CITATION

Parallax. Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller Microcontroller: The Official Guide. US: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2010.

Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller Microcontroller: The Official Guide

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Published:  January 2010

eISBN: 9780071664516 0071664513 | ISBN: 9780071664509

Book description:

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

Experience more of the process at mhprofessional.com/propeller

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.