The Stepper Controller Peripheral Core project has released VHDL code under the Creative Commons License. The core allows the 1 Axis Stepper Controller Wing to be controlled through a register based interface. When coupled with the REDe Multi-Peripheral Core; Soft Processors and Tech adapters, such as the AVR8 and the Arduino Wing, can control the…

VHDL source code which allows Soft Processors like the AVR8, Tech Adapters such as the Arduino adapter, and standalone HDL to control the BPW5007 Button/LED Wing with a register based interface is now available. Head over to the BPW5007 Button/LED Peripheral Core project homepage to view the code and more details.

The low cost Logic Analyzer prototypes have been built and are up and running. Up next is some more testing and then look for them to be available for purchase soon.

Work is underway on a low cost Power Cocoon which can provide power to all Spartan 3E Cocoons. The goal is to bring the cost of a standalone FPGA solution to under $50. The Power Cocoon coupled with the upcoming 2.01 Spartan 3E Cocoon will provide a Butterfly that is low cost and cuts the…

Version 1 of the Low Cost Logic Analyzer, codenamed “Sump Pump”, has been finished and submitted to a board house. There is a contest to come up with the best name over at Ian’s forum. The best name wins a free board! Check out the project page for more info.

For extremely easy unit conversions and other electronics mathematics try the WolframAlpha website. Want to see an oddball value like 100nF expressed in more common units? Type “100pF” into WolframAlpha and see it expressed in different units. Want to know the frequency of 4.5ns? Type “4.5ns” into WolframAlpha and see the frequency and much more.…

The Eclipse avr-gcc Plugin project intends to adapt an existing Eclips avr-gcc plugin to work with the AVR8 Soft Processor and the Butterfly Platform hardware. This plugin will allow people to develop C and C++ code for AVR based Soft Processors in the widely used Eclipse IDE. Additionally, it will be possible to upload and…

Version 2.01 of the Spartan 3E Cocoon adds the ability to store bitstreams in SPI Flash enabling stand alone applications. The design is released under a Creative Commons license and has been submitted to a board manufacturer. Design files can be downloaded at the Spartan 3E Cocoon project page.