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What FPGA content would you like to see?

e14phil

FPGA and element14

 

I am very happy to say we have lots of big, exciting things in the pipeline for FPGA and the extended element14 family, but I want to take this time to ask the community what FPGA content interests you?

 

Do you want some reviews of FPGA kit?

Do you want Tutorials, if so on what?

What would help you to work with FPGA?

 

We have some things in the works but we always want to add quality content to our community.

 

If you have something you want to share in the FPGA space but want help, kit or just to run it past us, we will always try help!

 

- Your Friendly Neighborhood

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  • Phil,

     

    I did some FPGA programming a long time ago and would love to get back into it. I'd be really interested to know what the absolute lowest budget ways would be of getting started again - e.g. the cheaper parts, which vendors supply free software tools and where possible if a homemade programmer can be made up.

     

    Whatever you decide to write about though I'm sure will be of interest.

  • in reply to 14rhb

    R Bell wrote:

     

    I'd be really interested to know what the absolute lowest budget ways would be of getting started again - e.g. the cheaper parts, which vendors supply free software tools and where possible if a homemade programmer can be made up.

    Always happy to promote my own poll: Not-as-expensive FPGA Boards   There are a bunch of links to less-expensive FPGA boards, almost all of which have on-board USB programmers.

     

    The main FPGA vendors all have free-as-in-beer software for their less expensive parts.  You only need to spend money to get support for high-end parts, and sometimes to get additional software capability.  Lattice iCE40 has both free-as-in-beer and free-as-in-freedom software.

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  • in reply to 14rhb

    R Bell wrote:

     

    I'd be really interested to know what the absolute lowest budget ways would be of getting started again - e.g. the cheaper parts, which vendors supply free software tools and where possible if a homemade programmer can be made up.

    Always happy to promote my own poll: Not-as-expensive FPGA Boards   There are a bunch of links to less-expensive FPGA boards, almost all of which have on-board USB programmers.

     

    The main FPGA vendors all have free-as-in-beer software for their less expensive parts.  You only need to spend money to get support for high-end parts, and sometimes to get additional software capability.  Lattice iCE40 has both free-as-in-beer and free-as-in-freedom software.

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