What's a Propeller?

The Parallax Propeller is an amazing 8-core (cog) microcontroller you can program in C, Spin™, and super-easy Propeller assembly.

Use pre-written code from the Object Exchange (OBEX) or pre-built objects for sensors, LCDs, stepper motors, video and more.

Want all the pins, all the components and all the power options without all the expense? Click the buy button and I'll ship you one lickety-split.

Superior? Prove it.

Here's why the eeZee Propeller is your smartest choice among Propeller boards on the market:

• A whopping $24 cheaper than the PropStick USB
• All 32 GPIO pins + reset: 2 x the pins of Propeller Mini, similar cost
• Breadboard-friendly unlike Propeller Quickstart
• Use your Prop Plug or FTDI adapter for programming
• Flexible Power: 3.3V/5V FTDI, external 3.3V/5V external power
• Brown out (BOE) is user-selectable
• Every single board is assembled and tested on a test jig
• Open source hardware
• Documentation available

All You Need

The eeZee Propeller is a ready-to-run, breadboard-friendly Parallax Propeller breakout board. It has all the components needed to explore the 8-Core propeller right away.

• P8X32A-Q44
• 24C256 32K 400kHz I2C EEPROM
• NCP1117 800mA 3.3V regulator
• 5MHz 18pF (36pF total) Crystal
• Filtering capacitors
• Reset circuit
• Pin headers (you solder these on)
• Programmer, IDE and toolchain (see below)

Deluxe Starter Kit

Can you ever have enough breadboards? No? Add one to your order. You can choose from:

• 400-point mini breadboard with dual power rails,
• 170-point micro breadboard.

Want even more value? Add the Deluxe Starter Kit when you order:

• 400-point breadboard + jumpers
• eeZee LED for your "hello world"
• eeZee RGB when you're ready to display color!
• eeZee Switch for a user interface
• eeZee Potentiometer for analog input
• All powered by compact, awesome eeZee Power USB power

Just Starting?

If you're new to Propeller, it's not hard to get started especially with the eeZee Propeller board. You'll need:

• The Propeller IDE for Spin / PASM, or
• Simple IDE and PropGCC if you want to code in C;
• an FTDI programmer or PropPlug,
• The Propeller Manual, and
• membership with the Parallax Forums for help with gcc, Spin and PASM.

Designed and assembled in the United States of America. Purple boards are US-made. White boards are from China.