32812 Parallax Inc, 32812 Datasheet - Page 3

• Manufacturer Part Number: 32812
• Description: BOARD PROPELLER PROTO USB
• Manufacturer: Parallax Inc
• Series: Propeller™r
• Type: MCUr

Specifications of 32812

• Contents: Board
• Processor To Be Evaluated: P8X32A-Q44
• Interface Type: USB, VGA
• Dimensions: 7.75 cm x 10.6 cm
• Maximum Operating Temperature: + 80 C
• Operating Supply Voltage: 6 V to 9 V
• Lead Free Status / RoHS Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant
• For Use With/related Products: Propeller Education (PE) Kit
• For Use With: 122-32000 - MANUAL PROPELLER
• Lead Free Status / Rohs Status: Lead free / RoHS Compliant

Now that you have programmed your Protoboard, close the Propeller Tool and launch the
program Propterminal from the Propterminal folder. The first time you run this program, you
will get the message, "COM port not found." Click OK, Options, and Com-port. Change the
“6” to the number reported in the last step. (F7 in Propeller Tool) Click on File, and Save
Settings. Propterminal is now configured for your setup.
Make sure your Protoboard is still switched on. Close and restart Propterminal. Press the tiny
reset button on your Protoboard. (The reset button is located above the Propeller chip in the
center of your Protoboard.)
If you see the words "Scroll Demo..." and a small Propeller graphic, Congratulations!
The program is running on your Propeller, and Propterminal is acting as a small video
screen for your Protoboard.
Let's take things a little further...
Close Propterminal and open the file PC_Interface_Demo. It should open in the Propeller tool.
Click F11 to send this program to your Protoboard. Now open Propterminal and push the reset
button again.
This time you computer's mouse and keyboard are able to interact with the Propeller. Move your
mouse around the Propterminal window and type something. See the lights flashing on your
Prop plug? You mouse movements and keystrokes are being sent to the Propeller and the output
is sent back to Propterminal for display.
These programs are simple display & input demos. In the next step we will load a small BASIC
interpreter into your Propeller. While BASIC isn't as powerful as Spin, it will allow us to write
and run simple programs right on the Propeller itself using Propterminal as your screen and
keyboard.
Look for “FemtoBASIC Propterminal” in the FemtoBASIC folder. Double click this program
to open it in Propeller Tool and press F11 to upload it to the Protoboard.
Launch the Propterminal program and press the reset button on the Protoboard.
You should see the following words:
Propterminal FemtoBasic 2.004
READY.