UPENE just ended last night, and we are all in recovery mode from another FANTASTIC expo. Reports, photos, comments will soon be posted after everyone gets rested. In the meantime, enjoy an interview with Chris Savage, of Savage Circuits TV after the UPEW show. If you’ve never attended an Expo, you’ll get a sense of the focus and intent as well as a little history of how this all started.
We’re in UPENE “High Gear” this weekend, but this cool Propeller controlled sewing machine built by Micah caught our eye. Maybe Singer should contact Parallax about including a Propeller in their next sewing machine design. Website
While we were fixing our thread links to point to the new forum server at Parallax, we have also started a gallery of Propeller programs. Games are an important draw, so naturally we started there. More sections will be added in the near future.
The new forum software was officially placed online today at Parallax. A few minor speed-bumps here or there, but improvements include new software powerful search abilities and the new site appears to be lightning fast. The old forums have been archived here.
So you are an Ardunio user who has also discovered the Propeller. Do you toss all those shields and start over? Martin Hodge says “No” with his Arduino Shield Compatible Propeller board. Looks like he’s gearing up to sell a few of these. Thread
Want to create a GUI-type Spin application? Rayman is putting the finishing touches on Visual Spin. Visual Spin allows you to design a windowed interface on the PC, then creates all the Spin code based on your design. Currently supports VGA w/mouse, but plans are in the works for both LCD and TV versions as well. Thread
trodoss has been working on a Propeller RPG called Fantasy Fighter. Fantasy Fighter is based on the ORE gaming object, another project underway to bring game creation fun to everyone. Thread, ORE Project
Remember the Spirograph toy from your youth? This time a Propeller is doing the drawing, using two stepper motors and a force-sensing pen. Full details on this project can be found on Michael Park’s Website.
If documentation has been your reason not to pick up a PropScope, then your excuse is gone! Andy Lindsay of Parallax has started posting Draft chapters of Understanding Signals with the PropScope book online. The PropScope is made in the USA by Parallax and is now the perfect bench tool for those just starting out with an oscilloscope or electronics wizards.
Nick at Gadgetganster has released another excellent product for the Propeller Platform: E-Net. This module sandwich nicely between the Platform and El Jugador modules. Based on the ENC28J60, the only thing that remains in some 32K network game creation! Thread