Re: Prototyping?

Ben Jackson wrote:
On 2007-10-30, Joerg <notthisjoergsch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Depends. When you want to do unorthodox things a CPLD or FPGA doesn't cut it.

If you want to prototype with CPLDs and FPGAs, just get a dev board.
You can generally find one with the right combination of common peripherals
already on it. Much cheaper and faster than designing your own board...


Sure. Sometimes you can get a great board for under $100. But then a few years into production with that programmable on your own PCB you hear a bell toll and that's the last order call. Then the purchasing manager comes scurrying down the hallway all red in the face.

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Regards, Joerg

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