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  • 9 Easy Steps to Build a Photosensitive Synth Machine with FPGA

    Hello FPGA lovers! Engineering traditional synth machines using development platforms like Arduino and FPGAs is becoming quite the trend now. Today’s post however takes a twist from the traditional synth machines where sounds are produced by either flicking switches or pressing buttons. The synth machine under discussion is a photosensitive synth machine which uses LDRs…

  • Test Your Dec to Bin Conversion Skills with Your FPGA

    https://youtu.be/5AtFMXq4ihQ Hello FPGA enthusiasts! Today’s project takes you back to school where you learned the binary system. The author has designed a decimal to binary conversion game using FPGA. It is time to see if you did pay attention in class! The game uses a random number generator which generates any number between 0 and…

  • How to Build an Arcade Obstacle Avoidance Game Using FPGA

    Hello FPGA innovators! Remember the arcade obstacle avoidance game where blocks of pixels fall on you and you steer clear of them moving left or right? Today’s project attempts to re engineer the same game using a VGA and FPGA. Here, a pseudo random code is used to generate obstacles that fall down and buttons…

  • Save on Your Electricity Bill with Your FPGA

    Greetings FPGA innovators! Ever had the problem of forgetting to switch off the room lights on your way out? Do you have frequent guests who are not as mindful as you when it comes to power saving? In today’s project we see how to build a simple gadget with the FPGA to switch off your…

  • Remotely Control your TV with Your FPGA

    Hello FPGA enthusiasts! The FPGA is truly a tool that can stretch the horizon of possibility and in today’s project we will find out how an FPGA can be used as an universal remote control. Ever had the problem of falling asleep while watching TV? Not anymore! The Universal Timed remote with FPGA is a…

  • The Daredevil Cam is Closer to Those with this Info and a FPGA

    Hello FPGA hobbyists! Ever wondered what it would be like to see sound? The author thveryat very same curiosity for close to 10 years, and kept a constant vigilance for ideas to build something that would help him materialize his dreams. The Daredevil camera, built using a bunch of MEMS microphones and a FPGA actually…

  • How to Make a Cleaner Planet with Your FPGA

    Greetings FPGA fans! Today’s post takes power generation and conservation to another level! We all know that Solar Panels are an excellent source of non-conventional power. But if the panel is not facing the sun the power generation is never optimum. The sun changes its position continuously and a static solar panel can only generate…

  • Understanding the YM 2151- YM 3012 Relationship

    Hi FPGA lovers! In our conquest to find studio quality sound, we stumbled upon the YM 2151 FM Synth Chip which has been used by Yamaha from time immemorial in a number of their electronic keyboards and arcade games. The YM 2151 has a Digital output rather than an analog output and this makes it…