Gadget Factory

Gadget Factory

  • Experimentation with TFT Touchscreens!

    There have been some discussions in the Papilio forum about getting some low cost TFT touchscreens working with the Papilio. Lee has been working on some touchscreens and that inspired us to pick up work on a Prototype Wing that we had laying around. We were able to get the touchscreen up and running with…

  • Papilio Programmer 1.6 Released

    Version 1.6 of the Papilio Programmer is officially available for download. The new release fixes the bug causing long SPI Flash programming issues, adds improvements to the menu options, and includes a Windows Installer. A new Quickstart Guide with installation videos is also being released at Papilio.cc. Changes: SPI Flash programming takes 3-5 seconds now…

  • Get a YAOBLS case for your Logic Sniffer.

    DSM has released version 5 of his YAOBLS case for the OpenBench Logic Sniffer. It’s a very nice looking case that can be purchased from shapeways for $24.94.    

  • Want to test out programming CPLD/FPGA’s with the Papilio One?

    Kevin Leperchey has put together a project to use the Papilio One as a JTAG programmer to program any Xilinx FPGA or CPLD chip. We are looking for any brave souls who want to put the code through its paces! Head over to the XSVF player project page on the Papilio Code Playground or to…

  • New pin mapping chart for AVR8.

    AtomSoft put together this nice pin map for the Arduino/AVR8 locations. Thanks to AtomSoft for the nice chart and thanks to Kevin Lindsey for the chart template. AVR8 Documentation All Pin Mapping Downloads

  • Commodore 64 SID chip on Papilio FPGA!

    Inspired by Markus Gritsch’s HybridSID project, Alex takes it to the next level by replacing the hard to find SID chip with a soft SID running inside the Papilio FPGA Board! SID 6581 VHDL core on a Papilio FPGA board For more information and full source code visit the C64 SID project page at Papilio.cc

  • Jeri Ellsworth shows off the Papilio One

    Jeri Ellsworth takes a look at the Papilio One and recommends it for FPGA beginners.

  • TV Output using a handfull of resistors on the Papilio FPGA board.

    NTSC/PAL TV and audio output using 14 resistors and a low pass audio filter. This design can be built in a couple minutes using parts from Radio Shack. Open Source VHDL code and EAGLE PCB design files are available.   For more details, source code, or to order a PCB for $8 visit the TV…