It is quite easy to obtain one. Just have a google.
Ebay offers used board. And probably both Aliexpress and Ebay offer chinese manufactured cheap and simple boards.
More expensive one come from Terasic or Digilent etc
Simon
Personally, I think it is.
It gives tons of learning experience.
Theory can be quite different than real world.
Next, investigate in getting a "free" vendor-locked (modelsim) or open source simulator like ghdl/icarus with GTKwave and invest time in getting proper test-benches and regression suites.
Hello all,
I have a revived interest in hardware design since my college. Now I'm working on Digital Logic design using Verilog. Is this enough, or working on an FPGA board is essential at some point? I recently leaned that an FPGA could be used for verification, and I guess that's an important part of the design process. Is it easy to obtain one with all the necessary cables and stuff to work on it at home?
Thanks
Thanks, but is it a purpose of FPGA boards to experiment with different problems? I mean, what's the problem in not having a practical problem? For me I just need to learn how to transfer a piece of software to a hardware. Solving a practical problem isn't my goal for now.
And if I can program an FPGA, why cannot I get experience? if I cannot get experience from owning an FPGA, where from can I get the necessary experience to have a good position in the job market?
OK, let me put this way: I would like to be a good hardware designer with a good chance in the job market, what are the steps to achieve this, from the theoretical knowledge to the practical skills and experiences that I need?
I have a degree in Computer Engineering. I don't consider myself a hobbyist, but I switched majors in the advanced degrees, and I'm reading again about logic design and computer architecture, and I'm thinking to go to VLSI design as well. It's coming to mind again. I agree though coding is not the most important part.
Regarding the experience, if the job market needs experience and you don't have any, how can you obtain this experience? Most jobs ask very specific skills that is hard to get unless you get the job!!
Most jobs ask very specific skills that is hard to get unless you get the job!!
Yes, this is a very specialized domain and the companies always seek people with experience because I think the learning curve time here is steep and spread over a decent amount of time.Regarding the experience, if the job market needs experience and you don't have any, how can you obtain this experience?
Most engineers come in at graduate level and work their way through the system. The only others I have seen move into firmware are software engineers, often with an embedded background who also started at graduate level.
As I know it, while still within the university, students do internships (~6 months) to obtain a basic experience. This gives them the initial exposure. Then it is nice to do the final year thesis (~6 months) in the same domain, which helps to obtain more in-depth experience. So by the time they graduate, they already have 1 year of exposure to many of the phases involved in an ASIC/FPGA design along with exposure to various EDA tools + tips & tricks.
Yes, this is a very specialized domain and the companies always seek people with experience because I think the learning curve time here is steep and spread over a decent amount of time.
For you I can suggest that buy a cheap FPGA dev board at home and try out some simple projects. Understand the entire FPGA implementation flow. Then try to do some volunteering project work in *small* some company in the FPGA domain (it would be very difficult to get into ASICs). After that you can figure your way out how to proceed further.
There might be some projects in OpenCores that you can contribute to. This can bring in value to your CV (nice for those do not have any industrial experience).
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