How to get started with CPLD/FPGA?

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kieennx

Joined: 08 Jul 2005
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06 Feb 2006 10:12 How to get started with CPLD/FPGA?

Hi all,
This is not a new question but my experience about CPLD/FPGA is almost zero. All concepts and comments that you discuss here are very new for me. So can someone show me some ways to get closer? How can I start researching about CPLD/FPGA?
Thanks a lot.

Manjunatha_hv

Joined: 03 Aug 2005
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06 Feb 2006 13:02 Re: How to get started with CPLD/FPGA?

Hello,

Go through good books on VHDL/Verilog programming first...then
study the FPGA Architecture details...

http://www.edaboard.com/viewtopic.php?t=34952&highlight=fpga
http://www.edaboard.com/viewtopic.php?t=130153&highlight=fpga

Here the couple of freely available tools to learn the same...
http://www.aldec.com/downloads/

Verilog Tutorial
Evita-Verilog is an interactive Verilog primer that provides a comprehensive overview of the Verilog language, complete reference guide, over 130 examples and a series of questions and answers at the end of each chapter.

VHDL Tutorial
Evita-VHDL is an interactive VHDL primer that provides a comprehensive overview of the VHDL language, complete reference guide, over 150 examples and a series of questions and answers at the end of each chapter.

and
http://www.xilinx.com/

---manju---

ylscqu

Joined: 20 Dec 2003
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07 Feb 2006 16:41 How to get started with CPLD/FPGA?

you had better make a pcb .then study and download example provided by Xilinx

echo47

Joined: 07 Apr 2002
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09 Feb 2006 4:44 How to get started with CPLD/FPGA?

Buy the "High Volume Starter Kit Bundle" from Xilinx for only $99 US. It includes an FPGA board, a CPLD board, cables, manuals, and a CD full of development tools. Try some of the example projects.
http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xebiz/designResources/ip_product_details.jsp?key=HW-SPAR3-CPLD-DK