PZSDR P047 RF-ADC and RF-DAC software-defined radio (SDR) board is based on AMD Zynq UltraScale+ ZU47DR RFSoC with a quad-core Cortex-A53 processor, a dual-core Cortex-R5F real-time CPU, FPGA fabric, eight RF ADCs, and eight RF DACs. The board features 6GB of DDR4 memory (4GB for PS, 2GB for PL), 8 GB eMMC flash, and 512 Mbit QSPI flash, plus microSD card and M.2 NVMe sockets for storage, a mini…

Altera’s wideband Agilex 9 Direct RF-Series AGRW039 SoC FPGA is designed for high-performance Radio Frequency (RF) systems in aerospace, defense, and advanced communications systems. It is the fourth device in Altera’s Agilex 9 Direct RF-Series, and compared to the previous generation AGRW027, the new AGRW039 delivers about 45% more logic resources, 45% more DSP resources, and 43% more block RAM.…

復古遊戲機品牌ModRetro著重在可支援原版遊戲機的實體卡匣、並提供高品質的遊玩體驗為重點，故採用FPGA晶片以程式化方式實現與原版主機的相容性，其最新的任天堂Nintendo N64相容機種ModRetro M64，就採用AMD高性能的Artix UltraScale+ FPGA為基礎。FPGA直接在硬體層還原原始主機晶片特性▲FPGA直接模擬原版遊戲機晶片，相對軟體方式更能還原原本遊戲機的操作體驗以及對實體卡匣的相容雖然現在日新月異的消費級CPU及GPU足以模擬許多十數年前的家用遊戲機，不過也僅能是把原本遊戲轉為ROM數位檔案的方式才能執行，同時軟體模擬雖有助帶來一部分現代化功能，但也可

ModRetro has announced the M64, an open-source Nintendo 64-compatible console powered by an AMD Artix UltraScale+ FPGA, designed to play original cartridges using hardware-level emulation instead of software. The M64’s reliance on an AMD Artix FPGA enables accurate and responsive gameplay, and the console supports original game cartridges and controllers, while also adding modern connectivity…

The Alinx HEA13 combines an AMD Virtex UltraScale+ XCVU13P FPGA with support for NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin and Jetson Thor modules. The platform links the FPGA and Jetson module through a PCIe Gen3 x8 interface for applications such as robotics, industrial vision, edge AI, and compute acceleration. The FPGA subsystem is based on the AMD […]

The pioneering work done by Alan Turing and others at Bletchley Park in England was perhaps as important in the history of technology as it was the history of the …read more

AMD has added three new chips to its Versal Prime Series Gen 2 lineup: the Versal 2VM3454, 2VM3254, and 2VM3104. Designed for space-constrained applications like Pro AV, broadcast, and industrial IoT, these new devices deliver up to 100K DMIPS of scalar compute in packages as small as 23 x 23 mm. AMD started shipping the first production units of the Versal Prime Gen2 Series with the 2VM3858…

Modos Flow is a paper-like, 13.3-inch USB Type-C touchscreen monochrome or color monitor that builds upon the Modos Paper devkit introduced last year with an AMD/Xilinx Spartan-6 LX16 FPGA and STMicro STM32H750 Arm Cortex-M7 microcontroller. The main difference is that the Modos Flow is more like a consumer product with a full enclosure, a touchscreen, and optional stylus support, 4096-color…

There are many ways you can implement an Intel i386 CPU on an FPGA, with the use of original microcode probably being one of the most interesting approaches. This is …read more

The Terasic Comet A13 SoM and Evaluation Kit form a compact platform built around the Altera Agilex 5 E-Series SoC FPGA. The platform features FPGA fabric together with Arm Cortex-A76 and Cortex-A55 processor cores, LPDDR4 memory, high-speed transceivers, and expansion interfaces targeting edge AI, machine vision, robotics, industrial automation, and embedded applications. The Comet A13 […]

OPULENT VOICE AND HAIFURAIYA, AN OPEN-SOURCE TECHNICAL BASELINE FOR THE NEXT GEOSTATIONARY AMATEUR RADIO PAYLOAD A white paper for presentation at the futureGEO Community WorkshopHAM RADIO 2026, FriedrichshafenSaturday, 27 June 2026Hosted by AMSAT-DL e.V. with the ESA Satellite Communications Group Author: Michelle Thompson W5NYV on behalf of ORIA 501(c)(3) all-volunteer open-source nonprofit…

OPULENT VOICE AND HAIFURAIYAA Working Open-Source Path for the Next GEO Amateur RadioOpen Research Institute (ORI), a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer open-source nonprofit, https://www.openresearch.institute Submitted to the futureGEO Community WorkshopHAM RADIO 2026, FriedrichshafenSaturday, 27 June 2026Michelle Thompson (W5NYV) CEOPaul Williamson (KB5MU) Remote Labs Lead OUR POSITION A digitally…

It’s possible that among Hackaday readers are the largest community of people who have designed their own CPU in the world. We have featured many here, but it’s possible that …read more

Most of us will know that Apple’s precursor to the Macintosh series of computers was a machine called the Lisa. Something of a behemoth compared to those early Macs, it …read more

There are all manner of musical synthesis techniques, from the early electromechanical instruments through analogue tape systhesis, the all-electronic waveform synthesisers of the 1960s onwards, and Yamaha’s FM systhesis of …read more

Adiuvo is developing the Explorer Board, a compact FPGA platform built around the Artix UltraScale+ AU7P, targeting embedded, signal processing, and high-speed I/O applications. The design aims to provide access to UltraScale+ capabilities at a lower price point. The design is based on the AU7P FPGA, which provides approximately 37K LUTs, 75K flip-flops, 216 DSP […]

The AMD Versal Prime VM2152 adaptive SoC is designed as a mid-range device for high-speed connectivity, with 112 Gbps transceivers and 400 GbE networking in a power-efficient package. It balances programmable logic with hardened IP blocks to simplify the design of high-throughput systems used in wired communications, aerospace, and test and measurement, without the higher power and complexity of…

Oscilloscopes and to lesser extent signals generators are useful tools for analyzing, testing and diagnosing circuits but we often take for granted how they work. Luckily, [FromConceptToCircuit] is here to …read more

All the articles from the March 2026 Inner Circle Newsletter in one place. The Case of the Missing Transmit Power How a 4-bit Misalignment Stole 24 dB from the Opulent Voice Modem The Opulent Voice modem for the LibreSDR graduated from the lab to the field in late March 2026. Instead of coaxial cables connecting …

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Foenix Labs’ A2560Me is a Mini-ITX motherboard built around the Motorola MC68LC060 processor and designed as an updated version of the earlier A2560M platform. The system combines a legacy 68k CPU architecture with FPGA-based subsystems and more recent interfaces such as PCIe and DDR3 memory. The A2560Me uses a 32-bit MC68LC060RC66 processor alongside a Xilinx […]

How a 4-bit Misalignment Stole 24 dB from the Opulent Voice Modem The Opulent Voice modem for the LibreSDR graduated from the lab to the field in late March 2026. Instead of coaxial cables connecting transmitter to receiver, and receiver to transmitter, we now connected our brave little radios to filters and outdoor antennas. And, …

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Leopard Imaging LI-IMX530-10GigE-NL is a high-end 25MP global shutter camera designed specifically for the NVIDIA Holoscan edge AI platform. The camera utilizes a 10GbE interface for high-bandwidth, low-latency data transmission, making it suitable for gesture recognition, iris scanning, head roll, and eye tracking. At the core of the camera module is the Sony IMX530, a 1.2-inch CMOS sensor with…

AERIS-10 is an open-source hardware, “low-cost” (more on that later) 10.5 GHz phased array radar system featuring Pulse Linear Frequency Modulated (LFM) modulation and based on an AMD Artix-7 FPGA. Two versions are available: the AERIS-10N (Nexus), providing up to 3km range with an 8×16 patch antenna array, and the AERIS-10X (Extended), offering up to 20km range thanks to a 32×16…

Contents How to Train Your PLUTOA Picture is Worth a Thousand WordsOpulent Voice Update: Abandon Ship!Opulent Voice Update: From Pluto to LibreOpulent Voice Update: From Boot Failure to RF TransmissionOpulent Voice Update: Correlator UpgradeORI Regulatory Update: FCC Proposes Deleting BPL RulesAugust-November Puzzle Solution How to Train Your Pluto by Paul Williamson KB5MU Have you ever…

Contents Welcome!DVB-S2 Receiver for HaifuraiyaA Picture is Worth a Thousand WordsInner Circle Sphere of ActivityRolling Dice Over RadioFour Dice Bugs and a MicrophoneUpgrading a Hard-Decision Viterbi Decoder to Soft-DecisionRetevis RT86, Hamcation Sponsorship, and 70cm Band ProtectionIs Amateur Radio an Alternative to Age-Restricted Social Media? Welcome to the Debugging Issue! It’s February…

AMD has introduced the VEK385 Evaluation Kit built around the Versal AI Edge Gen 2 XC2VE3858 SoC FPGA, which combines eight Cortex-A78AE cores, ten Cortex-R52 cores, FPGA fabric with 543,104 LUTs, 144 AI Engine-ML v2 tiles (up to 184 INT8 TOPS), 2,064 DSPs, a Mali-G78AE GPU, and an integrated ISP. The kit features 20 GB of LPDDR5X memory, a PCIe x8 edge connector supporting Gen5 x4 and Gen3/4 x8,…

Cathode ray tubes (CRTs) are a fascinating display technology that has been largely abandoned outside of retro gaming and a few other niche uses. They use magnets to steer a …read more

Wavelet Lab’s xSDR is a tiny, single-sided M.2 2230 software-defined radio (SDR) module designed for integration into laptops, embedded systems, and edge computing devices. A successor to the company’s previous uSDR, the “x” in xSDR stands for “extended,” adding 2×2 MIMO support and a wider frequency range to the same tiny footprint. The module is built around the Lime Microsystems LMS7002M RFIC…

Crowd Supply has featured the xSDR, a compact M.2 2230 A+E-key software-defined radio module that combines a Lime Microsystems LMS7002M RF transceiver with an AMD Artix-7 FPGA. Designed for direct integration into laptops, tablets, embedded PCs, and edge systems, it delivers 2×2 MIMO RX/TX operation across a 30 MHz to 3.8 GHz tuning range. The […]

Survey of WebAssembly implementations on non-traditional targets including native Linux port, kernel-mode runtime, POSIX browser support and FPGA ports.