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Raspberry Pi is here

Long time no post. I’ve been busy! I received my long-awaited Raspberry Pi (Pi) Model B. As I mentioned previously, this is a steal for such a compact and capable little computer. I just got around to powering it up, … Continue reading

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The color of noise

You may have heard of the term “white noise“, and seen “white noise generators” marketed as sleeping or concentration aids, without knowing exactly what white noise was. Colloquially, “white noise” may be thought of as random noise which is evenly … Continue reading

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Icarus Verilog and freeware EDA

I recently started learning the Verilog hardware description language, and was bewildered by the size and complexity of the major commercial EDA offerings. They’re huge, expensive, Windows-based, GUI-driven monsters packed with quirks and features, aimed at teams of commercial engineers … Continue reading

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