Hi there,
So far I've been working on embedded projects using AT91SAM7 microcontrollers (an ARM7TDMI core plus plenty of peripherals, made by atmel).
Now, after messing around a little bit with a Spartan3 FPGA, I'd like to get it to do some real stuff.
At first I thought about the Microblaze, but after a little searching I discovered it's not free (well, it's free if you get your hands on a EDK license), so that's out of the question.
I checked out the internet and OpenCores, but wow, it's a sea of information in which is way too easy to drown.
So I'm asking you guys, what soft processor do you think I should go for? My target are embedded applications. A good support by GNU tools is also required.
BTW I need something not really "dumb" like a PIC (or PicoBlaze), I need something similar to an ARM7 as performance, maybe not as good, but comparable.
Thank you for your help