The PropStick USB is a rapid development tool for the Propeller chip which provides access to all 32 I/O pins on a 0.1” pin spacing format. It features a built-in P8X32A-M44 Propeller chip, 32 kB EEPROM, 3.3 V regulator, FTDI mini USB interface, and reset button.The 5.00 crystal is socketed for replacement. This module is intended to be used in a breadboard or other through-hole design, and could be used with the circuits and example code in the Propeller Education Labs.
The PropStick USB is fully assembled and features:
- Propeller P8X32A-M44 chip
- 32kB 24LC256-I/ST EEPROM
- FTDI FT232RG and mini USB connector
- USB data transfer indicator LEDs
- 5 MHz crystal in a removable socket
- 3.3V 500mA voltage regulator
- Reset pushbutton switch
The PropStick USB is a close cousin to the PropStick Kit, a serial version sold in a kit format. Both modules are pin-compatible and either could be used with existing and future Parallax object code modules being developed by our educational team.
Neither PropStick USB or PropStick Kit are intended to be plugged into Parallax 40-pin BASIC Stamp board sockets (found on the Professional Development Board, for example). Differences in programming interface, pinouts and operating voltages are the main reason behind this incompatibility.
Downloads:
PropSTICK USB Documentation (.pdf)