Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller Microcontroller: The Official Guide

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McGraw-Hill/TAB Electronics, 2010. — 494 p. — ISBN: 978-0071664509.Authors: Shane Avery, Chip Gracey, Vern Graner, Martin Hebel, Joshua Hintze, Andre LaMothe, Andy Lindsay, Jeff Martin and Hanno Sander.The Only Official Guide to the Parallax Multicore Propeller Microcontroller Written by a team of Propeller experts, this authoritative guide shows you how to realize your design concepts by taking full advantage of the multicore Propeller microcontroller's unique architecture. The book begins with a review of the Propeller hardware, software, and Spin language so you can get started right away. Programming and Customizing the Multicore Propeller Microcontroller: The Official Guide is filled with a wide variety of step-by-step, hands-on projects.Put your ideas into production when you learn how to:Debug code for multiple cores.Understand how the Propeller interacts with different sensors.Wirelessly network Propeller chips.Build a balancing robot and control it with computer vision.Develop networking applications using an off-the-shelf Ethernet chip.Create a portable multivariable GPS tracking and data logging device.Use the Propeller as a remote virtual peripheral for media applications.Create a Propeller-powered HVAC green house model.Synthesize speech with the Propeller.