Month February 2010

A CPU in a CPLD

OK, the CPU design spark is back, sooner than I’d expected. I have an urge to implement a minimal CPU using a CPLD. If you’re not familiar with the term, a CPLD is a simple programmable logic chip, existing somewhere…

Dead-bug style circuit

RC Servo Signal Decoder, Part 2

It works! I’ve continued poking away at this circuit to decode an RC airplane servo signal and trigger a camera shutter during flight, and I’m happy to report success!Once I switched to using the CD4013 flip-flop with a positive logic…

Thomas the Tank Engine toy

Fail

OK, it’s time to admit defeat. 3D Graphics Thingy is not going to happen. It’s been six months since I worked on it. Heck, I even let my web hosting account expire due to neglect. So what happened? I ran…