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Frequently Asked Questions
Getting Started
Where can I find the Propeller 1 Application Notes?
The Parallax Downloads page includes the Propeller 1 Application Notes. Search for AN0 to get all the available articles.
This is the direct link: https://www.parallax.com/download/?search=AN0
What is the Propeller Microcontroller?
The Propeller family of microcontrollers are multi-core realtime processors, designed to perform multiple tasks simultaneously and deterministically, without the need for interrupts or the dictates of an onboard operating system.
The Propeller 1 (P8x32A) has been in production since 2006, while the Propeller 2 (P2X8C4M64P) is a 2020 release.
Where can I find FREE support?
- Join us at our monthly Propeller Live forum and ask questions directly to the Parallax engineering team. Check our Events page and click on the Propeller 1 & 2 tab for the latest dates.
- Join our friendly community forum where you can ask your Propeller 1 or Propeller 2 questions. The IDE development guys hang out on the forums too, so it's a great place to get their attention!
- E-mail us at support@parallax.com
Where can I download the FREE programming tools?
Popular community supported IDE's include:
- SPIN Tools IDE : Supports SPIN/PASM & SPIN2/PASM2
- Visual Studio Code : Supports SPIN2/PASM2, BASIC, C
- FlexProp : Supports SPIN/PASM, SPIN2/PASM2, BASIC, C
Compiler (Typically included with the above IDE's)
- PNUT Compiler : Official SPIN2/PASM2 Compiler for the Propeller 2
Refer to our Propeller Programming Tools Comparison Chart for more details.
What hardware will I need to get started with the Parallax Propeller 2?
We recommend our Propeller 2 Developer Starter Bundle, available from the Parallax Shop here:
https://www.parallax.com/product/propeller-2-developer-starter-bundle/
- Flexprop
- Temperature Adc Sensor
- X-band
- Gaming
- Sd Card
- P2
- Pasm
- P1
- Vga
- Schematic
- Click
- Float Decimal Math
- Ws2811
- Ide
- Sprites
- Dmx
- Bh1750
- Kicad
- Hub75
- Spin2
- Jpeg
- Gateway
- Proptool
- Ultrasonic
- Pir
- Quadrature
- Jonnymac
- Rotary Encoder
- Pin
- Tof
- Led
- Mac
- 1-wire
- Programmer
- Timer
- Usb
- Adc
- Control
- Ping)))
- Parallax
- Sensor Health
- Temperature
- Canbus
- Sk6812
- Stepper
- Bldc Smart-pin
- 9dof
- Rmii
- String
- Max31855
- Dac
- Breadboard Mates
- Clkset
- E-paper
- Stepper Motor
- Firmware
- Serial
- Drone
- Diptrace
- Muldiv64
- Ws2812
- Distance
- Pause
- Laserping
- Sensor
- Display
- Qrcode Ssd1331
- Instrumentation
- Wireless
- P2 Edge
- Vl53l5cx
- Batch
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Protocol
- Gps
- Phy
- Web
- Motor
- Pcf8575
- Stack
- Pca9685
- Servo
- Microvolts
- Spi
- Fonts
- Spi Ram Emulation
- Port Expander
- Ssd1331
- Ws2812b
- Ds3231
- Serial Debug Terminal
- Schmitt
- Imu
- E-ink
- Vrml
- Thermocouple
- Step
- I2c
- 3d Model
- Filter
- Float
- Pwm
- Motion Tracking
- Eink
- Menu
- Fusion
- Ethernet
- Raspberry Pi
- Smart-pin
- Gui
- Ili9341
- Pasm2
- Graphics
- Iot
- Filesystem
- Motion
- Simpleide
- Xbee
- Hc-sr04
- Fat16
- Mavlink
- Encoder
- Delay
- Url
- Flash
- Gamma
- Pcb
- Can Bus
- Rfid Sensor
- Lcd
- Fat32
- Timi
- Matrix
- Il-3820
- Sram
- Spin
- Python
- Emulation
- Rtc
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