Pimoroni Propellor HAT

Description

Propeller HAT will get you flying in the world of microcontrollers, whether youre just learning the ropes, or using it as an integral part of your home automation project.

Weve brought the much-adored Parallax Propeller microcontroller to the Raspberry Pi in an experimentation-friendly HAT format that includes a mini breadboard for prototyping and breaks out a whole array of signals from both Pi and Propeller.

Ideal for servo twiddling, robot building, IO expanding, VGA driving, or rockin to classic tunes with sound chip emulators like SIDcog.Parallaxs Object Exchangeis packed with code examples and libraries.

Features

• Stonkin 8-Core microcontroller handles menial IO tasks for your Pi
• 30 general purpose IO pins controllable by any of the 8 cores
• Easy to program using the Pi-compatible Propeller IDE and SPIN language
• 170 point (17×5 on each half) breadboard forprototyping
• SPI, I2C and 15 other pins broken out
• Fully open-source hardware, right down to the microcontroller!
• Propeller HAT pinout
• Compatible with Raspberry Pi 3, 2, B+, A+, Zero, and Zero W
• Full software libraryincluding Python
• Female headers require soldering

Software

All the tools you need to program Propeller HAT will run on the Raspberry Pi. From Propeller IDE, the software you need to write SPIN code, to OpenSpin (the compiler), and p1load (the loader).

Weve put all of the software for Propeller HAT, including a Python library, together into aGitHub repository. Our Python examples allow you to instantly transform your Propeller HAT into a 30-pin IO expander or PWM driver.

TUTORIALS & PROJECTS

• Low-level Propeller Assembly on Propeller HAT

  Learn how to use the native language of the Propeller to get the most out of your board

  Advanced / Propeller HAT

• Writing your first SPIN program

  A brief introduction to SPIN, the language of the Propeller, and your first Blink program

  Intermediate / Propeller HAT

• Multicore SPIN programming on Propeller HAT

  Learn how to use the Propeller’s multi-core architecture to your advantage

  Intermediate / Propeller HAT

• Getting started with Propeller IDE

  A step-by-step guide to installing Propeller IDE

  Intermediate / Propeller HAT

• Using counters in SPIN

  An introduction to Counters, one of the Propellers key hardware features.

  Intermediate / Propeller HAT

• Passing parameters in Propeller Assembly

  A detailed guide to passing one or more params into a Propeller Assembly ( PASM ) program running on Propeller HAT.

  Advanced / Propeller HAT