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Propeller Professional Development Board - Deal of the Day

WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
edited 2009-08-29 13:04 in Propeller 1
Hey Everyone,

The PPDB is the deal of the day for $101.99!

http://www.parallax.com/Store/Microcontrollers/PropellerDevelopmentBoards/tabid/514/ProductID/515/List/0/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName,ProductName

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"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney

Post Edited (Whit) : 8/28/2009 5:52:41 PM GMT

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  • Brandon C.Brandon C. Posts: 106
    edited 2009-08-28 17:43
    lol! these daily deals really are amazing! I finally just bought a PropPlug the other day for $15. The next thing I want is a PING sensor (parallax I hope your listening tongue.gif )

    The Propeller board really looks amazing. IMO there is a little too much stuff on one board, and I prolly wouldn't use most of it.

    Brandon C.

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  • WhitWhit Posts: 4,191
    edited 2009-08-28 17:52
    Brandon C. said...

    ·IMO there is a little too much stuff on one board, and I prolly wouldn't use most of it.
    But if you had it,·you could... turn.gif

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    "We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths." - Walt Disney
  • Brandon C.Brandon C. Posts: 106
    edited 2009-08-28 18:55
    *feels jealous* shocked.gif

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  • CassLanCassLan Posts: 586
    edited 2009-08-28 19:30
    Unofrtunately you need a DIP for it smhair.gif

    That is really an amazing deal though. I won a raffle at UPENE and even the breadboard itself is the best one I've ever used.

    I was trying to think if I ordered a PCB, layed·out just like that one..ordered all the parts· etc, I'm pretty sure not even counting the time it would take to put together it would cost WAY more than $100!

    Rick

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    Post Edited (CassLan) : 8/28/2009 7:36:10 PM GMT
  • Brandon C.Brandon C. Posts: 106
    edited 2009-08-28 19:40
    YES!! That exactly why they call it the AMAZING daily deal! lol smilewinkgrin.gif

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    Tired of the same old robot brains? not enough processing power? Get the Propeller Robot Module now!!

  • Chris SavageChris Savage Parallax Engineering Posts: 14,406
    edited 2009-08-28 19:44
    Brandon C. said...(trimmed)
    The Propeller board really looks amazing. IMO there is a little too much stuff on one board, and I prolly wouldn't use most of it.
    Brandon,
    ·
    Oddly, typical feedback is the customer wants more…like RJ-45 w/possibly RS-485 chip, uOLED, etc.· I never heard anyone say there was too much on a development board.

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  • Brandon C.Brandon C. Posts: 106
    edited 2009-08-28 19:49
    Hey Chris,

    Yeah my opinions are allot different from others. I don't like to over complicate my projects, but instead make them as simple as possible.

    Brandon C.

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    No purchase necessary. See back panel for more details.

    Tired of the same old robot brains? not enough processing power? Get the Propeller Robot Module now!!

  • Little-endianLittle-endian Posts: 91
    edited 2009-08-28 20:25
    Brandon C. said...


    Yeah my opinions are allot different from others. I don't like to over complicate my projects, but instead make them as simple as possible.


    That's the nice thing about the PPDB. Nothing is attached to the breadboad. You only attach what you need so you can keep it short and simple.

    IMHO, when you consider everything that's included in the PPDB it's a bargain for what you get.
  • CounterRotatingPropsCounterRotatingProps Posts: 1,132
    edited 2009-08-28 20:56
    Brandon, the PPDB is nice - there's enough room on it to keep things tidy, with the one exception that probably applies to all bread/dev boards: lot's of spaghetti [noparse]:)[/noparse])

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  • Brandon C.Brandon C. Posts: 106
    edited 2009-08-28 21:35
    Yuck! I hate spaghetti! Pizza is much better. wink.gif

    The PPDB is good for prototyping. If I had the money, I would get one. but I'm just saying there would probably be a lot of unused features. That may not be the same for most people, who like to do anything they possibly can with the propeller.

    Brandon C.

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    No purchase necessary. See back panel for more details.

    Tired of the same old robot brains? not enough processing power? Get the Propeller Robot Module now!!

  • CounterRotatingPropsCounterRotatingProps Posts: 1,132
    edited 2009-08-28 21:58
    And Pizza with Beer is even better <G>

    > but I'm just saying there would probably be a lot of unused features.

    guess it does depend, like you say. And yet it's nice when you have a new idea and realize that the thing you need is already there. Never thought I'd need all those LEDs and buttons at the same time as the servo header - until I needed exactly that [noparse]:)[/noparse])

    More, IMO, is always better... but I suppose too much of a good thing (like Pizza and Beer) isn't. LOL

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  • Brandon C.Brandon C. Posts: 106
    edited 2009-08-28 22:06
    Yes, you wouldn't want too much beer. smilewinkgrin.gif

    Brandon C.

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    No purchase necessary. See back panel for more details.

    Tired of the same old robot brains? not enough processing power? Get the Propeller Robot Module now!!

  • hover1hover1 Posts: 1,929
    edited 2009-08-28 22:22
    Brandon C. said...
    IMO there is a little too much stuff on one board, and I prolly wouldn't use most of it.
    Brandon C.

    That's why they also make the Proto Board! Keeping us all satisfied!
    Jim
  • hinvhinv Posts: 1,255
    edited 2009-08-28 22:46
    Unfortunately, if you buy one of these, and you don't already have a DIP prop, you will have to wait, because the DIP props are out of stock. Anybody have an ETA on the dip props?
  • hover1hover1 Posts: 1,929
    edited 2009-08-28 22:55
  • CounterRotatingPropsCounterRotatingProps Posts: 1,132
    edited 2009-08-28 22:58
    Yup - that's why I bought extras for a rainy day [noparse]:)[/noparse])

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  • Roger LeeRoger Lee Posts: 339
    edited 2009-08-28 23:41
    PPDB - Deal of the day to good to pass up!

    I took a good look at them a UPENE last weekend.
    very impressed.
    Well, then they give me 68 dollars off, case closed.

    Now just to wait 10 days for delivery.
  • CounterRotatingPropsCounterRotatingProps Posts: 1,132
    edited 2009-08-28 23:44
    It'll be well worth the wait...

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  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,452
    edited 2009-08-29 00:27
    As a matter of fact, I was just wondering how I was going to breadboard a setup I need with a Ucontroller PropNIC (which takes 5 pins) and two channels true RS232 (which takes most of the breadboard on a demoboard and 4 pins). And I have a DIP Prop from paying the $0 premium for the plus-prop option when I bought my Hydra book. Looks like I will be whipping out the old credit card in a few.

    ON EDIT: CC whip-out accomplished.· I think it might be fun to do a census of how many propellers each of us have in our personal collections.· I have 4 demoboards, 3 protoboards in various states of populatitude, a spin studio, and just ordered a PPDB.· I also have 2 PropRPMs reserved for customers as backups, one virgin protoboard, and a Morpheus I haven't got around to populating with chips and testing.

    Post Edited (localroger) : 8/29/2009 1:11:00 AM GMT
  • MicrocontrolledMicrocontrolled Posts: 2,461
    edited 2009-08-29 13:04
    I have 3 Protoboards USB (2 I got for free at the expo and the other traded for it) 1 Demo board, 3 DIPs with a PE kit and the other 2 are unused. I don't see how everyone else goes through Props so fast, I have had the 2 DIPs for almost a year. Oops! I forgot there for a second, my Hydra came with a DIP. That's 4.

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