head 1.1; branch 1.1.1; access; symbols A2:1.1.1.2 A1:1.1.1.1 Alpha:1.1.1; locks; strict; comment @# @; 1.1 date 2005.07.17.03.10.30; author smpickett; state Exp; branches 1.1.1.1; next ; commitid 4d6542d9cc234567; 1.1.1.1 date 2005.07.17.03.10.30; author smpickett; state Exp; branches; next 1.1.1.2; commitid 4d6542d9cc234567; 1.1.1.2 date 2005.09.15.04.35.57; author smpickett; state Exp; branches; next ; commitid 4c314328fa2a4567; desc @@ 1.1 log @Initial revision @ text @////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or // // modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License // // as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 // // of the License, or (at your option) any later version. // // // // This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, // // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of // // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the // // GNU General Public License for more details. // // // // If you have not received a copy of the GNU General Public License// // along with this program; write to: // // Free Software Foundation, Inc., // // 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, // // Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA. // ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// July 16, 2005 Alternascope is a quick and dirty way to debug circuits. Being a cheap and completely functional Oscilliscope, this is ideal for students and hobbyists. The entire package is developed on the Spartan III Development kit from Xilinx. On that development kit is a VGA port and a PS/2 mouse port, making this project very easy to implement. Because of that, I have included the "spartanIII.alternascope.mcs" file so that people can quickly give this a shot. Keep in mind though, it is just a sneak preview of what it can be capable of - it is not nearly close to completion... just functional. The file "spartanIII.alternascope.mcs" was compiled using Xilinx's ISE 7.1 and targeted for the Spartan-3, SC3S200FT256 chip. If you would like a programming file for a different target, and for some reason can't get the source files to compile, email me. If you would like a cheap development kit, go to www.Xilinx.com (about $100 bucks for this one). Eventually, I plan to make a couple of these (if there is interest) and sell them (at cost) to fellow keener students like myself. Being a 4th year Electrical Engineering student (at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada), I could have used this years ago - so hopefully it will be of aid to others. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, please don't hesitate to email me at smpickett@@opencores.org. Stephen Pickett Calgary, Alberta smpickett@@opencores.org @ 1.1.1.1 log @Devel Update 07.16.05; @ text @@ 1.1.1.2 log @Devel Update 09.14.05; @ text @d34 3 a36 3 Eventually, I plan to make a couple of these (if there is interest) for fellow keener students like myself. Being a 4th year Electrical Engineering student (at the University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada), I could have used this years ago - so hopefully it will be of aid to others. @