March 2016 Meeting Notes
Compiled by Dave Jaffe
Contributions from Kevin Appert and others
SVFIG on Google+ Hangout:
long
url - tinyurl
Videos: morning
(1:21:39) - afternoon
(2:25:00) |
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10:00 |
Coffee and a Chat |
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10:20 |
eP8080 Project Report - FPGA / VHDL Design - CH
Ting
"I got eP8080 to say 'ok'. Although it executes several commands
correctly, like WORDS and .S. At first, it was very brittle, crashing on
NUMBERS and many low level primitive commands. It was difficult to debug a
fresh processor with a fresh eForth system as the bugs hid in hardware and
software."
A DIY Processor Workshop Next Month?
"We can organize
a DIY CPU workshop in April, if there is enough interest. 'Enough interest'
means that you will buy a Brevia2 FPGA Kit from Lattice Semiconductors for
about $50. At the meeting I will distribute an eP8080 package so that you can
practice synthesizing a CPU on the Brevia2. Then we can discuss and run
experiments on old and new CPU architectures, and emulate them on the
Brevia2."
- LatticeXP2 Brevia2
Development Kit
- Programmable
Logic IC Development Tools Lattice XP2 Brevia Dev Kit
-
LFXP2-5E-6TN144C Field Programmable Gate Array
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11:30 |
Lunch
We ate at
The Treehouse. |
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13:00 |
Introduction, Rumors, Gossip, and New Things |
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13:30 |
Haiku Monthly - Brad Nelson
Join another
monthly voyage into the kaleidoscopic world of Forth Haiku. |
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14:10 |
Kestrel Updates - Samuel A. Falvo II
"A
Hackaday blog article has been posted. Oberon system and compiler, and the
growing desire to start working on hardware despite not having a reliable
system software image."
- Kestrel Computer
Project by Brandon Dunson
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14:40 |
Break |
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15:00 |
CAN Bus - Samuel A. Falvo II (was not
presented)
We'll flip through
a tutorial on the
CAN Bus. |
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15:40 |
In Memory of Glen
We'll take a few minutes to remember
the late Glen B. Haydon and his many contributions to Forth and FIG. |
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16:00 |
Clean Up and Adjourn
"A motion to adjourn is almost
always in order, with an exception being when a vote is in progress. The motion
is not debatable and is not subject to amendment." |
Other items:
- Forth
- Forth for MSP430
- Forth Tutorials
- Forth CPUs
- ChipStick
- A Small Scale Experimental Forth Machine
- Forth Articles and Blogs
- Forth
Thinking by Michael Fogus
- Forth Programming Books
- Forth Jobs - submitted by Dennis Ruffer
- Other Jobs
- Green
Arrays
- Forth People
- Misc Forth Stuff
- Computers
- Aries
PC/104-Plus SBC
- Arduino
Uno Basic Kits
- Bosch
XDK110 Cross-Domain Development Kit
- Programmable
5 qubit quantum computer can be scaled up and run any quantum
algorithm
- Wearable
/ wristwatch FPGA development kit -$270
- iCEblink40LP1K Evaluation
Kit - $34
- Chips
- Components
- LittleBits
Microphone
- 37-in-1
Arduino Sensors
- Raspberry
Pi microSD card performance comparison - 2015
- Software Applications
- Office Image
Extraction Wizard
- Space Applications
- Programming Languages other than Forth
- Operating Systems
- Utilities
- Hardware
- Other Books
- Manuals & Documentation
- Articles
- Engineers
Develop Open-Source Microprocessor for Wearables and IoT
- Applications
- Stores
- Robots
- Games
- Companies
- Lectures
- People
- Surplus Houses
- Meetings
- Videos
- Courses
- Trade Shows
- Podcasts
- Personal Computer History
- Tutorials
- CAN Bus
Tutorial
- Blogs
- Other
- Galaxy S7
and the Galaxy S7
Edge Teardowns
- Galaxy
S7 and the
Galaxy
S7 Edge Teardowns
- 3D-printed
cat armor
- 1.6
Watt Laser
- Laser
Engraver
- Marble
Music Machine (video 4:32)
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