The Spin Studio Development System
The SpinStudio
Kit:
The SpinStudio system is a modular style development
system based around the
Parallax Propeller.
Start with a Main Board
as your plate, and fill it full
of good stuff from the robust selection of peripheral modules.
Configure your board your way! Decide for yourself which devices you
want to interface with your Propeller.
The system is obsolete-proof! As new ideas are developed, a
Peripheral module can be easily created and plugged into your
existing Main Board. Also, when the Propeller II is released, keep
all your existing Peripheral modules and just upgrade your Main
Board. Got a great idea that you want to make into a peripheral
module yourself? There's the SpinStudio ProtoCard that you can
solder together your own module!
SpinStudio Main Boards and peripheral boards are sold as kits, and
assembled by the customer before use. Some basic soldering skills
and tools are necessary are required. All components are
through-hole and spaced for easy soldering.
More About the
SpinStudio MainBoard:
The Main Board has the
following features.
- On board voltage regulation both 3.3V and 5V to feed both
the Propeller and all 4 Peripheral sockets.
- Socket for 40 pin DIP version of the Propeller
- Socket for a 8 pin DIP serial EEPROM
- 5 mhz Crystal
- 4 pin PropPlug connector
- Power Switch
- Reset switch
- 4 connectors for Peripheral Modules each containing the
following signals:
- 3.3V
- 5V
- VSS
- I2c Bus (SDA and SCL)
- Access to 8 Propeller IO Pins
UPDATE -
A Propeller and EEPROM are now included for no extra charge with
the purchase of a Main Board
The following parts are required for use and must be purchased
separately
- A 7-9
volt wall transformer - with a 2.1mm center positive barrel
connector
- PropPlug for Programming
- Various soldering and hand tools needed for assembly
Upon request, an EEPROM loaded with the latest version of Jeff
Ledger's PropDOS will be included with any SpinStudio Main Boards
purchased. PropDOS will allow you to load and run compiled Binary
files from an SD card with the optional SD Card adapter. This will
allow you to get up and running with SpinStudio without the
purchase of a PropPlug for programming.
Peripheral Modules that are available now:
There are currently 10 different Peripheral Modules available -
- Mouse/Keyboard
- VGA
- Composite Video / Audio
- Parallel LCD
- PropNIC ethernet adapter
- XBee adapter
- SD card adapter
- Input / Output / Servo
- Blank ProtoCard
- * NEW
- PropJoy - Dual Joystick Card
More to come!
Stand-alone SpinStudio
Modules?
Modifications to Parallax's ProtoBoard can be made so that
SpinStudio modules will plug right in! The procedure to convert
your Proto Board into a SpinStudio clone is detailed in Jeff
Ledger's Propeller Cookbook, which you can access in the tutorial
section at
uController.com This is the easy way to add features to your
Proto Board. Certain SpinStudio modules were designed to be
plugged directly into a solderless breadboard too! Any module that
can plug into a solderless breadboard can also be interfaced with
any other available development board that you may already own,
such as Parallax's Demo Board, EasyProp, PropRPM, PropDongle and
others. The following chart explains how Modules can be used.
Module Name |
Use with SpinStudio? |
Use with modified
Proto Board? |
Use with Solderless
BreadBoard? |
Mouse/Keyboard |
X |
X |
|
VGA |
X |
X |
|
Composite Video/Audio |
X |
X |
|
Parallel LCD |
X |
X |
|
PropNIC Ethernet
adapter |
X |
X |
X |
XBee Adapter |
X |
X |
|
SD Card Adapter |
X |
X |
X |
Input/Output/Servo |
X |
X |
|
Blank ProtoCard |
X |
X |
|
PropJoy |
X |
X |
|
NESController |
x |
x |
|
PropNic |
x |
x |
|
Where to Purchase SpinStudio
systems or components?
SpinStudio can be purchased directly through the
uController.com website.
Also find useful Reference material and Tutorials on the
Tutorials
page of the same site.
Or contact Brian Meade directly by any of the following means:
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