[sdiy] Looking for a 5024

[Scott Gravenhorst]

Ian Smith <taciturn_unquiet at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> It is fairly easy to implement in a CPLD, or 
>> an FPGA if you are real manly... :-)
>> 
>> -Jim
>
>So... this seems to be the most popular idea, unfortunately, I 
>have no clue how to program CPLD or FPGA. I'm taking C++ this 
>semester, but I don't know if that will help. 
>

My opinion is that designs for CPLD/FPGA devices requires a hardware approach to design, just like
if you wanted to breadboard something.  These devices have logic function resources that can be
connected together as you desire to make a functional system.  This can be done with different
methods (HDL and schematic for examples), I use an HDL (hardware description/definition language).
 I'm not sure if there are others, but Verilog and VHDL are the big ones, both are capable of the
same designs.  I didn't find Verilog to be more syntactically complex than C (and actually
resembles it remotely).  I learned Verilog with free web tutorials.


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