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Linux on the Papilio Pro?
Linux on the Papilio Pro? Alvaro Lopes has Linux running on the ZPUino simulator and expects it to run on PPro soon! Watch the video of Linux running on the ZPUino simulator, everything including the SD card is simulated and helped him speed up the porting process. Now that everything is working in the simulator…
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Alex makes HDMI Wing to drive salvaged laptop display with Papilio Plus!
Alex designs an HDMI Wing and a custom PCB that lets him connect his salvaged LVDS laptop monitor to the HDMI Wing on his Papilio Plus. Next we need to get this working on the soon to come Papilio Pro! To read the full thread. Finally! PCB goodness in them mails. Feels like xmas. First…
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View Your PCB Design in 3D!
Hey everyone! Today we are going to show you how to view your PCB design in 3D online for free. We found a great tool over at instructables.com that could be very usefull for anyone who designs circuit boards and lets you avoid any unexpected result after ordering your boards. The realistic 3D view provided…
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Remote controlled balancing robot !
Hey everyone! Today we have an excellent open source project to show you, Wily made a very cool self-balancing robot controlled by a Wii Nunchuck! Before we continue talking about it please enjoy watching this video where he shows off his build while it’s chasing a cute pet: As you see in the video above…
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I2C Master Writer VHDL code
Papilio user Wicked wrote some nice VHDL code that performs I2C writes with the goal to initialize a camera and video encoder. Wicked was originally sending the I2C initializations commands using a Picoblaze soft processor but that wasted a lot of memory that would be better used by the camera. So he decided to write…
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$39.99 LogicStart MegaWing back in stock at Gadget Factory store!
Where to buy: Demo video:
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Synth project for the LogicStart MegaWing
Hamster (a.k.a Mike Field) has started a new topic on our community forum to share with us his new “Music Box” project that he made using his Papilio FPGA board and the LogicStart MegaWing. The Synth project can actually carry a tune by make the correct sound at the correct time and the sound can…
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Recycled junked laptop LCD driven by the Papilio Plus
Papilio user Alex has managed to drive an LCD screen with his Papilio Plus Board. He used an old broken laptop that was left unused for a long time and took the LCD apart which is a 15″ panel with 1280×800 pixel native resolution to try to drive it with the Papilio Plus FPGA board and…