Gameduino 3X Dazzler For Feather M4 By Excamera Labs

The Gameduino 3X Dazzler is an

Adafruit Feather M4

-compatible underwing that outputs HD picture and sound to any HDMI display or TV.

The Dazzler is ideal for game designers using

CircuitPython

, makers who want rich, responsive data and text visualizations, and anyone who wants superb visuals for their CircuitPython project.

The graphics and sound are generated by a powerful BT815 EVE embedded GPU. The shield also has two Wii Classic ports for a plug-and-play game console. With an easy-to-use graphics drawing API and dozens of samples and demos to use as starting points, it’s by far the most powerful Python-powered gaming system available today. There’s documentation and examples for using the ‘bteve` library, a C-accelerated SPI interface library for the graphics co-processor.

Every aspect of the design is open source and hackable:

• the PCB design
• the Verilog code for the HDMI, J1 CPU, and system peripherals
• the J1 CPU running on the FPGA
• the J1’s firmware that drives the Dazzler’s extra features

The board itself has additional “hacking” interfaces: a JTAG port for FPGA reloading, and a UART header for direct chat with the onboard FPGA. Its unique combination of tightly coupled GPU and FPGA opens up new creative possibilities. As a truly open platform, the Dazzler can be anything you want it to be.

Please note: This board is only for use with the Feather M4 Express, and you cannot solder stacking headers into the Feather – just use the regular headers that are included with the M4 Feather!

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