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Need good prop start-up book

tobdectobdec Posts: 267
edited 2012-05-16 16:57 in Propeller 1
I bought the PE 40-pin dip package a few days ago. Im pretty used to the stamp style books and really enjoyed them getting me started with the stamps. Is there any such book for props or do I basicly just have to read the syntax dry as a bone?

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  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2012-05-16 11:05
    The Propeller Education Kit is inside the help menu of the Propeller Tool. It does a pretty good job of walking you through learning to use the Propeller.

    I also like "The Official Guide" (That's the subtitle, I don't remember the title off hand).

    I have some other recommendations in post #3 of my index.

    I just noticed I don't have a link to the book I just mentioned in the index. I'll add one shortly.
  • tobdectobdec Posts: 267
    edited 2012-05-16 11:10
    Ive got the fundamentals text with the kit. It just seems that it isn't nearly as in depth as the stamp books.....maybe I need to just keep working at it. thanks though duane! Looking forward to your suggestions.
  • trodosstrodoss Posts: 577
    edited 2012-05-16 11:10
    The Microcontroller KickStarts would also be a good resource:
    http://learn.parallax.com/KickStart

    The book looks like it is still available here:
    http://www.parallax.com/StoreSearchResults/tabid/768/txtSearch/kickstart/List/0/SortField/4/ProductID/808/Default.aspx

    The reason that I mention that is that it has BASIC Stamp and Propeller examples, so you would have someting to look at for comparison.
    Hope that helps.
    --trodoss
  • g3cwig3cwi Posts: 262
    edited 2012-05-16 11:18
    tobdec wrote: »
    Ive got the fundamentals text with the kit. It just seems that it isn't nearly as in depth as the stamp books.....maybe I need to just keep working at it.

    Keep at it. There is a steep learning curve with the Propellor but you will quite soon be making your own coding projects. I have only just found the Fundamentals book - no idea why I missed it. I am finding it very helpful.

    Cheers

    Richard
  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2012-05-16 11:25
    Version 1.1 of the Propeller Manual includes a Spin tutorial. I learned Spin using the original manual. I've added a link to it in my index.
  • tobdectobdec Posts: 267
    edited 2012-05-16 12:25
    trodoss: Those llok like great references!

    g3cwi: Thanks for the encouragment...ive got plenty of general programming experience and pretty descent circuitry skills....so on that note I may just be getn ants in my pants.

    Duane: Really? From what I gathered the prop manual was nothing more than syntax...ill have to take a closer look at that then.
  • Duane DegnDuane Degn Posts: 10,588
    edited 2012-05-16 12:44
    tobdec wrote: »
    Duane: Really? From what I gathered the prop manual was nothing more than syntax...ill have to take a closer look at that then.

    Version 1.2 doesn't have the tutorials and is just syntax but the earlier version had a beginning section that explained how to program the Propeller. I believe the thinking with version 1.2 was to expand the syntax part of the book and move the tutorial to a separate volume (PEK).

    I thought the tutorials in v1.1 on the manual very helpful.
  • JonnyMacJonnyMac Posts: 9,195
    edited 2012-05-16 15:47
    A bunch of my Propeller articles are online at Parallax. They're project based, but do explain the way the Spin and PASM code works as I focus more on teaching programming than teaching hardware design.

    -- http://www.parallax.com/Resources/NutsVoltsColumns/TheSpinZone/tabid/781/Default.aspx
  • tobdectobdec Posts: 267
    edited 2012-05-16 16:57
    Once again the Parallax community has came through for me! It just amazes me how everyone is so helpful around here! Thanks Johnny! And thanks for clarifying Duane...that would be why I didn't see the tuts in the latest version.
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