[sdiy] uC with mul

[harry]

HiYa...

I just finished my first project in an FPGA... a Spartan XL.

It just replaced about 30 IC chips... maybe a wash on price...
big savings on space...  The revisions are really EASY :^)

Now if anyone knows where I can get some cheap development
tools... I'd be doing synth-diy as well.

The package we have at work is a little TOO rich for my blood...

I'd also like to hear from any PAL users out there... I'm thinking
of that as a cheap entry point for programmable logic.

H^) harry

Paul Maddox wrote:

> JB,
>
> > Although I've always had the feeling that these Xilinx / Altera thingies
> > required quite a lot of engeneering & time, like development platform,
> > learning curve, development time etc. and because of their packages
> > weren't that easy to implement on the DIY project & PCB.
>
> Ooh, I can think of at least two people on the list know their stuff when it
> comes to FPGAs, it could probably knock something up for you ina few hours
> (hi guys)
>
> > I might be wrong but I had the feeling that a 16x16 multiplier was a more
> > attractive solution, or at least featured the right balance between type
> of
> > package, ease of implementation etc in a DIY context... Haven't checked
> > the price yet though...
>
> I would go for a small FPGA, I mean if you didnt want a multiplier, you
> could reconfigure it do other stuff at a later date
>
> Paul
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