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Altera_Forum
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18 years ago

Need creative ideas for "inspiration" on fun project

I want to build a simple toy/fun project with an FPGA, but I need to seriously McGuyver a certain part. I am going to need a small, electrically operated device I can attach to FPGA that makes lots o...
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18 years ago

Get any '5 year old kids' toy space ray gun, bust it open to get just the sound box and battery parts. Then just use the FPGA to be the 'trigger' to ground. Might need a transistor in the loop to limit the current.