Unpacked Prop Dip Plus Kit

whiteoxe

Hi,
I opened up my prop dip plus kit to bread board it. I thought there would be something to connect it to my usb or serial port inside the packet. Looks like I a wrong. So when you order this from the states you really need to order a prop plug as well or else how do you connect it to your PC ?

Dave Hein

The description for the Prop DIP Plus kit does contain the following sentence:

The Prop Plug USB to serial converter (programming & communication tool) is sold separately.

It should probably state that you need a Prop Plug along with the Prop DIP Plus kit. If you have a serial port on your computer you could build a simple circuit to talk to your Prop.

whiteoxe

Dave Hein wrote: »

The description for the Prop DIP Plus kit does contain the following sentence:

It should probably state that you need a Prop Plug along with the Prop DIP Plus kit. If you have a serial port on your computer you could build a simple circuit to talk to your Prop.

Do you have a diagram handy ? thx for your response !

Dave Hein

Here's a link to one thread that describes the circuit -- http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php/85344-Simple-Serial-Interface-for-Propeller-Programming .

EDIT: The circuit is also in the Prop Datasheet with different values for the resistors and capacitor. The actual transistors used aren't very important as long as you use NPN and PNP transistors as shown in the circuit diagram.

whiteoxe

I cant read even a diagram like that. Im glad i'm not on a desert island and thats the plan to get home !!!! Up all night with a toothache has squashed my ability to think Ill look at it again after ive slept but I will jst use the quickstart i think for the moment.