Prop dip 40 based on ??????

DigitalBob

I was just wondering what is the prop 40 based on? For example is it a Microchip pic18 with a interpreter written to it. The stamp2 is a pic with a simple basic interpreter written to it.

DigitalBob

Or rather a pic 32..

Seairth

No, the Propeller is an original design, both in terms of implementation and philosophy.

DigitalBob

So parallax makes the wafer

DigitalBob

The pic families are great and you can do a lot with Mplab

Seairth

DigitalBob wrote: »

The pic families are great and you can do a lot with Mplab

Indeed, they are. But what does this have to do with the Propeller?

Duane Degn

DigitalBob wrote: »

So parallax makes the wafer

No they don't make the wafers themselves but they have the chips made based on a design by Chip Gracey.

Here's what the die looks like.

DigitalBob

The pic relates parallax products. Example different pic controllers are used in parallax accessories and the bs2 Oem

DigitalBob

I guess the prop is made overseas like everything else

Duane Degn

I should have added a link to the thread where I found the photo. There's a bit of additional information there.

DigitalBob

Wow that's a nice layout

JonnyMac

DigitalBob wrote: »

The pic relates parallax products. Example different pic controllers are used in parallax accessories and the bs2 Oem

Chip helped in the design of the SX and took that knowledge, coupled with his own philosophy of keeping things simple (which is why the BASIC Stamp was a hit), and created something that was the unique to Parallax. The finished chips are fabricated offshore, but I can assure you that the Propeller was designed in Rocklin, CA.

DigitalBob

Is there an open source version. Something I can load with a hex file or use MPLAB

Duane Degn

DigitalBob wrote: »

Is there an open source version. Something I can load with a hex file or use MPLAB

I don't think you can program the Propeller with MPLAB. There are a couple open source C compilers available.

I believe both SimpleIDE and PropellerIDE are open source. These compilers can be found in the Propeller download section.

The Propeller's design is now open source. Parallax has released the Verilog code for the Propeller. Here's a link to the discussion.

DigitalBob

Thanks Duane

Publison

DigitalBob wrote: »

Is there an open source version. Something I can load with a hex file or use MPLAB

There is an open source for FPGA, if that's what you are looking for, probably not:

https://www.parallax.com/microcontrollers/propeller-1-open-source