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  • Papilio One gets new features for the “Sump” Logic Analyzer project.

    The Papilio Logic Analyzer project has finally caught up to the Openbench Logic Sniffer’s codebase. The same code, version 2.12, is running on both the Openbench Logic Sniffer and the Papilio One now. Head over to the Papilio Logic Analyzer project page to download the latest release and take advantage of the new features: Dynamic…

  • Yet Another VGA VHDL project posted to Gadget Forge!

    A new VHDL project that puts the new VGA Wing through its paces has been posted to Gadget Forge. The project is called “Yet Another VGA” controller and it allows cursors, a waveform, and text to be written anywhere on an 800×600 screen. Head over to the YAVGA project page and download the bitstreams to…

  • Papilio One running a Sharp LCD

    Hacklab, based out of France, has been hosting weekly hacking sessions with the Papilio One FPGA board. One of the neat demos they have done is driving a sharp LCD with the Papilio One:   They report that getting Frogger to work is the next goal!

  • Xilinx VHDL UART Example

    Here is a three part screencast that provides an example of implementing a high speed 3Mb/s UART with the Papilio One board and the FT2232 USB chip.   The project uses the free Xilinx VHDL UART example because it is optimized for Xilinx hardware, it provides the smallest and fastest UART possible. The source code…

  • Papilio One DIY – Build your own Papilio One!

    One thing I’ve always loved is the satisfaction of saving a couple dollars and building an Open Source project myself. The Papilio One is an excellent challenge because it requires some advanced surface mount soldering. We put together a DIY kit that, at $34.99, is a great opportunity to practice surface mount soldering. If successful…

  • Sneak Peek: Papilio RAM Prototype

    There is a new FPGA Dev board in the works at Gadget Factory. The new board, codenamed Papilio RAM, brings some exciting new features to the Papilio Platform: 2-16 Mb of 16bit SRAM. Spartan 3A FPGA in a BGA package means that gate densities from 50K-1400K can be populated. Spartan 3A allows multi-booting multiple bitstreams…

  • Version 1.4 of the Papilio Loader

    Version 1.4 of the Papilio Loader has been released at the Papilio Loader project page. To download directly follow this link. The following has been changed: Support for SST SPI Flash chips has been added. When the Papilio_Loader.bat file is associated with *.bit files double clicking on a bit file allows the selection of either…

  • New version of Papilio Arduino IDE with new features released.

    The specially modified version of the Arduino IDE has been updated with some exciting new functionality. This is a very important update because it finally makes the Papilio One as easy to use as the Arduino board. With this update it is now possible to tap into all the features of the AVR8 Soft Processor…