Parallax Propellor Chip

Just check tihs out for performance:
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid 04233854097862067

I can't see a PIC doing that any time soon.

Of course the propeller chips aren't the best for everything. There's
all sorts of design specs to take into account when choosing a uC -
not least the per unit price! Saying that I've never actually used one
myself and they certainly do look very interesting for hobby stuff.
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Brendan Gillatt
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We've had two presentations on the Propeller at our
robotics club (HBRC).  For me, the thing that grabbed
me was that it was possible to dedicate one processor
to debugging support without effecting the performance
or behavior of the other 7 processors in any way.  The
example shown was the ability to manipulate the parameters
for a PID algorithm in real time and see the results in
real time.  Until I saw that example, I was pretty
ambivalent towards the Propeller.  There are DSP chips
with significantly more total performance than the
Propeller, but it can be a total pain in the rear to
get your algorithms debugged on them.  The short answer
is it looks like Parallax has another winner on their
hands.

-Wayne

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Wayne C. Gramlich wrote:

Ah yes - I've been a subscriber on your list for a year or so, following
the articles and stuff on your site. Shame I can't come and play though
  - I'm stuck on the other side of the pond.

I like the idea of programming with just a straightforward Rs232
connection (yeah I know it's been done before).

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We are working on a commercial C compiler for Propeller. We are pushing
for an alpha/beta in Oct and end of the year release. Feature wise it
will be very similar to our other products www.imagecraft.com. It will
use a "Large Programming Model" so the program size is limited to the
size of the Hub memory and not COG RAM.

// richard

We are about to release new OLED display hardware for the propeller chip:
http://www.dontronics-shop.com/4d-Micro-OLED-96-PROP-0.96-Propeller-Powered-OLED-module-p-16687.html

Don...


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