VGA on an FPGA
I have been working with my FPGA boards to attempt to display a test pattern on a VGA monitor. For…
Category: Tech
New acquisition – MPC One
Up until this weekend, I had never learned how to use a groovebox. My computerrecently died, so I decided that…
Four day weekend without the Internet
I just spent four days disconnected from the Internet. It was strange. I also forgot and left my power brick…
Getting Started with Retro Computers – Writing Code for the SC131
About a year ago, I built a SC131 Pocket Sized Computer designed and developed by Stephen C Cousins on Tindie.…
Sculpting in Virtual Reality
I recently purchased a virtual reality headset. I remember dreaming about a future when this technology would be possible. When…
Assembling a Morse Code Radio kit
I recently purchased an electronics kit for sending and receiving morse code. It has a port where you can plug…
My first 3D printer – the Geeetech i3 Pro B (Prusa Clone)
Back in the day… When I was a kid (back in the 80’s), I used to come home from school…
FPGA for Fun #1 (Part 2) – Driving the MAX 7219 LED Display Module
In a previous post, I covered the wiring diagrams, finite state machines, and LED segment encoding for the MAX7219 display…
FPGA for Fun #1 (Part 1) – Driving the MAX 7219 LED Display Module
I recently ordered a few LED display modules based on the MAX7219 chip. When they arrived, I immediately began putting…
Is the feedback loop the key to a learning computer?
When I was in my early 20’s, I setup my Korg Poly-Six synthesizer so that the audio output fed into…