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Demo board question

HollyMinkowskiHollyMinkowski Posts: 1,398
edited 2009-06-15 02:13 in Propeller 1
I have been reading through the manual and am now ready to try the demo board.
Is there already some kind of 'test' program loaded into the board?
I am assuming there must be as I can't imagine sending the board out raw....just wondering
if I should go ahead and connect a kbrd, mouse and VGA or if I must download some
kind of test program and install onto the demo board first?

So, is the demo board loaded and ready to run something when power is first applied
or must I find something suitable to load into it?

(now where did I put all those spare wall warts)

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  • John AbshierJohn Abshier Posts: 1,116
    edited 2009-06-14 21:58
    I think it runs a graphics demo with TV output.

    John Abshier
  • John AbshierJohn Abshier Posts: 1,116
    edited 2009-06-14 21:58
    I think it runs a graphics demo with TV output.

    John Abshier
  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2009-06-15 00:50
    If you plug it in the LEDs on the board pulse back and fourth until they stop and they all light in a dimming fashion. I imagine it then shows a VGA demo, but I am not sure. I just got mine yesterday so I saw it in action!

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  • hover1hover1 Posts: 1,929
    edited 2009-06-15 01:32
    HollyMinkowski said...
    I have been reading through the manual and am now ready to try the demo board.
    Is there already some kind of 'test' program loaded into the board?
    I am assuming there must be as I can't imagine sending the board out raw....just wondering
    if I should go ahead and connect a kbrd, mouse and VGA or if I must download some
    kind of test program and install onto the demo board first?

    So, is the demo board loaded and ready to run something when power is first applied
    or must I find something suitable to load into it?

    (now where did I put all those spare wall warts)
    The last Demo Board I got about three weeks ago, bundled with the IICCV7 for Propeller, had the graphics·demo for VGA and NTSC loaded. Both ran on each display·at the same time.·I plugged in one VGA monitor and Tim's NSTC Monitor, and·had output on both monitors.· Your Mileage May Vary.


    Jim·
  • kuronekokuroneko Posts: 3,623
    edited 2009-06-15 02:13
    microcontrolled said...
    If you plug it in the LEDs on the board pulse back and fourth until they stop and they all light in a dimming fashion.
    Plug in some stereo headphones for added benefit [noparse]:)[/noparse]
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