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I decided to learnt about CPLD and FPGA and commenced to read "The design warrior's guide to FPGAs" by C. Maxwell. Clear and to the point.
Budget is a concern. Still considering costs for a starter kit, probably Coolrunner II from Xilinx. Yes it's a CPLD.
As a self taught hobbyist I don't like to waste my time and money as I did many times in the past.
My quyestions, which if possible, please reply in same order:
0 - Should I read something else before, on CPLDs?
1 - All what I will know about CPLD will be useful later with FPGAs? Am I not going to a dead end instead?
2 - Do you know of a cheaper (costwise) way to start with CPLD? If so, how advisable compared to Coolrunner II?
3 - Once I finished the manual what should be my next reasonable step?
4 - With the abstraction level that those languages seem to allow, how much detail do I need to go into for every "component" I need to implement? Honestly I forgot many details on flip flops, counters or shift registers but I think I still know well what they do and when I need them? (Well I hope it will be so...)
5 - Advices / comments on the above, appreciated.
Agustín Tomás
Budget is a concern. Still considering costs for a starter kit, probably Coolrunner II from Xilinx. Yes it's a CPLD.
As a self taught hobbyist I don't like to waste my time and money as I did many times in the past.
My quyestions, which if possible, please reply in same order:
0 - Should I read something else before, on CPLDs?
1 - All what I will know about CPLD will be useful later with FPGAs? Am I not going to a dead end instead?
2 - Do you know of a cheaper (costwise) way to start with CPLD? If so, how advisable compared to Coolrunner II?
3 - Once I finished the manual what should be my next reasonable step?
4 - With the abstraction level that those languages seem to allow, how much detail do I need to go into for every "component" I need to implement? Honestly I forgot many details on flip flops, counters or shift registers but I think I still know well what they do and when I need them? (Well I hope it will be so...)
5 - Advices / comments on the above, appreciated.
Agustín Tomás