Posts tagged "chromagnon"
2026
Chromagnon Update: Prototype Boards Ordered
Hello video friends — and sorry this July update is late. I aim for the first week of the month; the milestones I wanted to hit landed later than that. Chromagnon's prototype boards are on order.…
Chromagnon Update: June 2026
Hello video friends. The RevI core board revision is complete — routing finished, DRC clean, fab outputs generated, and ready to order. This is the milestone I've been working toward since the April…
Chromagnon: Schedule Update
The Chromagnon production schedule is shifting by one month. Ship Unit #1 moves from August to September 2026. April was spent on Videomancer instead of placing the RevI hardware orders flagged in…
Chromagnon Update: April 2026
Hello video friends. Here's the first monthly Chromagnon update, as promised in the March production plan. Board Design The RevI core board schematic and layout are about 90% complete. We…
Chromagnon: FPGA Deeper Dive
Yesterday's Chromagnon update generated a lot of great discussion on Discord about the move to FPGA-based signal processing. I ended up writing quite a bit in the thread answering questions, and…
Chromagnon: Building It Right
Hello video friends. It's a Thursday here in Portland — spring is creeping in, we've had some colds going around the team, but everyone's in high spirits. It has been too long since I gave you a…
2025
Year End Update
Back in August, we laid out our plans for finishing 2025 and getting into 2026. Here's how it all turned out. Videomancer Videomancer is shipping now. Batches 1 and 2 (160 units total) have…
Chromagnon Simulator Downloads
Hi everyone! As promised, I've made my Chromagnon Simulator application available for download. This was a tool created for design reference during development of the hardware, so it is not very…
Video Sync Recap & Forecast for 2025
We had a wonderful time at Video Sync 2025 here in Portland, OR earlier this month. Our endless thanks to all of the organizers and volunteers involved in the event! What's up next for…
Summer Show & Tell
Hello eyeball friends -- I'm taking a break from an intense development sprint to say thank you for your support and patience over the past month, as we shift activities and processes in response to…