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  • Pac-man Running On Papilio Arcade Using Linux

    Thanks to reader Sowbug, who sent us this nice tidbit about how he got Pac-Man running on his Papilio Arcade via Linux.  Sowbug says, “Just got the Papilio on Sunday and was going through converting the Windows-based .bat and tools for merging/loading the Pac-Man bitfile. The first time I ran the loader with the bitfile, it…

  • Week 3 – Papilio Introduction Series: VGA Output!

    Welcome to week three of the Papilio Introduction Series. This week we are covering one of the most exciting features of the Papilio – VGA output with the ZPUino Soft Processor. “Did you know that with the raw power of the Papilio’s FPGA, the ZPUino, and a VGA Wing you can write sketches with VGA…

  • Bruce Perens Mentions Papilio And Bus Pirate In Linux Keynote Speech

    (Jump to 39:04 on the vid to hear Bruce mention Dangerous Prototypes Bus Pirate, and to 41:04 when he talks about our Papilio!) Open source guru Bruce Perens gave a keynote speech recently at the major 2012 Linux conference linux.conf.au just this past week in Ballarat, Australia.  If you’ve got an hour to spare, the whole video is certainly…

  • Announcing A Very Special Promotion: Papilio Arcade Combo $75 Blowout!

    Here at Gadget Factory, we are pleased to announce something along the lines of a Super Sale!  As of right now, we’re offering a combo promotion on our Papilio One 500k and the Arcade Megawing (when purchased together) for our lowest price ever – $74.99!  Normally valued at $109.99 for both, you won’t regret the savings in…

  • A Nice Collection Of Code Tools For The Papilio

    Mike Field has put up a wiki bursting with all kinds of code for many aspects of the Papilio board, as well as a number of test projects for the Papilio + Arcade MegaWing hardware.  We’re happy for everyone who has a Papilio, as many of these items are really handy to have at the…

  • Week 2 – Papilio Introduction Series: Move Pins on the Fly

    Welcome to week two of the Papilio Introduction Series. This week we are covering one of the key features of the Papilio – the ability to shift peripherals to any I/O pin. “Possibly the most exciting feature of the Papilio is the ability to shift peripheral functionality to any pin at any time, completely on…

  • Alert! The New Papilio Arcade Website Is Now Live!

    Hey everyone!  Just a quick note that the Papilio Arcade website is now available at arcade.gadgetfactory.net! On the site, you’ll find videos, links to the User Guide, source code, links to purchase, and much, much more! Happy arcade-ing, and have a rad day. -the Gadget Factory Team Update:  the link above is now fixed –…

  • FPGA Radio Project Using Papilio One 250k

    GadgetFactory.net forum user Ian, who goes by “monkeydoo” recently posted the details of a project he’s been working on for a software-defined FPGA radio receiver.  He’s using a Papilio One 250k, Gnu radio, and some good, old-fashioned ingenuity. We’re always really excited to see people’s projects using any of our hardware, and this one is…