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Papilio PIC prototypes assembled.
Papilio PIC prototypes were built for the world store today. The plan for the Papilio PIC is to add support for this PIC based board to the Arduino IDE. The unique PPS (Peripheral Pin Select) functionality of the selected PIC micro allows this inexpensive board to work with the Papilio Wings. Adding support for the…
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BPW5008 Papilio Infrared Wing Quick Start Screencast
This screencast shows how to get started with the Papilio Infrared Wing connected to the Papilio Platform FPGA development board. An example Arduino sketch captures an IR remote control command, saves it in memory, and sends the IR command back out on command. Also demonstrated is how easy it is to move an Infrared Wing…
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Classic Cabinet Joystick with Papilio Arcade kit
The Papilio Arcade kit is designed to quickly and easily connect Atari 2600 and Commodore style digital joysticks. But what if you want a more authentic control experience? No problem, it is a breeze to wire up classic arcade joysticks and buttons to the DB9 connector. This video shows a classic arcade joystick in action.
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Papilio Arcade Prototype
Here is a look at the prototype hardware for the under development Papilio Arcade kit. We have the prototype to a point that proves it works but are looking for any input, suggestions, and help with finalizing this Open Source design. Visit the Papilio Arcade discussion forum for updates, new schematics, preliminary documentation, and everything…
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DCM (Digital Clock Manager) Tutorial
One of the killer features of the Xilinx FPGA’s used in the Papilio Boards are the DCM’s (Digital Clock Manager). The DCM’s allow you to take the incoming 32Mhz clock from the external oscillator and generate any speed clock that you want! Even better, you get four DCM’s so you can generate four completely independent…
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