Learn to program the propeller in Spin and C and how to map the Propeller Assembler language (PASM) from other high-level languages you might know.
The overall task you will pursue in the book is to implement a Delta Compression algorithm: first in Spin, then in PASM, then in C. Along the way, you'll review Test Driven Development, a powerful technique for validating code, and conclude with a chapter on hardware manipulations. The book's main goal is to help you extend the capabilities of the Propeller processor by using the Assembler language.
What You’ll Learn
- Use a data compression/decompression application to introduce PASM to the reader
- Integrate C and PASM code
- Review hardware interactions (setting and reading pins)
Who This Book Is For
Those who are familiar with Spin programming for the Parallax Propeller but have an interest in learning Propeller C and Propeller Assembler (PASM) programming. Some knowledge of C or Python is also helpful.
Part 1: Introduction.
Chapter 1: Introduction.
Chapter 2: Steim Compression.
Chapter 3: Introduction to Spin.
Chapter 4: Test Driven Development (TDD).
Chapter 5: Compression in Spin.- Part 2: Spin and PASM.
Chapter 6: Propeller Assembler: PASM.
Chapter 7: Interacting with the world.
Chapter 8: Implementing the Compression code in PASM.
Chapter 9: Compression in PASM with TDD.
Chapter 10: Decompression in PASM.
Chapter 11: Debugging PASM code.- Part III: C Language.
Chapter 12: C Programming for the Propeller.
Chapter 13: Programming in Cog C Mode.
Chapter 14: Programming With C and PASM.
Chapter 15: Hardware I/O with C.
Chapter 16: Using Inline Assembly Instructions in C code.- 17: Concluding thoughts.
Dr. Sridhar Anandakrishnan is a Professor of Glaciology and Geophysics at Pennsylvania State University where he studies the flow of glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland. Sridhar uses the Propeller chip in a seismic data acquisition device that we use "On The Ice" as they say!
