Author Archives: e8johan

FPGA Board for the Masses

Posted on September 26, 2012 by e8johan

Wavenumber has announced the FPGA MARK-1 – the worlds first maker-adapted FPGA board. The board sports a Xilinx Spartan 6 LX9 FPGA and a small MCU for control. The MCU contains a bootloader in ROM, meaning that you cannot brick the device … Continue reading →

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A Box of Pis

Posted on September 25, 2012 by e8johan

My order for Raspberry Pis just arrived from Farnell. It took less than a week to get them – very nice. For everybody else ordering multiple Pis from Farnell, here are some tips: Do not use the rpiquotes@, instead, register … Continue reading →

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To the Point C++ FAQ

Posted on September 24, 2012 by e8johan

Over at parashift, Marshall Cline maintains an impressive, and to-the-point C++ FAQ. It contains everything from newbie questions to detailed discussions about C++ and OO in general.

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Arduino Compatible Arm Cortex M4

Posted on September 21, 2012 by e8johan

Paul Stoffregen and PJRC has run a kickstarter campaign to fund the development of an Arduino-compatible device based on an Arm Cortex M4: The Teensy 3.0. The idea is to take the easy of programming an Arduino and the power … Continue reading →

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Massimo from Arduino at TED

Posted on July 9, 2012 by e8johan

TED is a great series of conferences. The best speakers get to speak about their favorite subjects. All is recorded and provided on-line for free. At the last TEDGlobal event, Massimo Banzi, one of the architects of Arduino, spoke on … Continue reading →

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Linux Development Boards

Posted on July 2, 2012 by e8johan

Over at CNXSoft, a user called omgfire has composed a list of 39 low cost Linux development boards. Dominated by ARM, two (rather expensive) VIA boards are a part of the list. Personally, I have access to PandaBoard, BeagleBoard, Trim-Slice … Continue reading →

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Wilson and Furber of ARM

Posted on May 11, 2012 by e8johan

The story behind ARM, and the technology centre in Cambridge fashinates me. Go read some of it at reghardware. I’ll inspire you with a quote. Herman Hauser was once asked why a great British success story like Acorn finally failed. … Continue reading →

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Cooking a Computer

Posted on May 9, 2012 by e8johan

Over at 8 Bit Spaghetti, Kyle is building an 8 bit computer from discrete components. To repeat this feat, go over to Instructables and read the guide. Personally, I enjoy his reading tips. Recommending books that are 20 and almost … Continue reading →

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Landing on the Moon

Posted on April 26, 2012 by e8johan

Anyone longing for the classic Lunar Lander title from the late ’70s. Anyone looking to create something more realistic. Over at ibiblio, a collection of documents regarding the Apollo missions can be found. This is not popular science or simplified … Continue reading →

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RaspberryPi Schematics

Posted on April 25, 2012 by e8johan

As the model B of RaspberryPi has been released and deliveries are starting, the schematics have been made available. Great stuff!

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