Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller Microcontroller The Official Guide

Author(s): Parallax
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics
Date: 2010-01-13
Format: pdf
Language: English
ISBN10: 0071664505
Pages: 496
ISBN13: 9780071664509

Product 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