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Make a Halloween Prank Candy Bowl — Part 1

In the spirit of Halloween, Ben gets to work on a prank candy bowl that’s sure to scare your friends and trick-or-treaters. The first step is getting the bowl to move mechanically. Ben tries out a few ideas before getting to work constructing a spring-loaded arm. ____________________ New episodes every Sunday! Watch this episode on… Read More »

Program Your Own FPGA Video Game

Learn how to make a retro-style table tennis game with an FPGA. Take a look at the DE0-Nano development board, along with Altera’s Quartus II design software. We also learn about the Verilog language and dive into some code. With the help of additional components, interface directly with a VGA monitor and an NES game… Read More »