2010

  • GadgetFactory on Twitter

    GadgetFactory is now on Twitter! You can follow our development progress, announcements and reports on Twitter. See you there.

  • Follow the development of our latest PIC Cocoon board.

    We are currently developing a very low cost PIC microcontroller based Butterfly board. We decided to open up development and proceed in a public forum. This “Open Development” approach worked very well with the OpenBench Logic Sniffer and we want to make this the norm going forward. So please come join us in the forum…

  • New version of the Butterfly Wiring/Arduino IDE released.

    A new release of the Butterfly Wiring/Arduino IDE that drastically improves the AVR8 peripherals has been released. The AVR8 has been upgraded with the following: 16K Bytes of Program Memory Implements PortA-F for 48 I/O lines Increases the clock speed to 16Mhz Supports Butterfly One board. Coming next is a SPI module, an upgrade to…

  • Butterfly One prototype boards assembled.

    The Butterfly One design prototypes have been assembled and are passing all tests with flying colors so far. Look for a limited amount of prototypes to be available in the store for a discounted price this week.

  • Quick Start Video for Open Bench Logic Sniffer Version 1.03

    As OpenBench Logic Sniffers begin to arrive we put together this Screencast to help you get up and running. Purchase an OpenBench Logic Sniffer for $45 including worldwide shipping.

  • Seed Studio is shipping the OpenBench Logic Sniffer.

    It’s official, Seeed Studio is shipping the OpenBench Logic Sniffer. If you haven’t already ordered one you can get a 32 channel OpenBench Logic Sniffer for $45 with worldwide shipping.

  • Why Arduino on an FPGA? (REDe further explained)

    The question of why implement an Arduino on an FPGA has come up quite a bit lately. The short answer is that it is the first step towards a Rapid Electronics Design Environment (REDe) which will allow Gadget makers to focus on their creation instead of the underlying hardware. The long answer involves a more…

  • OpenBench Logic Sniffer Pre-Orders assembled and entering testing.

    The first batch of OpenBench Logic Sniffer boards has been assembled and is currently being tested. Seeed hopes to start shipping boards next Monday.