Verilog2factorio
Dev tools
hdl compiler
SHOW HN2021
313points
70comments
#113of 2,533 in 2021
Top 5%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
CuriousMostly questions and neutral comments
7 positive, 13 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 4 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score +0.14.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 2 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Cool idea, shows what's possible with generated blueprints
From 3 comments
wow, this is pretty cool!
derekja on HNI love this! would love to see this used in a introduction to hardware course.
celeritascelery on HNSomeone needs to make a video about this.
29athrowaway on HN
Objections
Readme lacked explanation and screenshots at first
From 2 comments
They couldn't put in a sentence stating what this actually does?
spicybright on HNI would love to see some screenshots added to the README. I get that it compiles a Verilog design into a Factorio Blueprint, but what does the resulting factory look like? Is it…
Mister_Snuggles on HN
Not production ready
From 2 comments
Always thought programmatically generating Factorio blueprints was a really cool idea and Verilog seems like a great language to model blueprints, but this repo definitely needs…
MisterBiggs on HNOh yeah, it's not production ready, to all who depend on it be warned !
ddlsmurf on HN
Requests
Add screenshots and clearer README
From 1 comment
I would love to see some screenshots added to the README. I get that it compiles a Verilog design into a Factorio Blueprint, but what does the resulting factory look like? Is it…
Mister_Snuggles on HN
Inverse tool Factorio to Verilog
From 1 comment
I would love the inverse as well: Factorio2Verilog. Then I can use Factorio as an IDE.
fredley on HN
Questions
What does the resulting factory look like?
From 1 comment
I would love to see some screenshots added to the README. I get that it compiles a Verilog design into a Factorio Blueprint, but what does the resulting factory look like? Is it…
Mister_Snuggles on HN
Alternatives named
MinecraftHDL (Verilog to Minecraft)
From 1 comment
There's also Verilog to Minecraft.[1] [1] https://github.com/itsFrank/MinecraftHDL
Animats on HN
Autotorio outpost generator
From 1 comment
Always thought programmatically generating Factorio blueprints was a really cool idea and Verilog seems like a great language to model blueprints, but this repo definitely needs…
MisterBiggs on HN