The Propeller Chip Multicore Microcontroller;
Chapter 2. Introduction to Propeller Programming;
Chapter 3. Debugging Code for Multiple Cores;
Chapter 4. Sensor Basics and Multicore Sensor Examples;
Chapter 5. Wirelessly Networking Propeller Chips;
Chapter 6. DanceBot, a Balancing Robot;
Chapter 7. Controlling a Robot with Computer Vision;
Chapter 8. Using Multicore for Networking Applications;
Chapter 9. Portable Multivariable GPS Tracking and Data Logger;
Chapter 10. Using the Propeller as a Virtual Peripheral for Media Applications;
Chapter 11. The HVAC Green House Model;
Chapter 12. Synthesizing Speech with the Propeller;
Appendix A. Propeller Language Reference;
Appendix B. Unit Abbreviations;
Index