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  • An Interesting Take On FPGAs From A R-Pi Point Of View

    From Raspberry Pi @ Gadgetoid comes an interesting overview on FPGAs – in particular, our flagship Papilio-series dev boards. It’s refreshing to read Phillip Howard’s angle on all this, as it is decidedly from an Arduino/ Raspberry Pi angle on things. The article is a well-written synopsis and can serve its purpose well for those…

  • Papilio Pro Breathes New Life Into Old Laptop Display

    Papilio Pro user James Glanville recently posted a great project that he’s been working on, over at the Gadget Factory forums. He was nice enough to share his code and some photos for the project, in which he has got his Papilio Pro hooked up to an old laptop LCD display that he had sitting around the workshop.…

  • In-Fabric Serialization: 1080p DVI-D With a Spartan 6 LX FPGA

    Mike Field, best known as “hamster” came up with an innovative way to display 1080p video at 60Hz from a Spartan 6 LX FPGA. It really came down to a workaround solution given the transmission speeds of the board vs. what is reqired for 1080p video at 60Hz. Mike explains: So how did Mike get…

  • Arcade Game Trifecta On Papilio Pro, Arcade MegaWing

    Forum user and regular contributor Alex recently dropped us a line on the forums.  He was saying something about getting new arcade games running on the Papilio Pro with the Arcade MegaWing.  Turns out he’s got three arcade games going (Ladybug, Dorodon, and Cosmic Avenger) and is using a PS/2 keyboard for controls. Alex says, [The games]…

  • Sale! $20 Off Papilio Pro And RetroCade Synth Bundle!

    Great news!  We’ve finally got the Papilio Pro and the RetroCade Synth in stock here at the Gadget Factory store.  To celebrate, we’re going to make you a deal. Starting today, and only for a very limited time, we’re offering TWENTY BUCKS off the Papilio Pro and the RetroCade Synth when purchased together. Call it…

  • Pengo game running on the Papilio Pro.

    Papilio user and longtime Papilio arcade contributer Alex has managed to get the Pengo game running on his Papilio Pro board. Here is a quick demo video of the game running on the Papilio Pro: Alex writes, “The Pengo hardware is very close to the Pacman hardware but annoyingly it has just enough differences that…

  • Papilio Pro Hardware Guide Now Available, Papilio Pro Boards Now For Sale At Seeed Studio

    Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls, lend an ear as we’ve got a wonderful announcement:  The Papilio Pro Hardware Guide is now available for your perusal on the site, and the Papilio Pro hardware itself is up for sale, $84.99 at Seeed Studio. All as of today! This is my favorite part – taking out my…