Spin Tools IDE
Hello, Sometimes ago I proposed a new enhanced IDE for spin programs. Despite the low interest, I continued to develop the tool for my own needs, it is still a bit rough on some aspects but I believe...
View ArticleNext attempt at a board that can hit 340 MHz --> Vdd all along...
So far, my P2 boards are just fine at 250 MHz. But, they all die above 320 MHz. Frustratingly close to being able to run the @Wuerfel_21 emulators, but not quite there... I'm not 100% sure it's thermal...
View ArticleCatalina - ANSI C and Lua for the Propeller 1 & 2
I guess I should start a new thread for Catalina, instead of continuing the separate ones for the P1 and P2. I will add new updates here. Catalina is an open source ANSI C compiler. It support the...
View Articleflexspin compiler for P2: Assembly, Spin, BASIC, and C in one compiler
Update October 2020: "fastspin" has been renamed to "flexspin" to better fit in to the naming scheme of the FlexProp GUI for Propeller development. Please go to the spin2cpp release directory for the...
View ArticleParallax Open House Details (updated with Propeller Day presentations, hotel...
Hey there, Posting some updated information today about our upcoming Open House and Propeller Day at Parallax:...
View ArticlePresentations on Propeller Day (May 3rd) at Parallax in Rocklin, CA
Hey there, I've updated the current presentation plan for Propeller Day here: https://www.parallax.com/parallax-open-house-and-developer-day-save-the-date-for-may-2nd-and-3rd/ We have open spots -...
View ArticlePick up a Brushless DC Robot Kit at Parallax on Propeller Day
Details are here: https://www.parallax.com/only-at-parallax-open-house-and-propeller-day-get-a-brushless-dc-motor-robot-kit/ We have seven of them ready to go! Ken Gracey
View ArticleBeginner questions about rogloh's p2videodrv
Hi all. I'm slowly trying to learn how to use rogloh's p2videodrv (thread) and I have questions. Let's start with this: How does one determine an appropriate _clkmode and _clkfreq? For example, in...
View ArticleNew SD mode P2 accessory board
I've been meaning to make this for a while but finally the boards arrived today. This PCB should hopefully allow some experiments with micro SD cards in full SD transfer mode on a P2 accessory board...
View ArticleDual I/O with DTR with onboard flash?
Has anybody tried this? Seems like it should work with the usual SPI connection... Think could make transfers 4X faster...
View ArticleNew P2 module
Hi All, Here is something new, on which I have been working for a while. A chip-scale P2-STAMP module, which is only about 30x30mm in size, and fits into a standard PLCC-84 socket. My history with...
View ArticleNew P2 boards - what would you like?
@SaucySoliton mentioned a dream board in another thread. https://forums.parallax.com/discussion/comment/1561842/#Comment_1561842 Which begs the question... what would we all like for general use? I...
View ArticleUpgraded PropTool, now debug statement doesn't work??
Hi ho. I just upgraded from 2.7.0 to 2.9.3. I have this debug statement in a loop in my program: debug(sdec(error), sdec(d)) It used to print a bunch of stuff in the "DEBUG Output" window, but now...
View ArticleNew(ish) user of this forum is looking for a bit of searching assistance.
I am looking for a way to search this forum for posts about various topics. My problem seems to be that if I search for a word or phrase, it searches the entire forum. If I pick a category, I am...
View ArticleRhymes With "Biscuit": P1-powered rolling-ball sculpture
This is a piece I've been working on for too long; I'm hoping I can declare it done now: 3:30 YouTube video In a typical rolling-ball sculpture, the balls are raised by some mechanism and then they...
View ArticleBLDC Super Bundle Put Together
I thought I would get this bundle because it was inexpensive, and I needed a winter project to keep me busy. Since I only program in C and I don't use SPIN I knew I was going to have to write...
View ArticleP2 running the Parallax "96 x 64 Color OLED Display Module" Product ID: 28087...
Development of this project has been moved to Azure DevOpshttps://griswoldfx.visualstudio.com/P2 SSD1331 Repo can be found here: https://griswoldfx.visualstudio.com/_git/P2 SSD1331
View Article"Vibe coding" Spin with Gemini
I've been working with LLMs out there in my regular work, and since the Open House is coming, I thought it might be fun to try working with Spin and seeing what one of them can do. Since Spin has been...
View ArticleI2C communication with DS3231
My first post and probably very basic but I cannot get an ACK from a I2COUT to the BS2Px. My Picoscope 7 displays the SDA and SCL outputs with the proper Data but no SDA ACKs. Any suggestions would be...
View ArticleOPN2cog - The sound of the SEGA Mega Drive in a cog!
(or SEGA Genesis if you're in yankland...) This is an emulation of the Yamaha "OPN2" YM2612 FM synth chip that runs in one P2 cog. Features: 6 channels of 4-operator phase-modulation synthesis All 24...
View ArticleFlexProp: a complete programming system for P2 (and P1)
Summary: FlexProp is a GUI and compiler that lets you develop programs in Spin 1, Spin 2, BASIC, and C for the Prop 1 and Prop 2. You can mix objects written in the different languages, and it produces...
View ArticleAnyone recognize this home switch scheme ?
I have a plasma CNC that uses a strange limit switch method. There are 3 wires that go to 2 limit switches that are wired NC one wire seems to be common to o both switch’s. Each switch then has 1 wire...
View ArticleWelcome to the P2 - PASM2 and SPIN2 code category!
The category for all varieties of PASM2 and SPIN2 used with the Parallax Propeller 2. Supported by the Parallax community.
View ArticleCompilers Supporting Packed Structs (GNU C style or pragma pack) on P2?
Hey all, I'm working on porting some pretty heavy libs to the p2 and packed structs are everywhere. They do have compiler type macros, but do we have any compiler that supports any variant of packed...
View ArticlePropeller Day Presentation Zoom Link!
For those who are unable to attend in person, you can still come and join us! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/ofFsXvvSRbWDPJ4P5Xpb3A?mc_cid=0e961931da&mc_eid=UNIQID#/registration See you...
View ArticleVisual Studio Code supports P2 development on Windows, Mac, Linux (yes, RPi)
Visual Studio Code is an extendable code editor that runs natively on Windows, Linux (inclu. Raspberry Pi), and Macs. There are compilers for P2 Spin/Pasm for Windows (PNut and PropTool) and for...
View ArticleNew PNut-TS compiler for P2 development on Windows, Mac, Linux (yes, RPi)
PNut-TS is the result of porting PNut for Windows to a platform-agnostic language (in this case, TypeScript). I collaborated with Chip Gracy from Mid-Jan to now porting this compiler. We're taking a...
View ArticleUniversal Motor Driver board, parallel connection?
I have a project where I need to move a counterweight on a crane to keep the load balanced. The motor is battery powered and is rated 500W @24V. So the rated 20A of the Universal motor driver board...
View ArticlePropeller Resource Index
Greetings everyone! To consolidate sticky threads and keep things more neat and tidy we're going to have thissticky thread where links to all relevant/useful information can be located. To that end if...
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