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Papilio Playground Projects

  • Here is How The Dark Side Got Started With Their Robot Army!

    Nowadays, you may be fed up of Star Wars jokes, baits and so on. I am sorry, I could not resist the temptation. Anyway, this time, at least, was not a joke nor a lie. Today´s article brings the real truth to you. If you want to build your own robot, as simple as you…

  • Do you have an Arduino UNO? Then you have a logic analyzer!

    This tutorial shows, step-by-step, how to turn your Arduino UNO into a 6 channel SUMP. This logic analyzer is able to sample signals with a speed varying between 4 MHz and 10 kHz. Best results are obtained below 1 MHz. Above this mark, there is too much of a lag between the trigger detection and…

  • Alex makes HDMI Wing to drive salvaged laptop display with Papilio Plus!

    Alex designs an HDMI Wing and a custom PCB that lets him connect his salvaged LVDS laptop monitor to the HDMI Wing on his Papilio Plus. Next we need to get this working on the soon to come Papilio Pro! To read the full thread. Finally! PCB goodness in them mails. Feels like xmas. First…

  • BenL’s first cut at a Real Time 3D Display Core!

    Ben Leperchey is at it again with a 3D display core on the Papilio Plus FPGA board. He just posted the first bit file to the Gadget Factory forum:  

  • TV Output using a handfull of resistors on the Papilio FPGA board.

    NTSC/PAL TV and audio output using 14 resistors and a low pass audio filter. This design can be built in a couple minutes using parts from Radio Shack. Open Source VHDL code and EAGLE PCB design files are available.   For more details, source code, or to order a PCB for $8 visit the TV…

  • Something really cool for the Papilio and AVR8 is in the works!

    We can’t say what it is yet, but as a teaser here are a couple videos from Pepevi. Why is this a teaser? Because Pepevi is just now putting the final touches on his aforementioned tool!