/technologies/fpga-group/b/blog/posts/spartan-6-and-7-a-hobbyist-s-perspectiveIn past weeks many people have posted various blogs describing the differences between the Xilinx Spartan 6 and 7 series of FPGAs. Since I have no professional background in FPGA development or electronics, I would like to write about what I have noten-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/technologies/fpga-group/b/blog/posts/spartan-6-and-7-a-hobbyist-s-perspectiveTue, 26 Jul 2022 22:16:32 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:ab9e70e0-c6bb-490a-a82e-2be031c93c1csa-penguin1<p>From a hobbyist perspective, the big issue is voltage compatibility. Arduino peripherals,&nbsp; for example, often use 5V logic which can damage an FPGA.</p> <p>Yet FPGA dev boards with Arduino pin headers are quite common.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=23940&AppID=19&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">