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Propeller System Module - Back in Stock

Nick McClickNick McClick Posts: 1,003
edited 2009-08-18 04:20 in Propeller 1
Rayman's Propeller System Module is now available on Gadget Gangster. If you missed Ray's presentation at UPEW, the PSM is a Propeller based LCD display module that's about the size of a playing card. It's got;
  • A 2.4" TFT LCD,
  • Built-in USB for control and/or programming,
  • An onboard 3 axis accelerometer,
  • An SD Card slot,
and a bunch more! Check it out and see photos here.

Ray has also added his Accessory board - here.

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Post Edited (Nick McClick) : 7/24/2009 9:02:02 PM GMT

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  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2009-07-08 10:39
    That's neat!! I have seen Raymans tread about this before, and it looks like a handy module.

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  • Nick McClickNick McClick Posts: 1,003
    edited 2009-07-08 23:14
    He did a really good job on this board, it has everything I could ask for with a board of that size and then some. I like how you can power it from the USB or with an external supply and how there are still 8 open I/O. Just a lot of little touches like that - it's really a 'From a pro - For a pro' type board.

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  • RaymanRayman Posts: 14,845
    edited 2009-07-10 17:29
    Parallax just posted my talk at the Expo about the PSM on YouTube:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkuxF5hPQlM&feature=channel_page

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  • Oldbitcollector (Jeff)Oldbitcollector (Jeff) Posts: 8,091
    edited 2009-07-10 20:21
    Looks like Jeff M has been busy!

    Here's the link to several UPEW videos. (There's a page in the works too!)

    www.youtube.com/user/ParallaxInc

    Since I've Hijacked Nick/Ray's PSM thread, let me encourage others to get one of these.
    They are extremely portable, well built and a lot of fun to play with!

    OBC

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  • Nick McClickNick McClick Posts: 1,003
    edited 2009-07-10 23:52
    Okay - I only have 2 left. I took a few photos so you can see Ray's craftsmanship and get an idea of size:

    Front:
    frontthumb.jpg
    full size image

    Back:
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    full size image

    Profile:
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  • Ole Man EarlOle Man Earl Posts: 262
    edited 2009-07-11 17:09
    Ray, I am glad I got one at the Expo...Handy!
    Earl
  • RaymanRayman Posts: 14,845
    edited 2009-07-11 21:47
    Thanks Earl!

    I'm typing up a User Manual right now... Just noticed a typo in my presentation where I said the power jack is 5.1 mm. But really, it's 5.5-mm OD, 2.1-mm ID...

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  • Nick McClickNick McClick Posts: 1,003
    edited 2009-07-11 23:57
    Ha! Yeah, it's the standard power jack size (same size as the protoboard power jack, right?)

    Anyway, just one left! If no-one picks it up by Monday, I'll probably buy it for myself.

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  • RaymanRayman Posts: 14,845
    edited 2009-07-12 00:08
    Yes, the same one as the protoboard... Just got parts in to make some more! But first, I really should get this User Manual finished!

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  • Jimmy W.Jimmy W. Posts: 112
    edited 2009-07-12 00:32
    Rayman said...
    You can use the code provided the copyright notice remains intact and it's not sold as part of a product...

    Find it here:
    http://www.rayslogic.com/Propeller/Products/PSM/Files.htm

    As you may already know, the startup procedure is unique to every device...
    I thought it better to post this here than the pocket prop thread, was that comment directed @ the LCD module he is trying to use or some sort of startup procedure of the PSM?
  • RaymanRayman Posts: 14,845
    edited 2009-07-12 00:56
    If you've purchased a PSM, you are free to use the code any way you want, except... I don't want people using my code to sell their own version of my product! In that case a simple licensing fee would be required...

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    Post Edited (Rayman) : 7/12/2009 1:15:02 AM GMT
  • RaymanRayman Posts: 14,845
    edited 2009-07-12 20:02
    There's now an actual User Manual!·· Just a rough cut, but it's something...

    You can see it here:

    http://www.rayslogic.com/Propeller/Products/Products.htm

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  • BradCBradC Posts: 2,601
    edited 2009-07-13 03:31
    Rayman said...
    There's now an actual User Manual! Just a rough cut, but it's something...

    You can see it here:

    http://www.rayslogic.com/Propeller/Products/Products.htm

    1 Comment, 1 Question.

    - For the manual, what is an .mht file?

    - For the "PSM Introductory Presentation" it comes up completely garbled using Firefox 3 on Linux. To be fair it does warn me as I'm not using Internet explorer it probably won't work.

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  • Nick McClickNick McClick Posts: 1,003
    edited 2009-07-13 03:48
    MHTML is an archive format for web pages. IE, Word, and Opera can view it. Regardless, I converted it to pdf and put it up.

    The preso works in Chrome and IE, but not FF or Opera. Of course, you could just watch him give it! That's up on the product page.

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  • BradCBradC Posts: 2,601
    edited 2009-07-13 03:55
    Nick McClick said...
    Regardless, I converted it to pdf and put it up.

    Thanks for that [noparse]:)[/noparse] It looks like an incredibly cool little device!

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  • RaymanRayman Posts: 14,845
    edited 2009-07-13 09:09
    Thanks Nick. I tried to do it yesterday, but found I didn't have the full Acrobat on this particular machine yet...

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  • RaymanRayman Posts: 14,845
    edited 2009-07-13 12:31
    I've now PDF'd the user manual...· Here's a direct link:

    http://www.rayslogic.com/Propeller/Products/PSM/PSM_Manual_Ver1a.pdf





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  • Nick McClickNick McClick Posts: 1,003
    edited 2009-07-15 06:36
    I am now out of stock :-(. I believe rayman is working on a few more - I'll drop a note in the forums if I get additional stock.

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  • RaymanRayman Posts: 14,845
    edited 2009-07-15 12:51
    Thanks to everybody who purchased a unit! I'm working hard to complete the documentation. This little endevour is consuming all my free time, which I have very little of...

    May have found a touchscreen that can be added to the same LCD I'm using now. I'm pretty excited about this possibility! Ordered a couple samples already... This will let me keep the same code base... If I can just find room on the board to squeeze in an I2C touchscreen controller (shouldn't be a problem), we'll be in business...

    It may also be possible to retrofit current units with the touchscreen, but that would probably mean giving up several pins on the 8-Pin Prop I/O header...

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  • FredBlaisFredBlais Posts: 379
    edited 2009-07-15 13:04
    Hey, are you going to make some more of these board in the future? How much are they?
  • jazzedjazzed Posts: 11,803
    edited 2009-07-15 15:02
    @Rayman:

    Hey congratulations on having so much demand!

    Let me know if you need to outsource some supply; we have lots of out of work asian electronics assembly girls around here.

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  • RaymanRayman Posts: 14,845
    edited 2009-07-15 15:17
    FredBlais: I'm going to try to have 10 more made before I go on vacation next week! The price was ~$99, but that will probably have to increase...

    jazzed: If they continue to sell, I will be very interested in production support!

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  • grindelgrindel Posts: 68
    edited 2009-07-18 00:34
    If you offer a touch screen, I am in. I wish I could contribute more than a newby's point of view.
  • RaymanRayman Posts: 14,845
    edited 2009-07-18 23:15
    I'm going to try hard to add a touchscreen, one way or another... I was originally going to use a different LCD with already integrated touchscreen, but now I think I can add one to the same display I'm using now...

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  • Nick McClickNick McClick Posts: 1,003
    edited 2009-07-24 21:01
    Okay, I have more in stock - 10 PSM's and Ray has also added his Accessory board - here.

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  • blittledblittled Posts: 681
    edited 2009-08-18 02:51
    Will there be any PSMs for sale at the NE UPE? If so I would be interested in getting one.

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  • Nick McClickNick McClick Posts: 1,003
    edited 2009-08-18 04:20
    Yep, I'll be bringing stock and I believe rayman will have a some, too. PSM's are $99 now, too!

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