As seen in our December 2015 issue of Nuts & Volts Magazine. Read the article at the link below!
Vintage Computing — Building a Propeller-Based Mentoring Platform by Dane Weston
Are you looking for a way to contribute to the next generation of scientists and engineers, perhaps in your own family? What if you could build your own technology mentoring platform in a single afternoon, then spend hours of fun with your child or grandchild making simple computer games or exploring computer-controlled hardware circuits together.
Kit Includes:
- 6 – 0.1 μF Capacitors
- 2 – 10 μF Capacitors
- 2 – 220 μF Capacitors
- 2 – 100Ω Resistors
- 5 – 120Ω Resistors
- 5 – 240Ω Resistors
- 5 – 270Ω Resistors
- 3 – 470Ω Resistors
- 2 – 4.7K Resistors
- 8 – 10K Resistors
- 2 – Green LED
- 2 – Red LED
- 1 – Yellow LED
- 1 – 1N4001 Diode
- 1 – P832A-D40 — Propeller
- 1 – 24LC256P — EEPROM (Programmed)
- 1 – 23K256P — 32K SRAM
- 1 – LM7805 — 5V Regulator
- 1 – LM2937 — 3.3V Regulator
- 1 – 5 MHz Crystal
- 1 – VGA Connector
- 1 – Audio Connector
- 1 – PS/2 Connector
- 1 – Power Connector
- 1 – Printed Circuit Board
- 1 – 1.75” X 1.38” Breadboard
- 1 – 40-Pin DIP Socket
- 2 – Eight-Pin DIP Socket
- 1 – Four-Pin Male Header
- 2 – 13-Pin Female Header
- 1 – 16-Pin Female Header
- 3 – Tact Switch
- 1 – SD Card Socket
- 1 – SD Card (With Files Loaded)
Download the Source Code, Assembly Instructions, User Guide, and Schematic at the article link above.
A Partial Kit is Available: Partial Amigo Kit