Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller Microcontroller: The Official Guide

by Parallax

Overview

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.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:	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 toolsand small single-board computers that are used by electronicengineers, 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