I recognize we’re a bit late getting this invitation out, but our delays have everything to do with the P2. Today’s meeting is a wide-open, techno free-for-all discussion. Chip says he’s got a few things to share and we’ll let him talk about the P2 Edge, too. Sign up below! 2:00 pm Pacific, usual time and […]
Chip has been enthused about audio for his entire career! This week, he’ll talk about audio-effects processing on the Propeller 2 and demonstrate a MIDI keyboard-controlled voice chorus. The code for the project will be distributed at the Zoom meeting. The circuit consists of a dynamic microphone for input and audio amplifier output in case you’d like […]
Dear Educational Community, Over the past week, I’ve received calls on the Educator Hotline (916-701-8625) from instructors wanting to send Parallax electronic kits home with their students as part of their distance learning programs. Often our robot kits are too expensive for one-kit-per-student ratios and educators are looking for less-expensive alternatives. The Micro:bit is one of our favorite solutions to “be […]
Dear Propeller Community, It’s already September and we’re counting the days leading to the Propeller 2’s public release. The P2 will be introduced at the same time as a new Parallax web site, a secret P2 product many of you have already seen, receipt of the first order of production P2X8C4M64P chips, and 23 MikroE “Click” modules […]
American Educators May Request Parallax Hardware for their K-12 Programs Parallax’s educational partner CYBER.ORG made a tremendous announcement today for technology education programs in the United States. They launched a program inviting teachers to apply and receive hardware for use with their CYBER.ORG curriculum materials. In the application, you may choose from several popular Parallax […]
Each pin on the Propeller 2 can perform complex tasks independent of the cogs. There are 32 base modes including DAC/ADC, PWM, quadrature, measurements, triggering scope, USB, and serial. Cogs only need to interact with Smart Pins when transacting high-level state information. Groups of Smart Pins can be run in unison to simplify cog interactions. […]
Dear Educator, Since March we’ve trained over 350 educators on the cyber:bot with Python. Thanks to our partnership with cyber.org, our distance learning workshops were entirely free and each educator received a cyber:bot as part of the training! If you didn’t get to participate you may also watch the recorded training sessions on our YouTube channel. Now, […]
Hello Community, We’ve got something new for those seeking an “early adopter technical adventure.” Most know Parallax for our educational programs, but we’ve been developing something entirely new with the involvement of our community: the Propeller 2 Multicore Microcontroller (the P2). We’re currently in the early-adopter phase and plan for product release late in Q4 2020. I […]
Hello, Propeller 2 Community: Four new Propeller 2 Live Forum meetings have been added with registration links, below. The Zoom meetings seem to work very well as a weekly “system” and will continue long after the early adopter phase is complete. Inside Parallax, we’re currently a bit overwhelmed as we try to work towards a […]
Dear Educators, We’ve received many calls and messages over the past month from educators who are using Parallax hardware to support their distance learning programs. This week, you’ll receive more e-mail than normal from us as we try to support you in any teaching efforts involving Parallax. We want to make sure you’re up to date on […]
