[sdiy] Atmel ATF15xx CPLD's

[patchell]

    I am trying to decide if I want to use Xilinx XC95xx series CPLDs in
a project (which I am familiar with), or switch to Atmel ATF15xx series
CPLDs, which I have never used.  If anybody has used both these parts
and the Xilinx parts, I would be interested in your comments.  Looking
at the data sheets for the Atmel parts, they do have some interesting
features.  My normal critera is, "Can I get them at Digikey?", and since
both are availiable there, I am having a hard time deciding.  One clear
advantage over the Xilinx parts is they have free software that supports
VHDL, while the Atmel free software only supports CUPL.

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