FPGA
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Use a Xilinx Programming Cable with the Papilio!
If you want to use the Xilinx tools such as EDK, Chipscope, or Impact with the Papilio you need a way to use a Xilinx programming cable. This screencast shows how to setup the Papilio to use a Xilinx programming cable. The Papilio has a Xilinx JTAG header but the problem is that in…
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VHDL Puzzle Contest for LogicStart MegaWing Launch, over $150 in prizes!
Hey everyone! Here at Gadget Factory we are happy to announce that this week we are organizing a weeklong contest to kick off the new LogicStart MegaWing. 🙂 We will be giving away some great prizes, so be sure to participate! The LogicStart MegaWing was designed to accompany Mike Field’s free VHDL eBook. We just…
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Jeri Ellsworth shows off homemade touch controller – Papilio spotted in video!
The incredible Jeri Ellsworth just uploaded another Youtube video, this time she makes a touchpad from scratch! Its very good information to tuck in the back of your mind in case you ever need to hack up a touchpad. The best part is there is a Papilio running the demo that she put together. 🙂
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Gadget Factory Weekly Giveaway!
Every Monday we give away a Papilio One PCB via Gadget Factory Forum. This week we will also give away a Papilio One 250k PCB + B/LED Wing to a random member who responds. Don’t forget to submit your entry by posting a reply in the Giveaway forum thread for a chance to win a bare Papilio One PCB + B/LED Wing. We are going…
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Gadget Factory Weekly Giveaway!
Every Monday we give away a prototype PCB via Gadget Factory Forum and we are going to announce the winner tomorrow. This week we will also give away a Papilio One 250k board to a random member who responds. Don’t forget to submit your entry by posting a reply in the Giveaway forum thread for a chance to win a bare…
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Pipistrello: A Papilio format “Uber Board” with HDMI and BGA.
Papilio user Magnusk made a very interesting FPGA board that he calls Pipistrello, in the past he used some different papilio boards and he like them but he wanted a board with HDMI interface, lots of RAM for buffering, high-speed USB for data streaming and SD-card for data storage. So the only option left was to make…
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Announcing: Papilio One bare PCB Winners
Hey everyone! Today we have announced on our facebook page the name of the winner for the first week of the bare Papilio One PCB GIVEAWAY and going forward we will be giving away a PCB every Monday! Congratulations! We have another winner for this week Giveaway who is our forum user Sergey along with Petr the winner for…
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Quadrature encoders on the ZPUino.
Papilio user IvanJH made a “simple” quadrature interface for the ZPU, using the standard HD44780 code in the ZPUino IDE install, and a sketch to read the quad counter and write to the LCD. I created my own “simple” quadrature interface for the ZPU, and using the standard HD44780 code in the ZPUino IDE install,…