CParty 2010

1. fun
freedom

2. Milkymist One is a new type of computer,
to create audio and video works.
Connectors: DMX in/out, MIDI in/out,
PAL/SECAM/NTSC video in (3*RCA),
SVGA out, audio in/out, 2*USB Host

5. Software: Flickernoise
⁄ software 100% free from GUI to kernel to
Milkymist CPU
⁄ FPGAs can be programmed in Verilog and
VHDL, allow massive parallelization
⁄ Flickernoise is the VJ app to render hardware-
accelerated visual effects comparable to
MilkDrop 1.x
⁄ create visual patches connecting all interfaces
- sound, MIDI, camera...

6. Milkymist One is copyleft hardware
⁄ all software is free, all plans are copyleft
⁄ GPL licensed soft-SoC running on FPGA
⁄ commercial use is encouraged, manufacture
and share back your improvements

7. What works today:
* System-on-chip components
Base LatticeMico32 CPU with DDR SDRAM
Peripherals: VGA out, audio, ethernet
Graphics acceleration
* Software
Proof of concept MilkDrop renderer

8. ...demo of Milkymist SoC running on Xilinx
ML401 board...

9. Plan for next 12 months
⁄ rez from CORE LABS will design the case
⁄ develop missing peripherals in FPGA: USB,
Video in, MIDI, DMX, etc.
⁄ port RTEMS operating system (with drivers)
⁄ develop end user application

10. Plan for next 5 years
⁄ make all of Milkymist One work really well
⁄ become the foundation for GPL-licensed
ASIC production
⁄ build a business out of Milkymist, sell copyleft
hardware to reward contributors and finance
more free innovations

11. The End
Milkymist One: create, share

12. Presentation by Wolfgang Spraul for Campus Party 2010
May 29, 2010 - Bogota/Colombia
License of presentation: CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported
Photos Qi hardware wiki
MilkDrop screenshots
flickr
digital camera Claudio Matsuoka
monome frankh
record player dj hero
lounge fihu
keyboard Torley
microphone hiddedevries
controllers auroramixer, furibond, farnea
Preparation
Software Scribus
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