About the Propeller Chip

Learning Curve:
Rating – Moderate (SPIN), Advanced (ASM)
A completely new approach to solving problems with μ-controllers, the Propeller does not suffer paradigms typical of μ-controllers. Multi-processing (as opposed to multi-tasking) with the SPIN language can be learned fairly quickly. Once advanced users begin making use of the multi-processor capabilities of the Propeller, going back to single core μ-controllers may not be easy! 

Points of Interest:
Eight concurrent, independent processors on a single chip. Pre-written objects for the Propeller are offered for free on the Parallax website, including drivers for mice, keyboards, video, VGA, and many, many more. The ability to develop objects (object orientated programming) makes complex project development easy.