Re: cPLDs and FPGAs we've known and loved (or hated)

On 4 Feb, 16:08, Winfield <winfieldh...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We're making the tables for AoE 3rd-ed chapter 11, the
2nd digital chapter, in which cPLDs and FPGAs are
discussed. What are your favorite companies and parts,
the ones you always use, and what are the ones you used
to use but stopped (and why), and what are the parts you
steer clear of? What about cPLD vs FPGAs? Opinions?
What method(s) do you use to design the parts? Thanks!

Xilinx have a free Linux toolset for their line of FPGA chips. Altera
doesn't.
Actel have also a free Linux toolset, but a limit on 1 year.

FPGA is useful for large projects, CPLD might solve simpler issues.
And most important doesn't need configuration eeprom. However
Spartan-3AN is something to look out for.

Define "parts".

As for schematic entry I prefer to not have my design files implicitly
hijacked by any entity through fileformat issues.
.

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