Papilio

February 22, 2017

FPGA Clocking: Clocking Wizard in Xilinx ISE

This tutorial shows you how to generate custom clocks inside your FPGA using the simple Clocking Wizard. Easily create clocks at […]

GadgetBox

November 1, 2016

GadgetBox: Arduino Mini Pro (Clone) – Enclosure and Universal IoT Hardware

Overview GadgetBox tackles the biggest problems with current IoT devices – shield stacking, easily adding hardware, hardware compatibility, and an […]

New Guide

April 16, 2015

How to Make a Learn Tutorial.

If you’ve made a DesignLab library and want to make a tutorial for it, or just want to help out […]

DesignLab

April 3, 2015

DesignLab – Using the IDE for the first time!

If you are just getting started with the DesignLab IDE and are not sure where to start, then this tutorial […]

DesignLab

April 3, 2015

DesignLab Libraries – Library QuickStart

Get started with making your own libraries for DesignLab. DesignLab libraries let you make “Chips” you can use in any […]

DesignLab

April 3, 2015

DesignLab “Hello World”

Overview Learn the work flow of DesignLab by making a simple “Hello World” project. This tutorial will show you how […]

DesignLab

March 30, 2015

DesignLab Basics

Here is a collection of the basic techniques you will need for DesignLab! Xilinx Schematic Editor – IO Marker to […]

DesignLab

January 15, 2015

DesignLab Quickstart – DUO AVR

This QuickStart Guide will get you up and running with the Papilio DUO software and focuses on using the AVR […]

DesignLab

January 14, 2015

DesignLab QuickStart – DUO FPGA

This QuickStart Guide will get you up and running with the Papilio DUO software and focuses on using the FPGA […]

DesignLab

January 13, 2015

DesignLab Installation Guide – Linux

We live in exciting times where we can create masterpieces with the Arduino and marvels with the Raspberry Pi. Where […]

DesignLab

January 12, 2015

DesignLab Installation Guide – Windows

We live in exciting times where we can create masterpieces with the Arduino and marvels with the Raspberry Pi. Where […]

Papilio DUO

September 4, 2014

Papilio DUO – Changing VID/PID of Arduino Bootloader

Learn how to update the VID/PID of the Arduino bootloader. Most users will never need to do this – but […]

New Guide

August 29, 2014

Papilio DUO – Program Arduino Bootloader using HappyJTAG2

Load the Arduino bootloader to the Papilio DUO without an external programmer. The Papilio DUO is amazingly flexible due to […]

New Guide

August 28, 2014

Papilio DUO – Program with AVR Dragon

Learn how to use the AVR Dragon debugger to set fuses, load hex files, and debug the ATmega32U4 chip on […]

DesignLab

March 6, 2014

Papilio DesignLab Software – Common Problems

Remove Symbol Library Manager Settings A common problem people are having with DesignLab is having old settings for the Symbol […]

DesignLab

December 9, 2013

Papilio Schematic Library – Atari YM2149 Player

This Tutorial was written before the first release of DesignLab IDE. The schematic portion and the sketch portion were treated separately, […]

DesignLab

December 9, 2013

Papilio Schematic Library – Amiga MOD Player

This Tutorial was written before the first release of DesignLab IDE. The schematic portion and the sketch portion were treated separately, […]

DesignLab

December 5, 2013

Papilio Schematic Library – Commodore 64 SID Audio Player

This Tutorial was written before the first release of DesignLab IDE. The schematic portion and the sketch portion were treated separately, […]

DesignLab

November 15, 2013

Papilio Schematic Library – 10 Serial Ports.

This Tutorial was written before the first release of DesignLab IDE. The schematic portion and the sketch portion were treated separately, […]

New Guide

October 25, 2013

Install Papilio Loader on Mac OSX.

OSX Maverick Please note that there have been reports of the Papilio Loader not working under OSX Maverick. UPDATE: There […]

New Guide

October 23, 2013

Install ISE WebPack

Xilinx provides the free ISE Webpack version to everyone who uses Xilinx FPGA chips. You can use ISE Webpack to […]

Papilio

September 18, 2013

Install Papilio Loader on Linux

Get up and running with the Papilio Loader GUI in Linux. Papilio Loader – not just for Windows anymore! The […]

Papilio

September 12, 2013

Having problems installing Xilinx ISE on Windows 8 64bit? Here is a fix! (Video included)

Hamster recently tipped us to a working fix for file dialog crashes in Xilinx ISE x64 on Windows 8. This […]

Papilio

September 3, 2013

Clever Exploitation Of Vivado HLS To Make A FIR Filter And More

By way of Colin O’Flynn over at NewAE, we’ve got a wonderful video showing how to basically exploit the Xilinx […]

Papilio

June 12, 2013

Tutorial: Adding Two Extra Serial Ports To ZPUino

Hey there folks! There have been several questions on the forums recently about how to add some additional serial ports […]

Papilio

April 19, 2013

Implementing SPI & I2C Interfaces On Papilio One

Papilio user and tech blogger Duane Benson from All Programmable Planet has a new article on his ongoing quest to […]

Papilio

April 5, 2013

Papilio And pcDuino Together As A USB to 3.3V TTL RS232 adapter

Here’s a great and simple project using a Papilio One and a pcDuino together for the purpose of making a […]

Papilio

February 19, 2013

VHDL SD Card Writer v1.0 For Papilio

Forum user Matt Ownby has put together some code to be able to write data at full speed (50 MHz) to […]

Papilio

February 15, 2013

High Speed Data Transfer Between Two Papilios

Mike Field (hamster) of Hamsterworks has written a new tutorial on how to achieve a high-speed data transfer between two […]

Papilio

February 7, 2013

Watch My Pins! Serial Pro Compatible With Papilio, ZPUino

We’ve got a quick resource list for Alvie’s Serial Pro (SerPro) here for you today.  Serial Pro is compatible with Papilio and […]

Papilio

December 12, 2012

"Getting Started" Papilio + B/LED Wing Project

Duane Benson over at ProgrammablePlanet.com has a nifty starter project for the Papilio and the B/LED wing that may help […]

Papilio

December 1, 2012

Using Your GF Gadgets With Windows 8

It has recently come to our attention that many of you have been having problems using Gadget Factory products with […]

Papilio

November 23, 2012

User Project: FM Radio Transmitter Built on Papilio

We found an exciting and simple project yesterday on our forums that describes how to  turn your Papilio into an FM […]

Papilio

October 30, 2012

Storing user data on your FPGA

One thing that makes FPGAs so great is flexibility and the unlimited type of projects that can be made using […]

Papilio

October 23, 2012

View Your PCB Design in 3D!

Hey everyone! Today we are going to show you how to view your PCB design in 3D online for free. […]

Papilio

September 27, 2012

Undocumented Dx display running with an FPGA

He everyone! Today we got another great FPGA based project for you that we found over at hamsterworks.co.nz. Mike Field […]

Papilio

April 25, 2012

SPI VGA Controller working with the Papilio One

This month we’ve seen many Papilio users sharing with us some pretty good projects on our forum and this is […]

Papilio

February 1, 2012

Quick & Easy – Getting Started With GitHub

GitHub is a giant online storehouse for archiving and sharing code.  We’ve got a bunch of code available on GitHub […]

Papilio

January 27, 2012

Week 3 – Papilio Introduction Series: VGA Output!

Welcome to week three of the Papilio Introduction Series. This week we are covering one of the most exciting features […]

Papilio

January 13, 2012

Week 2 – Papilio Introduction Series: Move Pins on the Fly

Learn how to shift AVR8 peripherals to any I/O pin. “Possibly the most exciting feature of the Papilio is the […]

Papilio

January 5, 2012

Week 1 – Introduction to Papilio Series: Papilio Pins

How the Papilio Wing Slot scheme works, did you know that you can address the Papilio pins using several different […]

Papilio

December 9, 2011

Learning VHDL With Robin Debreuil

Here’s an excellent article we found over at Robin Debreuil’s blog concerning a number of VHDL concepts and implementation.  It’s […]

Papilio

September 1, 2011

ZPUino VGA and VGALiquidCrystal libraries on the Papilio.

Convert LCD sketches to run on VGA with the VGALiquidCrystal library for the ZPUino. Watch the video to see it […]