Welcome to Isle. Isle is a simple, modern computer — an open design that encourages tinkering, experimentation, and doing your own thing.
Learn more and get started with the Project F blog: Isle FPGA Computer
Follow @WillFlux@mastodon.social or @willflux.bsky.social for updates.
Isle recently switched its default display to 1280x720 with 640x352 graphics. I haven't yet updated the Isle blog to reflect this change.
As I build Isle, each major component gets its own chapter with a dedicated Verilog design and software.
- Chapter 1 - Display Controller: Design - Blog
- Chapter 2 - Bitmap Graphics: Design - Blog
- Chapter 3 - 2D Drawing: Design - Blog
- Chapter 4 - Text Mode: Design - Blog
- Chapter 5 - RISC-V CPU: Design - Software - Blog
- Chapter 6 - Input Output: Design - Software - Blog
- Chapter 7 - Graphics Devices: Design - Software - Blog
- Chapter 8 - Debug Monitor (forthcoming)
Further chapters under development.
For hardware build instructions, see dev boards. For software build instructions, see Isle Software Build.
- boards - supported dev boards and simulators
- docs - high-level docs and project notes
- hardware - Verilog hardware
- projects - projects that run on Isle
- res - resource files (bitmaps, drawings, palettes)
- software - programs to run on Isle
- tools - tools to build Isle software and resources
Special thanks to my sponsors who've stuck with me as I develop Isle: Alexandre Mutel, Daniel Cliche, David C. Norris, dvir, Justin Finkelstein, kromych, Martin Young, Matt Venn, Paul Sajna, Renaldas Zioma, and those who wish to remain anonymous.
