Henning Biomedical Medical Corporation in Meadow Vista CA has developed a robot controlled laser system which delivers IR wavelengths uniquely suited for deep tissue penetration with precision and consistency. Hennings Biomedical is in their final development stages and is applying for FDA approval on their system. The heart of this system is a Parallax Activity […]
BlocklyProp is an interesting combination – a fun, colorful high-level programming interface customized for the very capable Propeller 1 Multicore Microcontroller. Students may first notice similarities with MIT’s screen-programming tool Scratch, but quickly see they have many commands for controlling electronic circuits and physical hardware. Experienced product developers are taking BlocklyProp more seriously and it’s […]
Pre-order the new BBC micro:bit v2.0 from Parallax! The Microbit Educational Foundation made a significant announcement today about the new BBC micro:bit v2.0. See the BBC micro:bit news for official information. Parallax has placed a significant stocking order for the modules and we expect to receive our first inventory in mid-November. You may pre-order the BBC […]
Let’s start out with a bit of history and take a look at Peter Jakacki’s P2D2 board. When Parallax first received the Propeller 2 Revision B silicon we mounted it on a bare P2D2 board from Peter Jakacki in Rocklin, California. We had not designed any boards of our own at that time, about a […]
You know the process: click the button below and sign up for the Propeller 2 Live Forum on Wednesday! There’s a small switch, though — this meeting is at 3:00 pm Pacific Time (an hour later than normal). This is still very early in Australia but should give them enough time to wake up and grab their […]
Several Updates and Open Discussion We’ve got a fairly open agenda this week after our break last week: – Status of the P2 Edge and P2 Edge Breakout Boards, and their fabrication schedules– Jon McPhalen to provide an update on the MikroE Click board object plan– Chip Gracey to talk about new features in the graphical […]
Feast on One of Three Mystery Boxes! The first day of fall was Tuesday, September 22nd. With Halloween coming up fast and Thanksgiving not far behind, Parallax is offering some scary good deals on the most generous and quite possibly last Mystery Box offer of 2020! This time we have a cornucopia of demo robots, […]
Dear Educator, This week we’re focused on Parallax’s BlocklyProp visual programming language with the ActivityBot 360°, our most powerful combination. BlocklyProp is an easy-to-use, very expandable system for project-based learning. Below we’ve summarized some of the key resources: – ActivityBot 360° and the ActivityBot 360° 12-Pack Plus– The Gripper 3.0 (let me know if I’ve “sold” […]
Dear Community, Paul Voss, a Professor from Smith College and an inventive engineer, has two interesting applications using the Propeller 1. The first is a timely test fixture he made for the MITMedia Labs MASK Project: N95 Alternative Face Mask project. The second is something we’d all like to have when the COVID-19 pandemic has […]
Dear Educators, You’ve been busy getting started this year! In the last couple of days we’ve set up Codebender.edu software on Chromebooks for Arduino programming, built your customized micro:bit module kits, moved you to the new BlocklyProp Solo, toured your classrooms, and shipped you a bunch of kits. Some CTE educators have inherited labs of Parallax hardware and […]
