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  • Introducing ZAP IDE – ZPUino And AVR8 Together At Last!

    Howdy, hacker types!  What’s new, you ask?  Well, I’m happy to say there’s a cool little development coming your way called ZAP IDE. What’s ZAP IDE you ask? Why, it’s the first version of the ZAP (ZPUino Arduino Papilio) Soft Processor IDE, that’s what! It’s basically ZPUino and AVR8, all in one. How about more…

  • Sneak Peek – Build Arduino-Compatible SOCs With New Schematic Editor

    Today we wanted to give you a sneak peek at a new SOC (System On Chip) schematic editor for Papilio that we are working on.  The editor is a drag and drop system that makes it easy (even for beginners) to draw schematics even without necessarily having VHDL experience.  Jack says, What we need is…

  • Papilio Arduino IDE 1.5a Now Available

    Hi!  So this is just a quick note to let everyone know about an important update for the Papilio Arduino IDE – version 1.5a is out and ready to download!  This updated version integrates the Papilio Loader and AVR8 Soft Processor into the Arduino IDE to allow seamless usage of the Arduino IDE with the…

  • 3-Axis IMU working with a Papilio One

    Hey everyone! Here is a new exciting project that has just been realized by Papilio user Laurent Siou, he has successfully made a 3-Axis IMU with a Papilio One 250k board!! Laurent’s goal was to realize an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit) for a camera and take in-flight stabilized videos. His particular design is comprised of…

  • New pin mapping chart for AVR8.

    AtomSoft put together this nice pin map for the Arduino/AVR8 locations. Thanks to AtomSoft for the nice chart and thanks to Kevin Lindsey for the chart template. AVR8 Documentation All Pin Mapping Downloads

  • Papilio Controlling a Sweet LED Scrolling Sign

    Papilio user GalacticaSound put together a sweet scrolling LED sign that he connected to the Papilio One using a I/O Wing plugged into a breadboard. We want one of those LED signs too! For more details visit his Papilio project page and for now take a look at his video:     Looks awesome Joel!…

  • Tutorial: Simulate AVR8 and Custom User Cores

    NOTE: Please note that the tutorial does not show that you must select “Gadget Factory Papilio Custom Board” under tools/board in the Arduino IDE for the simulation file to be generated. This screencast shows how to simulate a custom user core connected to the AVR8 Soft Processor. Simulation is the most efficient way to debug…

  • Tutorial: Custom User cores in the AVR8 Soft Processor.

    This screencast provides instructions for downloading and synthesizing a custom AVR8 soft processor for use with a version of the Arduino IDE that has been modified for use with the Papilio. Prerequisites: AVR8 Source Code Arduino IDE modified for the Papilio. Xilinx ISE free “Webpack” version. Custom User Core sketch. Related Simulate your custom AVR8…