Next Step?

AIman

I am starting to get bored with the stamp. Would the next step be an SX or a Propeller?
I don't mean getting started in one of them, I mean digging into a project.

Typically my projects are more complex.

CCraig

I went with the SX as I needed to walk with a cane (basic). You will learn tons with either one. Gunther's book on the SX is really helping me learn the architecture and assembly. Depending on your project, you may be better off with one vs. the other. I'd let the project decide and go for it.

HTH, Chris

boeboy

I personally jumped from the BS2 to the prop and I had no problem.

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lets see what this does... KA BOOM (note to self do not cross red and black)

Beau Schwabe

AIman,

The answer to your question is not really a graduation from one micro controller to the next but rather it should be application specific to the current project at hand.

As far as processor complexity I would have to say that the natural order would be: BS1-->BS2-->SX-->Propeller ...This is not to say that if you are a BS1 user
you should not look at a SX or Propeller until you have mastered the BS2. It simply means that there is a right tool for the right job depending on the demands your
project requires.

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Beau Schwabe

IC Layout Engineer
Parallax, Inc.

John R.

I'd add the following to Beau's adivce:

It also depends on the nature of your project(s). If you're doing this professionally, and looking at high volume, than you also need to look at the "per unit" price of the processor and any supporting chips. The "per unit" costs can override the costs of learning different tools for different processors.

On the other hand, if you're in a lab, or doing this for a hobby, and building "one offs", then the price of the processor becomes secondary, and if you could find one chip (e.g. the propeller) that would work for "all" your projects, even though it is "over kill" for simple projects, it may make more sense. That way, you only have to learn (and can master over time) one set of tools.

If you're only "dabbling" in things, then the Stamps may make more sense than the SX or Prop (at least for now), just due to the amount of documentation and support available, especially if you look at what's avaialble in terms of sample code, and the entire "education" series of books and products.

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John R.
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PAR

AIman said...
I am starting to get bored with the stamp. Would the next step be an SX or a Propeller?
I don't mean getting started in one of them, I mean digging into a project.

Typically my projects are more complex.

The answer to your question seems to lie in your own statement.

"Digging into a project", typically "more complex" projects, is the way to avoid boredom.

So, find a project complex enough for your liking (complex according to your own definition), and then start seeking solutions (which presumably would need to use microcontrollers and associated electronics, etc).

PAR

Franklin

http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=547856 would be a good project to try [noparse][[/noparse]joking] Just wanted to show that it's the project first then the device to do it with. Figure out what you would like to do (don't even worry if it is practical) then figure out what mechanical parts you need THEN figure out how you will control it. So many people here say "I have a bs2, what can I do with it?" or "I got a bs2 to build a security system now what do I need?" They are starting at the wrong end. Some of their projects only become harder because they are trying to find a use for the bs in a project that does not require one. <end rant>

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- Stephen

AIman

Thanks all.

I am working on a project that is complex.

The thought of using an ad hoc wireless network is a serious consideration and the speed of processing will need to be higher because of the data to be crunched.

So I guess at this point I need to study the requirments again and make a decision based on overall performance requirments and ability to interact with a stationary host.