Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller Microcontroller: The Official Guide / Edition 1

Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller Microcontroller: The Official Guide / Edition 1

by Parallax
ISBN-10:
0071664505
ISBN-13:
9780071664509
Pub. Date:
01/13/2010
Publisher:
McGraw Hill LLC
ISBN-10:
0071664505
ISBN-13:
9780071664509
Pub. Date:
01/13/2010
Publisher:
McGraw Hill LLC
Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller Microcontroller: The Official Guide / Edition 1

Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller Microcontroller: The Official Guide / Edition 1

by Parallax
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Overview

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: 9780071664509
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date: 01/13/2010
Pages: 496
Product dimensions: 7.30(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.10(d)

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
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