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Chad GeorgeChad George Posts: 138
edited 2009-07-21 15:51 in Propeller 1
I was pricing out a new project and noticed a drop from $12 to $8.

33% cheaper ... way to go Parallax!!!

This makes using the propeller in just about any project a lot easier to justify ... and conversely makes using a slightly cheaper conventional micro a lot less likely to happen.

At least for me.

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  • mctriviamctrivia Posts: 3,772
    edited 2009-07-21 00:03
    This happened April 1st but yes is very nice

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  • SamMishalSamMishal Posts: 468
    edited 2009-07-21 04:36
    Hi Chad,

    Since the propeller is 8 processors in one then at $8 that makes it about $2 per processor.
    That in my book is WORTH IT......but even more importantly is the fact that if you actually
    had 8 processors and you wanted to communicate them you would have a HARD time and a
    SLOW process. With the propeller the fact that the 8 cogs can share RAM and can communicate
    via common memory with EASY contention resolution is THE MOST BEAUTIFUL aspect of the propeller.

    I see a lot of people on this forum RIGHTLY raving about the Keyboard, TV, VGA etc abilities
    which is almost impossible to parallel with MOST other processor. However, what makes the
    propeller stand out way above any processor I have ever seen or used is the Parallel Processing ability.

    Sam
  • PhilldapillPhilldapill Posts: 1,283
    edited 2009-07-21 05:05
    Sam, I'm just doing some number crunching here, and it's looking more like $1 per processor. I could be wrong. The keys on calculator.exe are a little sticky sometimes. Just kidding - we all make typos. [noparse]:D[/noparse]

    On a serious note, comparing even some of the simpliest 8-bit pics to ONE of the processors in the Propeller... Each processor in the Propeller is cheaper, and generally more powerful. I'd like to see a SINGLE 32-bit processor for $1 or less.

    Consider the Propeller "buying in bulk" when it comes to processors.
  • Nick MuellerNick Mueller Posts: 815
    edited 2009-07-21 06:41
    You guys do have some funny maths! wink.gif
    Forgot to add the EEPROM, the ADC/DAC, subtract one COG for serial, one for I2C/SPI ...


    Nick

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  • waltcwaltc Posts: 158
    edited 2009-07-21 06:57
    If you were Ford you could get a Cortex ARM mcu for about a buck if you bought say 20,000 at a time.

    And no one compares 8 bit cpu's with 32 bit ones. Apples and Oranges. It would more accurate to compare a Prop Cog with say a ARM, Coldfire or SH-1 and see how they stack up.
  • SamMishalSamMishal Posts: 468
    edited 2009-07-21 07:30
    Philldapill said...
    Sam, I'm just doing some number crunching here, and it's looking more like $1 per processor. I could be wrong. The keys on calculator.exe are a little sticky sometimes. Just kidding - we all make typos. [noparse]:D[/noparse]

    oops.....my old age is clearly starting to take its toll....those damn numeric keys are just too close to each other
    and my fat fingers miss....but also my eyesight is getting even worse and my gray cells are getting even lesser.....so wasting time
    double checking my typing is just too much work especially when you do not have many minutes left in your life span.shakehead.gif

    $8/8 = $1· I checked my calculator and that is definitely the correct answer.....but I could not type the $ sign....it is a cheap one.tongue.gif

    Thanks for the catch....
    Philldapill said...

    On a serious note, comparing even some of the simpliest 8-bit pics to ONE of the processors in the Propeller... Each processor in the Propeller is cheaper, and generally more powerful. I'd like to see a SINGLE 32-bit processor for $1 or less.
    I agree totally......and also how many have built in Sin/Log/Font tables and video/vga support and 32K RAM????


    Aaah.....i forgot to add.....built in support for an HLL that is one of the most beautiful to come out for a micrcontroller...SPIN

    Sam


    Post Edited (SamMishal) : 7/21/2009 7:41:09 AM GMT
  • Chad GeorgeChad George Posts: 138
    edited 2009-07-21 13:08
    If it happened back in April then Digikey ripped me off last month, because I bought 10 @ $12 ... I should look at the parallax store more often [noparse]:)[/noparse]
  • mctriviamctrivia Posts: 3,772
    edited 2009-07-21 13:19
    ya i have been buying in bulk directly from parallax. digikey was given a months notice before the drop but they still did not drop the price for long time.

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  • BigFootBigFoot Posts: 259
    edited 2009-07-21 15:51
    This is great news, it should save our company over $20K a year. Does anyone know
    what the target price for the Propeller II chip will be ?
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