{{stub}} {{language|exec=bytecode|Spin}} Spin is the primary high level language for programming the Parallax P8X32A microcontroller.

Typically a Spin compiler runs on a PC and produces Spin bytecode for the bytecode interpreter each P8X32A chip contains.

Atypical:

[http://forums.parallax.com/discussion/164101/fastspin-an-lmm-compiler-for-spin FastSpin] can compile Spin code to C, C++, LMM-PASM and COG-PASM (the native machine code of the P8X32A) and even generate C or C++ code for e.g. GCC on other systems than the Parallax P8X32A microcontroller.

[http://www.sphinxcompiler.com/ Sphinxcompiler] and [http://forums.parallax.com/discussion/123795/spinix/p1 Spinc] are executed on operating systems running on the P8X32A.

==Implementations==

• [https://www.parallax.com/downloads/propeller-tool-software-windows The Propeller Tool] - Parallax's original Spin IDE.
• [http://www.fnarfbargle.com/ Brad's Spin Tool] ** BST - IDE (monolithic binary including compiler) ** BSTC - stand alone commandline compiler
• [http://forums.parallax.com/discussion/106401/homespun-spin-compiler-0-31-now-open-source HomeSpun]
• [http://www.sphinxcompiler.com/ Sphinxcompiler]
• Spinc (included in [http://forums.parallax.com/discussion/123795/spinix/p1 Spinix])
• [https://github.com/parallaxinc/OpenSpin OpenSpin]
• [http://forums.parallax.com/discussion/164101/fastspin-an-lmm-compiler-for-spin FastSpin/FlexSpin]

==Links==

• https://www.parallax.com/sites/default/files/downloads/P8X32A-Web-PropellerManual-v1.2.pdf
• https://lamestation.atlassian.net/wiki/display/SPIN
• https://github.com/rosco-pc/propeller-wiki