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Cool kit for SX48

Timothy D. Swieter — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:49:51 +0000

While attending the Prop Expo a couple weeks back I had the pleasure of meeting Robert (aka RobotWorkshop on the Parallax Forums). Robert has a cool little kit, at a good price I might add, for the SX48. The module is a 40 pin DIP module with a MAX232 IC (for RS-232 com), [...]

SX in September Nuts & Volts

Timothy D. Swieter — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 19:19:54 +0000

Jon Williams has another article covering the SX Microcontroller in the September Nuts & Volts issue. He also promises that his next article will take a look at the new SX/B 2.0!

Pic to SX Code generator

Timothy D. Swieter — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:07:33 +0000

The SX List is a well aged resource for those getting into the SX. It will be years before this blog could ever match the amount of information that is on that site. I was browsing the Parallax forums and I saw a link to a cool tool at the SX List. [...]

SX Controlled Dot Matrix Display

Timothy D. Swieter — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 20:23:28 +0000

Over in the Complete Projects thread on the Parallax Forum is a project that PJ Allen and T&E Engineer cooked up. The project is an LED Matrix sign controlled by an SX Micro. Check it out. Project Thread

Preview of whats to come

Timothy D. Swieter — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:39:15 +0000

To get back on track, maybe I should provide a breif outline of what is to come. I was thinking the next steps I should show is how to write your first program for the SX. There will be several posts looking at the hardware and the software for a couple simple programs [...]

Brilldea to be at the Propeller Expo

Timothy D. Swieter — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:33:07 +0000

Maybe this isn’t exactly SX Micro related, but Old Bit Collector on the Parallax forums is organizing an expo in Norwalk, Ohio. The expo topic? Why the Parallax Propeller of course. Brilldea will be attending the expo, so if you are near by, come on out and check out the action. [...]

SX Tech Board

Timothy D. Swieter — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:02:39 +0000

Let’s take a small break from the data sheet series. I was reviewing some old posts and thought a few more pictures need to be added to this blog. How about an overview of the SX Tech Demo board? The SX Tech Demo board is only available in the SX Kit from [...]

Chip Gracey Interview

Timothy D. Swieter — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:35:40 +0000

If you have been around the Parallax community much, then you have heard of Chip. He is one of the founders of Parallax and the President. He also created the Propeller Microcontroller with his bare hands. OK, maybe that was over board because he didn’t use his bare hands, but this guy [...]

E-I-E…I/O? Data sheet - part IV

Timothy D. Swieter — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:15:14 +0000

Next in our series of the SX Data sheet is the I/O. There is a lot to cover here, so it may end up being a couple posts. First, look at page 3 of the SX20/SX28 data sheet for an overview of the I/O functions. Flexible I/O • All port pins individually [...]