wat do u use a propstick for?

Programmertanner

wat can the propstick be used for i mean why dont ppl get the demo bord it seams better

nutson

Propstick has 28 free,easy accessible pins, demoboard 8. Makes a big difference in building an embedded application.

Programmertanner

oh thnx

Paul Baker

I would suggest getting the demo board as your first foray into the Propeller, its a little more packaged and has alot more you can do with it pretty much right out of the box.

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BiblioTech

I would also suggest getting the demo board or starter kit.

I've done that myself and have the Propstick still in it's bag for when I know enough to use it. My plan is to use the demo board to prototype each part of the system, write and debug the objects and then integrate as each part is ready onto the Propstick while the full system(with few problems, I hope) grows.

As I said thats the plan. But as they say no plan survives the first meeting with the enemy!

SeeYa,
Frans...

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Graham Stabler

If you can afford it the demoboard gets you right in the thick of the action, I know I'd still be messing around trying to find PS2 sockets if I hadn't got it.

The stick looks like a great half way house between full custom and the demoboard.

Graham

Harley

to Programmertanner, an example of going PropSTICK.

If the attachment comes through, you can see there is *some* effort in getting the interfaces in place to *do THINGS*.
Originally I figured I'd just download the Propeller manual material and read and study it. Then the $59 offer for the PropSTICK was an 'offer I couldn't refuse."

Figured the demo board was too costly. However, I've spent hours figuring out what's needed, rounding up the parts, doing a parts layout, then doing the grunt work of wiring the parts together.

First was the TV monitor i/f. Then after a few demos, added the PS/2 mouse i/f (upper right), then the keyboard (received a Parallax keyboard and mouse yesterday) and 8 LEDs i/f (just below it). Next I have the jumpers to add. No USB, no VGA, no audio in/out (I would like to hear the 'gonna hurl' audio). For my use I wanted the 28 totally free I/Os. PropSTICK was the way to go for me. YMMV though. Think out what you want to do, how well you are with 'building things', how well stocked your 'junk box' is, etc.; things like that.

I think the PropSTICK was the best choice for my needs.

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RinksCustoms

PS/2 sockets aren't an issue, simply Googling PS/2 pinouts and looking for "...ru.pinouts.net/" or something like that, it's a russian based site and the data/clock pins were listed inverse of each other, but there's TONS of info on that site, even PCI/Parallel/AGP/VGA and more including explanations on the various protocalls.

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RinksCustoms

PS/2 sockets aren't an issue, simply Googling PS/2 pinouts and looking for "...ru.pinouts.net/" or something like that, it's a russian based site and the data/clock pins were listed inverse of each other, but there's TONS of info on that site, even PCI/Parallel/AGP/VGA and more including explanations on the various protocalls.

Personally, i used two 6" breadboards, a canabalized 10MHz crystal @ PLL8x, a canaballized MAX232 chip, bargraph from Radio Shack, 350W Micro ATX P/S, Cheapy full/size keyboard/opto mouse as a $80 Demo board/programmer/power supply setup. Works beautifully, not real pretty, but really funcional!

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ALIBE

Getting the demoboard to get the feet wet is what I have done. I also have a propstick kit that is still in the bag that I will open when I am comfortable w/ what I am driving to achieve. Demoboard is a very handy tool to get learning quickly w/o having to worry abt hooking up some basic components and aux's.