Introducing Propteus rev. 2.0 - a new Propeller development / prototyping board
Bill Henning
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Hi guys,
I finally got around to documenting my new rev. 2.0 Propteus board!
(click on the image to see a larger JPEG)
Propteus is a flexible through-hole Propeller development board with a large prototyping area - the latest addition to the "Mikronauts Modular System".
It can be minimally populated with the power supply section, Propeller and EEPROM (available as "Propteus Base Kit") or it can be built up into a full development board with micro SD card reader, VGA output, TV output, stereo line level audio, PS/2 keyboard/mouse ... or anything in between. Of course, you can add your own custom circuits in the large advanced prototyping area.
Propteus was designed to easily run SphinxOS - if you use the TV output, you will still have 16 Propeller pins free for your own experiments.
Propteus Features
(As usual, Sapieha made a beautiful PCB layout)
The VGA, PS/2 and TV options are on the same pins as on the Parallax Demo Board so most demos and Obex objects will "just work" if you run Propteus at 80MHz!
Propteus rev. 2.0 is available immediately.
Pricing
$12.95USD MIKPROT20-PCB Propteus Bare printed circuit board
$14.95USD MIKPROT20-ESS Propteus Essentials (PCB + 6.25MHz crystal + microSD connector)
$39.95USD MIKPROT20-BAK Propteus Base Kit (see build manual for included component)
$49.95USD MIKPROT20-FLK Propteus Full Kit (see build manual for included component)
Recommended Accessories
$14.95USD Parallax PropPlug
$39.95USD MIKSB2STACK-FK SchoolBoard ][ with stacking connectors (full kit)
$ 9.95USD Mikronauts SerPlug
Above prices do not include shipping and handling; quantity and educational discounts are available.
The BOM and schematic have been uploaded, the build manual will be up on the product page shortly:
http://mikronauts.com/propteus/
I finally got around to documenting my new rev. 2.0 Propteus board!
(click on the image to see a larger JPEG)
Propteus is a flexible through-hole Propeller development board with a large prototyping area - the latest addition to the "Mikronauts Modular System".
It can be minimally populated with the power supply section, Propeller and EEPROM (available as "Propteus Base Kit") or it can be built up into a full development board with micro SD card reader, VGA output, TV output, stereo line level audio, PS/2 keyboard/mouse ... or anything in between. Of course, you can add your own custom circuits in the large advanced prototyping area.
Propteus was designed to easily run SphinxOS - if you use the TV output, you will still have 16 Propeller pins free for your own experiments.
Propteus Features
- 32KB or 64KB EEPROM
- Parallax Propeller (tm) P8X32 microcontroller
- 80MHz (5MHz crystal) or 100Mhz (6.25MHz crystal) operation
- screw terminal for 7-9VDC power input
- mini power switch
- LM7805 based 5V regulated power supply
- LT1117-3.3V based 3.3V regulated power supply
- two EXP 10 pin module connectors
- one MORPHBUS connector
- PropPlug / SerPlug compatible HCOMM connector
- four pin I2C expansion connector
- power LED
- large high density advanced prototyping area
- unique zig-zag power bus for prototyping area
- optional micro SD socket
- optional TV output
- optional VGA output
- optional stereo 1/8” audio jack
- optional PS/2 keyboard/mouse connector
- optional additional 10 pin header location
- optional area for 8 LED's
- optional user/reset switch
(As usual, Sapieha made a beautiful PCB layout)
The VGA, PS/2 and TV options are on the same pins as on the Parallax Demo Board so most demos and Obex objects will "just work" if you run Propteus at 80MHz!
Propteus rev. 2.0 is available immediately.
Pricing
$12.95USD MIKPROT20-PCB Propteus Bare printed circuit board
$14.95USD MIKPROT20-ESS Propteus Essentials (PCB + 6.25MHz crystal + microSD connector)
$39.95USD MIKPROT20-BAK Propteus Base Kit (see build manual for included component)
$49.95USD MIKPROT20-FLK Propteus Full Kit (see build manual for included component)
Recommended Accessories
$14.95USD Parallax PropPlug
$39.95USD MIKSB2STACK-FK SchoolBoard ][ with stacking connectors (full kit)
$ 9.95USD Mikronauts SerPlug
Above prices do not include shipping and handling; quantity and educational discounts are available.
The BOM and schematic have been uploaded, the build manual will be up on the product page shortly:
http://mikronauts.com/propteus/
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