Thalia ArchibaldMar 5

Ever wanted to program hardware with Brainfuck? Well now you can with Brainfuino, the only microprocessor to use this minimal programming language as its instruction set. Rev 1.1 is significantly faster than Rev 1.0, so there's no better way to run your code.

Production of Rev 1.1 is now complete and we're now selling them locally. Online orders are pre-orders for now, until local friends have been given a chance. If we have a lot of interest, we're considering another larger production run.

Credit to Matthew Archibald (@Archibald_M) for Rev 1.1 improvements and production and Eduardo and Ignacio Corpeño for Rev 1.0.

Pictured are 7x Brainfuino [-]+ Rev 1.1 complete with cases, 5x Brainfuino [-]+ Rev 1.0 PCBs, and a Sparkfun RedBoard (Arduino Uno clone) that I used for many projects in high school.

Rev 1.1 shop: https://lectronz.com/products/brainfuinov1-1
Rev 1.0 announcement: https://hackaday.com/2021/01/12/make-room-for-a-new-arduino-competitor-with-native-brainfck/

#arduino #brainfuck #retrocomputing

Show threadStage name Jay PeachMar 5
@thalia @Archibald_M but I really wouldn’t call the driver a microprocessor. It’s an FPGA.
Show threadDougMerritt (log😅 = 💧log😄)Mar 5

@jaypeach53
Wait, are you saying that that the microprocessor architecture is implemented in an FPGA? Because that counts; it doesn't have to be a full custom ASIC.

Or are you saying that there is no hardware assist for Brainfuck, it's just a software emulation, and there's an FPGA in there for other reasons?

@thalia @Archibald_M

Show threadThalia ArchibaldMar 5
@dougmerritt @jaypeach53 @Archibald_M It’s implemented on an FPGA. Here’s the soft processor Verilog code: https://github.com/kuashio/brainfuck_uP/blob/master/Brainfuino/brainfuck_uP/source/brainfuck_uP.v
Show threadDougMerritt (log😅 = 💧log😄)

@thalia
Yep, that's the real deal. Looks straightforward, some thought went into defining the one-hot states.

@jaypeach53 @Archibald_M

Mar 5 at 6:37pmWeb