[sdiy] Avnet Spartan-3A FPGA Board

[Csaba Zvekan]

Hi Scott,

I was wondering how you resolved the audio output , since the SPARTAN  
3A has no DAC ?
Also : are files available on your site?  ... sorry I haven't even  
looked.

Csaba


On Oct 25, 2008, at 3:36 AM, Scott Gravenhorst wrote:

> I've been playing with an Avnet Spartan-3A (400Kgate) FPGA board,  
> the little $39 one.
>
> I'm porting my PolyDaWG/8 (8 string poly Karplus-Strong string  
> physical model) design to this little board.  So far, it seems to be  
> working.  Basic sound test - it makes noise (the kind it's supposed  
> to)!
>
> The FPGA on this board is about 20% smaller than the one I designed  
> PolyDaWG/8 for, but it compiles correctly, about 60% resource useage.
>
> I was pleasantly suprised at how little modification I had to make  
> to the design for it to play on this board.
>
> -- ScottG
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