[sdiy] Xilinx 3E board comments

[James Patchell]

Yes, for $150 you get everything you need to do FPGA designs...the free 
software will allow you to use schematic, VHDL and Verilog all in the same 
design...which is very nice.

The PicoBlaze 8 bit processor is free.  I have never used it.  For the 
applications I am doing, it is not suitable.  I am not sure how the design 
flow works with it.

The MicroBlaze 32 bit processor will cost ~$500.  What you get is pretty 
fantastic, you just need to put up with very bad documentation.

A long time ago, I started a project where I was making a verilog model of 
the 6502.  I haven't finished yet...don't have time...but doing something 
like that is not all that difficult...although, verification could be.

At 01:30 AM 6/8/2006 -0700, Gorka Garcia wrote:
>So... If I understood right, for the $150 you get the starter kit with 
>everything you need to program the FPGA either in VHDL or Verilog (that is 
>for you to decide) or to put an 8 bit micro. Is that correct? or you still 
>need to acquire a VHDL or Verilog "compiler/linker/builder/whatever"
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>I am pretty lost in the FPGA world, but I might get trained at work 
>soon... unfortunately we work mostly with altera.
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>Thanks
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         -Jim
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