40 pin DIP Propeller module

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• ALIBE Posts: 299

  2006-10-28 02:29 edited 2006-10-28 02:29

  related thread is here
  http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=609602
  
  I'm not sure if Parallax has made a formal release announcement here in the US
  
  
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• ALIBE Posts: 299

  2006-10-28 02:44 edited 2006-10-28 02:44

  BTW, can you post the link to this?
  
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• Paul Baker Posts: 6,351

  2006-10-28 02:50 edited 2006-10-28 02:50

  It's in the newly created Third-Party Propeller Tools·Propeller Additional Links area.
  
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  Parallax, Inc.
• ALIBE Posts: 299

  2006-10-28 02:55 edited 2006-10-28 02:55

  she's a beauty!· NOW - a big question, when can we mortals in the US get our hands on this [noparse]:)[/noparse]
  
  
  
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• Eric R Posts: 225

  2006-10-28 03:08 edited 2006-10-28 03:08

  Looks like you can get 'em in Texas also. http://www.dlpdesign.com/
• ALIBE Posts: 299

  2006-10-28 03:15 edited 2006-10-28 03:15

  Paul,
  is this prod the same as what came up in this thread
  http://forums.parallax.com/showthread.php?p=609602
  
  I just realized that this one is not "branded" as "from" Parallax but, from DLP.
  
  thanks in advance
  
  
  
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• Paul Baker Posts: 6,351

  2006-10-28 03:18 edited 2006-10-28 03:18

  No, they are different products.
  
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  Parallax, Inc.
• ALIBE Posts: 299

  2006-10-28 03:20 edited 2006-10-28 03:20

  ok - thanks for clarifying. I want to wait a bit longer - hope not too long
  
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• Eric R Posts: 225

  2006-10-28 03:22 edited 2006-10-28 03:22

  ALIBE, good eye!
  
  Paul, I will wait for the official Parallax product. Any idea when we might be able to expect it?
• Paul Baker Posts: 6,351

  2006-10-28 05:04 edited 2006-10-28 05:04

  I just found out what the target date is, but Im going to decline providing it. This is our general policy since we've been burnt many times in the past by exhuberantly providing a target date, only to anger people when we can't deliver. I will say that we are waiting on the delivery of the stock and final processing, so it should be weeks not months.
  
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• John Culver Posts: 5

  2006-10-28 06:41 edited 2006-10-28 06:41

  The parallax description appears under 'third-party tools' to have a·significant error - it describes the module as being on a 0.6" pitch, but the DLP-PROP is documented to be on a 0.9" pitch (and it looks like this as well). At 0.6" I would have felt a lot more tempted to use it.
  
  It's also interesting that they use a 6MHz crystal, expecting clocking to 96MHz.
• Forrest Posts: 1,341

  2006-10-28 08:13 edited 2006-10-28 08:13

  Here's the description of the DLP-PROP from DLP's main web page www.dlpdesign.com/:
  
  October 2006: DLP Design is pleased to announce the new DLP-PROP module. It uses the new Propeller™ chip from Parallax, Inc., 4th-generation silicon from FTDI, and is lead free. The DLP-PROP has an on-board 3.3V regulator, standard 40-pin, 0.6 inch footprint, EEPROM for program storage, and is compatible with the new Spin™ development environment from Parallax.
  
  Yet the attached datasheet says it's 0.9 inches wide. Looks like you'll need to ask DLP which one is correct
• Phil Pilgrim (PhiPi) Posts: 23,514

  2006-10-28 15:56 edited 2006-10-28 15:56

  Both could be true. The board itself looks like it's about 0.9" wide. You can't tell where the pins are since they're surface-mounted on the bottom; but they could easily be on 0.6" centers, leaving a 0.15" overhand on each side.
  
  -Phil
• Don @ DLP Posts: 6

  2006-10-28 23:03 edited 2006-10-28 23:03

  The PCB is 0.9 inches wide and the header pins are 0.6 inches wide such that they will fit perfectly into a standard 40-pin DIP socket.· This module will be available from Mouser ELectronics any day now.· They have already received the inventory·and have it on their website:·
  
  http://www.mouser.com/search/ProductDetail.aspx?R=DLP-PROPvirtualkey62620000virtualkey626-DLP-PROP
  
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• Don @ DLP Posts: 6

  2006-10-28 23:28 edited 2006-10-28 23:28

  Also, the DLP-PROP is currently available from the FTDI On-line Store:
  http://apple.clickandbuild.com/cnb/shop/ftdichip?op=catalogue-products-null&prodCategoryID=59&title=DLP-PROP
  
  To change the currency from Pounds to US Dollars (or Euros) just click on "Products" in the upper-left corner. Once the correct currency is set, go back into "DIP Modules". Orders that ship to US customers will ship from their office in Hillsboro, Oregon.
  
  Don