Gadget Factory

Jack Gassett

  • Newbies Guide to FPGA by Codifies.

    We just got a tip on a nice newbies guide to FPGA’s written by one of our newest Papilio community members Chris aka Codifies. If you are getting up and running with your Papilio board then this is a great blog post to soak in, he goes over some of the basics in a condensed…

  • Follow along as Alex gets a YM2151 FM Synthesis connected to his Papilio.

    Correction: There was a typo in the original post – Alex is using a YM2151 chip, not a YM2141 chip. Alex, not satisfied with the current crop of audio chips available for the Papilio, is embarking on a mission to get a FM Synthesis chip connected to the Papilio. His target of choice is the…

  • New Product: Breadboard Wing on sale at $4.99 for one day!

    We have an awesome new Wing for you, and to celebrate its release we are selling the first batch for less then what it costs us to make ’em for a 24 hour period! Pick one up for just $4.99 while supplies last, after the 1 day sale the normal sale price will be $9.99.…

  • New Tutorial – Draw a circuit with Commodore 64 SID audio chip!

    In our ongoing quest to make using an FPGA as simple as drawing up a schematic we have a new tutorial ready. Using the Papilio Schematic Library you can draw up a circuit that has a Commodore 64 SID chip connected to a ZPUino Soft Processor, without learning any VHDL or Verilog! Just drag and…

  • Cyber Monday Deal! $9.99 Acrylic case for Papilio Pro!

    Grab yourself one of these beautiful cases for just $9.99 on Cyber Monday! Supplies are limited so don’t wait, the regular price on these guys is $17.99. We just got the first batch of these awesome acrylic cases for the Papilio Pro from community member Os1r1s. These cases are beautifully done, they provide protection and make your…

  • Introducing Seeed Grove Wings! Available in the store now.

    We have some exciting new Wings in the store. These little guys open up the entire library of Grove modules available from Seeed Studio. There’s all kinds of cool stuff available and these are the gateway to connect to them to your Papilio FPGA board. We’ve priced them as low as we possibly could so…

  • New Tutorial – Draw a soft processor with ten serial ports using Papilio Schematic Library.

    Happy Friday, we have something new for you to take a look at over the weekend. Continuing on with our series of tutorials about the Papilio Schematic Library we have the next one ready. How to add an extra serial port to the ZPUino is a recurring question in the forums, so we thought we…

  • Audio Wings back in stock – and on sale for $6.99!

    Hey everyone! Good news, we have the Audio Wing back in stock at the Gadget Factory store and to celebrate we are going to drastically lower the price on these puppies! $6.99 is a price that you can’t refuse, pick one up today from the Gadget Factory store and have audio in your FPGA bag…