28: Programming a Spartan 6 with a Raspberry Pi

UPDATED 01/02/2024: Working with Raspberry Pi CM3+ running Raspbian Bookworm 32, OpenOCD 0.12 Note: I had trouble with 64bit Bookworm For anyone who is interested in programming a Spartan 6 FPGA directly from a Raspberry Pi’s JTAG pins. Step 1 – Install Open OCD sudo apt install git build-essential pkg-config autoconf libtool libusb-1.0-0 libusb-1.0-0-dev libftdi1-dev …

26: Mechanical updates

As you have likely seen, the Globe prototype was a mechanical monstrosity, comprised of a hefty steel frame, top, bottom and rear panels, and corner protectors, a 3 phase squirrel cage motor and a 70cm 38.1mm diameter aluminium shaft. Aside from being obscenely heavy, it was also rather expensive, so my focus at the moment …