https://youtu.be/aBy-4jzdZLA Hey there, I have a damaged micro:bit CLUB (10-pack) box that I can’t resell, but the contents inside are perfectly fine. I’d like to get these micro:bits in the hands of ten educators, for free. My kitting team will put them into individual bags. If you are a middle school or high school educator […]
Cyber.org has released a free, full-year Cyber Literacy curriculum for middle school and high school, teaching Python scripting with the micro:bit, focused on coding fundamentals, cybersecurity and AI, and extending into robotics. The cyber:bot tutorials can be woven into the Cyber Literacy curriculum as a live demonstration platform where students can control or hack other […]
The new Digital Continuous Rotation Servo (#900-00040) comes pre-calibrated with a center position of 1.5ms, from the factory. This digital servo requires no screwdriver for centering and is a tremendous improvement for the Shield-Bot, Boe-Bot, and cyber:bot. We suggest you upgrade your robot fleet as time and resources permit. The new block programming tutorials for […]
We’re always surprised what our community is doing with our Propeller 1 and 2 chips, often without any awareness from us. Last week, at the Propeller Live Forum, two Italians shared their evaluation efforts with the Propeller 2 Multicore Microcontroller. Quietly, they successfully located some of the best resources for the Propeller 2 and created […]
Parallax servos are custom-made to our specification, and have been this way for many years. Most of them come from Futaba Japan, who has the highest reputation for quality with a long history of radio-controlled applications. We receive these servos by the pallets, and ship thousands every month. During this time of year, we notice […]
Our micro:bit Python tutorials were created to support the V2 Python editor — the one with the black background and orange color scheme. Since we started creating these tutorials, the Micro:bit Education Foundation (MEF) released the V3 Python editor, which has many refreshing features, friendly colors, and ease of use. Andy has used the last […]
Dear Community, Our Rocklin, California surface mount and through-hole assembly line has excess capacity. We’re caught up on manufacturing our own products and are checking in with our product-developing community to see if you’d like us to assemble your printed circuit boards. Our capacity has periodic openings for the next couple of months, and we […]
We have a significant new educational tutorial series underway for the cyber:bot! Since June, we’ve been working with our partner cyber.org and our new team member Blake Conner to develop the block coding environment in the micro:bit’s native programming system of Microsoft Makecode. By the end of December, Parallax customers will be able to follow […]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pH0jYOQu2CU Parallax customers enjoy building Halloween projects using our microcontrollers, so I’m providing a quick list of ideas for you. What’s the strength Parallax brings to Halloween projects? BlocklyProp! BlocklyProp is the easiest way to control servos, play *.wav files, and control LEDs of all kinds. See the BlocklyProp reference and learn how single blocks […]
At the end of last week we learned that macOS 15 Sequoia (released 9/16/2024) prevents Blockly Prop Launcher from communicating with Propeller-based products (ie: Activity Board and the FLiP Multicore Module). We’ve heard from two educators who upgraded their Macs to macOS 15 Sequoia and are now unable to use the BlocklyProp / macOS combination. […]
