On 16/06/2011 17:41, Chris Kleeschulte wrote:
> Please excuse me for asking a completely off topic question, but I like the
> people on this list a lot and I trust their answers.
>
> I am getting into VHDL for the purpose of programming FPGA's. I am a
> computer scientist by trade, so I am really green when it comes to FPGA and
> VHDL. Does any have a recommendation for a low cost FPGA development board
> that I can learn on using VHDL?
The Digilent boards are good value, I have one of their Xilinx Spartan-3
boards. If you want something really cheap, there are often some Altera
Cyclone boards on Ebay. I've got one and it works OK, but it's a
double-sided board to keep the cost down and won't be suitable for
serious stuff.
Leon
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