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The article describes how the author initially used a softcore CPU to improve FPGA gaming cores on the SNESTang but found it limited by slow performance and high resource usage. After collaborating with Sipeed, they inte…
The article discusses a challenge with implementing UART communication in FPGAs when the system clock frequencies are not integer multiples of the desired baud rate, leading to imprecise timing and errors. The author pre…
Clonezilla is a free, open-source disk imaging and cloning tool that runs from a live USB Linux environment, allowing users to create full backups of their devices or clone disks directly between machines, either offline…
The article announces the release of MDTang 0.1, a port of the Genesis-MiSTer core for the Tang Mega 138K/138K Pro FPGA boards, bringing Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) emulation to these platforms. It provides brief historica…
The article describes the memory system of the GBATang, an FPGA-based Game Boy Advance (GBA) core, which combines FPGA block RAM and external SDRAM to replicate the GBA's diverse memory map. Smaller, low-latency memories…
The article provides practical tips for using Gowin EDA software and Tang FPGA boards (such as the Tang Nano 20K), emphasizing that the free Pro version should be used over the EDU version. It offers guidance on enabling…
The article describes the development of GBATang, an FPGA core for the Game Boy Advance (GBA) designed for Tang FPGA boards, which began as a port of the MiSTer GBA core but required significant redesign due to the Tang …
This article provides instructions for limiting the power draw of an NVIDIA GPU on a Linux system using the `nvidia-smi -pl` command. It explains how to check the current power limit, set a new limit (e.g., 370W), and ve…
The article details the process of building and loading a RISC-V firmware for the SNESTang FPGA project, choosing the minimal RV32I architecture for its small size and mature toolchain. The firmware, which includes a bas…
The article explains the addition of a softcore CPU to the SNESTang 0.3 FPGA project to handle I/O tasks like USB and file systems, which previously consumed valuable FPGA logic space when implemented in Verilog. The cho…
The SNESTang 0.3 project ports the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) to Tang FPGAs, using a phase-based clock design with a main work clock (wclk) at 10.8 MHz to simplify logic and reduce clock domains. The arch…
This article provides a Python script that allows users to switch the Creative BT-W5 Bluetooth audio dongle between AptX Adaptive Low Latency and High Quality modes. The script, which was reverse-engineered from Creative…
This article provides a modern installation guide for Arch Linux using BTRFS on a UEFI system, aimed at helping new users set up a minimal installation. The guide covers steps from basic terminal installation through vid…
This guide details the setup of an Ubuntu home server using a Beelink Mini PC, focusing on Docker-based services for self-hosting, including Nextcloud, Pi-hole, and monitoring tools like Grafana. It emphasizes security m…
The article argues that Apple's Vision Pro headset should be classified as a "hobby" product, similar to how Steve Jobs described the original Apple TV, because it is not expected to be a major profit driver. The author …
Moore's Law has evolved from a 60-year-old observation about transistor density doubling every 18 months into an economic principle focused on the 50% cost reduction of chips per silicon area. Achieving this economic eff…
The article explains two common issues when running Japanese games on Steam Deck: non-ASCII filenames not being accessible due to locale mismatches, and Japanese text displaying as mojibake or causing game crashes due to…
The article provides a step-by-step guide for installing the RetroArch game emulator on modern Xbox consoles (One, One S, One X, Series S, and Series X) by first enabling Developer Mode, which requires a one-time registr…
This article describes the porting of AMD's FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) v1.0.2 upscaling technology to the mpv video player as a GLSL shader. The implementation operates directly on the LUMA plane for improved perf…
This article provides a step-by-step guide for installing and configuring QEMU-KVM virtualization on Arch Linux. It details the installation of necessary packages, enabling systemd services, and validating the setup with…