This section provides a guide for using our new Parallax Propeller P8X32 Education Board.
Following step by step
- Install FTDI USB Driver can download from http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/sw/uty/USBDriverInstallerV2.04.06.exe
- Install Propeller Tool Software v1.2 can download from http://www.parallax.com/Portals/0/Downloads/sw/propeller/Setup-Propeller-Tool-v1.2.exe
- Supply power 6v-9v DC to Parallax Propeller P8X32 Education Board, red LED light is ON
- Connect Parallax Propeller P8X32 Education Board to Computer USB port, Windows will recognize your Parallax Propeller P8X32 Education Board and blue LED light is ON.
- Open Propeller Tool Software and write sample code for blink P16 pin.
{{ Output.spin }}
PUB Toggle
dira[16]~~
repeat
!outa[16]
waitcnt(3_000_000 + cnt)
- Press F11 on your keyboard for compile and download code to Parallax Propeller P8X32 Education Board.
- Now P16 LED on Parallax Propeller P8X32 Education Board is blink.
You can download a schematic of Parallax Propeller P8X32 Education Board from http://www.micro4you.com/files/propeller/propeller.jpg
Can download from http://www.hjtag.com/download.html a new version have add supports LPC2300 and LPC2400. Fixed bug for bin to hex conversion.
From tested, it work very perfect with H-Link ARM JTAG.
This section provides a guide for using open source tools such as WinAVR Compiler, Eclipse IDE and AVR Eclipse Plugin for ATMEL AVR development.
- Install WinAVR20080610. Can download from http://winavr.sourceforge.net/download.html , How to fix a problem of USBasp with WinAVR20080610 http://www.friendlyarm.com/fixed-a-problem-usbasp-in-winavr20080610/
- Install Eclipse 3.4 Ganymede by select Eclipse IDE for C/C++ Developers papckage, included CDT 5.0 (Eclipse’s C/C++ Development Tooling) in the package. When download complete. unzip to your install drive such as C:\eclipse , open eclipse program and select Workbench icon (only first time).
- Install AVR Eclipse Plugin by go to menu Help / Software Updates, when open a new window select Available Software, and press Add Site… button. add http://avr-eclipse.sourceforge.net/updatesite in Location: and press OK
Select AVR Eclipse Plugin and press install… button, the update will be start.
The next window review and confirm the package will be install, press Finish
Later the update process will restart Eclipse, press Yes. Now you have installed the AVR Eclipse plugin 
Enjoy! Now you have open source IDE and C Compiler on Windows OS. Next step i will show how to configure the AVR Project on Eclipse IDE.
