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  • Tutorial: Custom AVR8 Soft Processor for use with Arduino IDE. (V1.2)

    This screencast provides instructions for downloading and synthesizing a custom AVR8 soft processor for use with a version of the Arduino IDE that has been modified for use with the Papilio. Prerequisites: AVR8 Source Code Arduino IDE modified for the Papilio. Xilinx ISE free “Webpack” version. Part 1: Downloading the AVR8 source code. Selecting only…

  • How-to debug internal FPGA Logic with the $50 Openbench Logic Sniffer.

    This tutorial shows how to use the $50 OpenBench Logic Sniffer to debug internal FPGA logic. Debugging internal FPGA logic can be pretty challenging and time consuming, a lot can be done using simulation but when you have logic that interacts with the outside world debugging can come to a grinding halt. The traditional solution…

  • Gadget Factory Pick and Place hard at work.

    We’ve been really busy with building circuit boards lately so we thought we would post a video of the 20 year old Gadget Factory pick an place hard at work.  

  • Xilinx VHDL UART Example

    Here is a three part screencast that provides an example of implementing a high speed 3Mb/s UART with the Papilio One board and the FT2232 USB chip.   The project uses the free Xilinx VHDL UART example because it is optimized for Xilinx hardware, it provides the smallest and fastest UART possible. The source code…

  • Analyze IR Remote Control codes with the IR Wing and Sump “Blaze” Core

    If you plug an IR Wing into a Papilio One it is a snap to decode IR Remote Control commands using the Sump “Blaze” Core. This tutorial shows how its done: Buy the IR Wing for $14.99 in the Gadget Factory Store. Download the Sump Logic Analyzer project for the Papilio One. Version 1.1 Source…

  • OpenBench Logic Sniffer Channel Test Video

    This video steps through the process of doing a channel test on the OpenBench Logic Sniffer.

  • OpenBench Logic Sniffer Upgrade Video

    This video steps through the process of upgrading the OpenBench Logic Sniffer. This is the first action you want to perform when you receive your OLS.