This article argues that to achieve their potential FPGAs need a modern open source toolchain, and identifies a vendor in a good position to take this opportunity.
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/industry-articles/fpgas-need-a-new-future/
This article argues that to achieve their potential FPGAs need a modern open source toolchain, and identifies a vendor in a good position to take this opportunity.
https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/industry-articles/fpgas-need-a-new-future/
And when I say "hands-on," I mean putting the thing through the wringer. You want to tell me it's "99% compatible" with existing hardware? Okay, let's try it...
#Technology #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #Commodore #FPGA
heise+ | Nintendo-64-Klon: FPGA-Videospielkonsole Analogue 3D im Test
Der N64-Nachbau soll mit aktueller Technik punkten, aber trotzdem ein authentisches Spielerlebnis bieten. Durch eine Übertaktung laufen Spiele sogar flüssiger.
heise+ | Nintendo-64-Klon: FPGA-Videospielkonsole Analogue 3D im Test
Der N64-Nachbau soll mit aktueller Technik punkten, aber trotzdem ein authentisches Spielerlebnis bieten. Durch eine Übertaktung laufen Spiele sogar flüssiger.
👾 FPGA based IBM-PC-XT // BitHack
｢ The catalyst for this project was the discovery that there are low-power versions of the NEC V20 CPU available (UPD70108H), which is compatible with the Intel 8088 used in the XT. Being a low-power version significantly simplifies its connection to an FPGA, which typically operate with 3.3-volt IO voltages ｣
My full review will be going up on #Hackster later in the day, and it's a big 'un - written, because as I've said before I will always commit to the bit, on the Commodore 64 Ultimate itself, in Mini Office II. Got to admit, I haven't used that in a few years. Or, err... decades.
And... yeah, it works. The only thing that gave it even the slightest pause was the Sound Expander, and only because I had to manually disable the internal virtual "cartridge" to route the signals properly - a quick flip in the settings menu, no more than that.
And when I say "hands-on," I mean putting the thing through the wringer. You want to tell me it's "99% compatible" with existing hardware? Okay, let's try it...
#Technology #RetroComputing #VintageComputing #Commodore #FPGA
It's a rainy Monday here in Bradford, but a happy one - despite the fact I was working all weekend.
Why? Because I was working on something fun: going hands-on with the #Commodore 64 Ultimate, an FPGA-powered recreation of the world's best-selling home computer.
👾 Unofficial FPGA Sega Neptune Gets Pushed Into 2026
｢ Sega originally announced the Neptune project back in the mid-'90s, just as it was preparing to release the 32X and Saturn. Neptune would have combined the Genesis and 32X into a single system, offering a more elegant entry point for those who weren't ready to invest in a Saturn ｣
Finalmente arrivato … #msx o meglio #sxe che sarebbe un hardware #fpga che riproduce una serie di modelli msx #msx2 e #msx2.
Comunque bellissimo perché #palpas&selene funziona.
Giocarlo sul #crt ha un sapore completamente diverso. #retrogaming #retrocomputing @giochi
Implementation of a Java Processor on a FPGA
https://mavmatrix.uta.edu/electricaleng_theses/337/
#HackerNews #JavaProcessor #FPGA #Implementation #Electronics #Engineering #Technology
FPGA Based IBM-PC-XT
https://bit-hack.net/2025/11/10/fpga-based-ibm-pc-xt/
#HackerNews #FPGA #IBM #PC #XT #Retro #Computing #Hardware #Innovation
Interesting SPI Routing with iCE40 FPGAs
https://danielmangum.com/posts/spi-routing-ice40-fpga/
#HackerNews #SPI #Routing #iCE40 #FPGAs #FPGA #Design #Hardware #Development #Tech #Innovation
more digital logic design as handicraft: Texas Instruments, 122 transistor logic chip (c. 1976, experimental)
At the time this plot was hand drafted, it was still possible to verify the design of individual components visually. To repeat a circuit element multiple times, an engineer would trace the initial drawing of the component, photocopy it onto mylar, then cut and glue it onto the diagram. The collage technique is referred to as "paper-doll layout." Intended for use in a military computer, this particular chip was designed to sense low-level memory signals, amplify the signals to a specific size, and then store them in a memory cell for later recall.ref: Information Art: Diagramming Microchips (1990) on moma.org
more digital logic design as handicraft: Texas Instruments, 122 transistor logic chip (c. 1976, experimental)
At the time this plot was hand drafted, it was still possible to verify the design of individual components visually. To repeat a circuit element multiple times, an engineer would trace the initial drawing of the component, photocopy it onto mylar, then cut and glue it onto the diagram. The collage technique is referred to as "paper-doll layout." Intended for use in a military computer, this particular chip was designed to sense low-level memory signals, amplify the signals to a specific size, and then store them in a memory cell for later recall.ref: Information Art: Diagramming Microchips (1990) on moma.org
wireguard-fpga: Full-throttle, wire-speed hardware implementation of Wireguard VPN, using low-cost Artix7 FPGA with opensource toolchain
