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Papilio as a YM2149 MIDI Synthesizer!
While browsing through past HackaDay articles looking for projects to spark the imagination we noticed a trend. It seems that people are keen on connecting the audio chips from old computer and arcade games to their Arduino! Especially the YM2149 which is a popular audio chip that was used in the Atari ST, ZX Spectrum…
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ZPUino 1.0 version is now officially released
We are pleased to be working with Alvaro Lopes to coordinate the release of the ZPUino 1.0 with the release of our new Audio MIDI Wing. The new ZPUino release is packed with so many goodies that it is enabling a whole new breed of Audio and Video applications for the Papilio! “ZPUino 1.0 is…
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ZPUino 1.0 Release Coming Soon!
The ZPUino is a 32 bit processor running at 100Mhz with an integrated VGA display adapter and YM2149 sound processor. Everything is controlled by a sketch and an easy to use VGA library from the Arduino IDE. The good news is that a 1.0 version of the ZPUino will be released soon probably before the…
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Papilio Arcade now easy as MAME with Arcade Blaster App
Here at Gadget Factory we’re happy to announce that the first release of the Arcade Blaster application is now officially available for download! The new Arcade Blaster application makes it easier then ever to load games to the Papilio Arcade hardware. It works just like MAME, simply provide ROMs that you own and it takes…
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Bruce Perens Mentions Papilio And Bus Pirate In Linux Keynote Speech
(Jump to 39:04 on the vid to hear Bruce mention Dangerous Prototypes Bus Pirate, and to 41:04 when he talks about our Papilio!) Open source guru Bruce Perens gave a keynote speech recently at the major 2012 Linux conference linux.conf.au just this past week in Ballarat, Australia. If you’ve got an hour to spare, the whole video is certainly…
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Papilio Arcade MegaWing Now On Sale At Seeed Studio For $19.99
Here at Gadget Factory we’re getting a little into the holiday spirit , and are happy to announce that the Papilio Arcade MegaWing is on sale for a special promotional price of only $19.99, down from $34.99 at Seeed Studio! This is a limited-time promotion – get yours now while supplies last! If you already own…
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News: EagleUp For Viewing Hardware Designs In Google SketchUp
[screencast url=”http://www.screencast.com/t/uwejMD0WoJ6″ width=”600″ height=”300″] Here’s an interesting article we found on Hackaday about a software solution called EagleUp, which can open your PCB designs in SketchUp and will give you a 3-d rendering of your hardware. “This is a wonderful way to make sure that your enclosure designs are going to work without needing to wait for…