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  • VHDL Puzzle Contest Winners!

    [wp_bannerize group=”giveaway”] Here at Gadget Factory we proudly announce that The VHDL Puzzle Giveaway has finally come to an end after a weeklong contest in which we’ve seen a good participation with so many good answers! first of all lets have a quick review of the Prizes: Grand Prize – Papilio One 500K and LogicStart…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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. 🙂

  • 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…

  • “CheapScope” Virtual Logic Analyser for the Papilio One

    Hey everyone! Today we got a very interesting project for you, our forum user Hamster has started a forum topic to share with us his new project. He designed a Virtual Logic Analyser for the Papilio One that could be used on any Xilinx FPGA where you can gain access to one spare I/O pin.…

  • 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…

  • 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…