Gadget Factory

Gadget Factory

  • DiskVacuum project reads and explores Compucolor II disks.

    Jim Battle shows us his amazing project to read old floppy disks from a Compucolor II disk drive. Once a disk is read Jim has a shell, written in Python, that lets him explore the files and contents of the files interactively, impressive! Jim intends to make his system work with other old floppy disk…

  • Papilio Schematic Library V1.4

    Ok, this is the most exciting release of the Papilio Schematic Library yet, things are really coming together!   Get version 1.4 from the Papilio Schematic Library download page.  Discuss in the Forum. What’s new? Lots of cool new features:   Benchy Waveform generator – generate sin, cos, and sawtooth waveforms. Note: I can use…

  • RetroCade user DKSTR puts up a test track on Soundcloud

    New RetroCade user DKSTR just got up and running with his RetroCade Synth and knocked up a quick test track. Check it out on SoundCloud! Track on SoundCloud

  • 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…