[dorkbotpdx-blabber] Xilinx

[Donald Delmar Davis]

Greg,

This is a good question for the portland area robotics list. There are  
a bunch of fpga folk there.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/PARTS/

Don

On Dec 17, 2008, at 7:50 PM, Greg Grunest wrote:

> Is anyone on the list working with Xilinx PLD/FPGA devices or any  
> other brand or type of field programmable logic devices?
>
> Last time I used one was almost 20 years ago and required an  
> expensive programmer ($2500) and software.  It looks like they are  
> all JTAG now and a version of the dev software is available for  
> free.   Also, last time I used them, they had small devices (sub 24  
> macrocells) which I am unable to find now.  Everything I could find  
> on their website is massive with 50,000 gates minimum up to 570,000  
> gates and multiple power PC cores in them.  Am I missing something?
>
> I’m totally open to devices other than Xilinx and any suggestions  
> would be appreciated.
>
> I’m looking for:
>             A small-ish programmable logic device (approx 2000 gates  
> or 20 – 40 macrocells)
> In a 32 pin or less package (preferably dip)
> With free or cheap development tools (that don’t suck!)
> That programming devices are easily obtainable
> The chips themselves are cheap and easy to obtain (don’t need no  
> $500 Hughes “sea of gates”)
> In circuit programming would be awesome
> A device family with a wide range of devices which use all the same  
> programming tools and software
> Oh yeah, and A Pony! – (Thanks Mykle!)
>
> - greg
>
>
>
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