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Blog that documents work to create Commodore 65 on FPGA.
Very interesting blog that documents Dr. Paul Gardner-Stephen’s work on recreating the Commodore 64 on an FPGA. Not sure if any of this is Open Source, but fun to read. This is a hastily prepared post with a few screen shots of the C65GS display just to give you an idea of what I am working…
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ESP8266: Full Arduino support now! Use it like it’s an Arduino!
Everyone’s favorite WiFi chip now has Arduino IDE support. This means that you can connect an ESP8266 via a serial port and choose it as a board type in the Arduino IDE now. Make a sketch, click upload and you are in business with a less then $5 IoT device. Pretty nifty! What’s supported by…
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Using a FPGA as a CAD engine
Papilio DUO user Monsonite just posted about a cool project he is making with the ZPUino and the new VGA adapter. It’s a self contained CAD engine and he already has a LQFP-64 footprint rendering on the screen. Stop by the forum and check it out! Hi Jack and Forum, I have been experimenting with…
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ChipWhisperer-Lite: A New Era of Hardware Security Research
Our favorite FPGA security hacker, Colin O’Flynn, has a new Kickstarter project that just went online. It’s the ChipWhisperer-Lite which packs a serious punch with a Spartan 6 FPGA, 10-bit ADC, and an XMega Micro. Included with the board is software and tutorials to get you up to speed with embedded hardware security research projects…
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The Papilio DUO and the new shields are finally here!
Here at Gadget Factory we are happy to announce that our next generation of products are now available at our online store. The long awaited Papilio DUO along with the new Papilio Shields are finally here after a successful Kickstarter campaign that helped us raise more than $62.000 in funds to make this dream come…
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HDMI Audio and Video for Neo Geo MVS
Here is a cool project that adds HDMI output to a Neo Geo arcade board using an FPGA. When he tested the HDMI with his monitor, it was out of spec but still worked. His TV, on the other hand, refused to play it at all. This was due to the Neo Geo outputting 59.1…
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Papilio DUO Pre-Order Is Now Enabled In The Store!
Good news everyone 🙂 the Papilio DUO and the Papilio Shields are expected to arrive in stock early next week and we are now taking pre-orders for the new items in the Gadget Factory Store. We encourage you to pre-order now and reserve your DUO because the numbers will be limited since the big part…
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Please electronic hobbyists… start using FPGA’s!
We were just emailed about this cool FPGA/Papilio video so we thought we should share it on the blog. Check it out! This video will explain why FPGA’s are great to build your projects on! via www.youtube.com
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