RE: [oc] FPGA/ASIC Design Kits

["Paul McFeeters" <paul.mcfeeters@ntlworld.com>]

Wu,

 

no problem. The best I've found so far is http://www.1001tutorials.com/Verilog/index.shtml, I used the

Aldec one and rate it quite highly for beginners. The Brucknell one is okay but doesn't seem too

easy to me for beginners maybe a bit too formal approach.

 

Hope it helps, any queries just post them to the list, one of the experts here will help you as I'm still

learning too.

 

Paul

 

 -----Original Message-----
From: owner-cores@opencores.org [mailto:owner-cores@opencores.org]On Behalf Of WuYong
Sent: 13 December 2001 08:56
To: cores@opencores.org
Subject: ??: [oc] FPGA/ASIC Design Kits

Hi, All:

 

I am a newcomer to here, would you pls show me some URL can find more detail docs about Verilog HDL programming?

Thanks.

 

Wu

 

Jim,

 

if you can afford them the pukka ('genuine' to non-UK readers) Xilinx and Altera boards are probably good.

When I was buying I couldn't afford the cheapest Xilinx board (minus the FPGA itself is 3x the cost of the

boards I use at the moment) and considering Xilinx makes them both you think they could bundle them?

Also the Xilinx boards are for Virtex and Virtex-E devices not the Spartan II and II-E which I would expect

are the defacto 'intro to FPGA programming chips'. I wouldn't suggest any 'newbies' spending more than

$200 (USD) on a development board before they find out whether they actually like hardware programming.

A FPGA board is for life not just for Christmas. ;-)

 

I have no experience with the Alteras yet so can't comment on them but funds permitting will be buying

Xilinx, Xess and Altera boards next year.

 

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-cores@opencores.org [mailto:owner-cores@opencores.org]On Behalf Of Jim Dempsey
Sent: 12 December 2001 15:19
To: cores@opencores.org
Subject: Re: [oc] FPGA/ASIC Design Kits

Look at the developer's kit from Altera.

The Altera Excalibur NIOS Kit has just about everyting you need to get started for under $1000.

Xilinx is another place to look for developer kits.

 

P.S. I am inexperienced at this myself. But I am looking around myself. These were the two

vendors that seem to me to have the best products (for my requiements).

 

Some of the other old hatters here might have better advice.

I am an old-timmer looking for a new hat.

 

 

Jim Dempsey

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Mohammed El Shoukry

To: cores@opencores.org

Sent: Tuesday, December 11, 2001 2:07 PM

Subject: [oc] FPGA/ASIC Design Kits

Sorry Guys I'm new to this but I want to get on track as fast as possible.

what kind of Kits would you use for trying and testing your designs for ASIC or FPGA, ofcourse you don't go to the foundry for each new idea ?

Paul ?