[sdiy] New cheap FPGA development system

[James Patchell]

Yes there is, ISE webpack...

As far as embedded processors...I have used several Xilinx eval boards with 
my Atmel STK501/500 eval board set (using the ATMega128).  The boards have 
a dual row connector that I use to connect with ribbon cable up to the 
appropriate AVR port connectors....works real nice.

At 02:01 PM 5/25/2006 -0700, jays at aracnet.com wrote:
>Speaking of tools, are there free tools to go with the chip (not the board)?
>
>Thanks
>Jay S.
>
>Eric Brombaugh wrote:
>
> > Paul Schreiber wrote:
> > > Whoo-whooo.. just in time for my 50th birthday :)
> > > /just placed the order
> >
> > Cool! Let us know what you end up doing with it. I've got a Xilinx ML402
> > (V4SX35 + goodies) that I've been using for the day job and it's pretty
> > fun ($600 though, so a bit steep for mad money). It's got an AC-97 codec
> > on it that's just crying out to be driven with a huge bank of
> > oscillators. One of these days...
> >
> > The biggest gripe I've got about these boards is that they want you to
> > use their embedded soft processors, but the embedded software
> > development tools are fairly expensive.  Ideally, I'd hang a cheap
> > PIC/AVR/ARM/etc on an FPGA for biggest DIY bang/buck.
> >
> > Eric

         -Jim
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