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From: Niclas Hedhman <niclas@h...>
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2003 12:02:46 +0800
Subject: [oc] Real newbie questions
I am a software/firmware designer by profession, and a electronics hobbyist. I
am trying out some ideas that might be the basis for a new business.
I have never worked with FPGAs, mostly because when read the data sheets, I
just wonder "What is this any good for?"
I recently got Protel DXP, and it gives me the impression I can design
FPGA/CPLD in schematic capturing, and have it output VHDL to make the
FPGA/CPLD.
Question;
1. Is this actually so?
2. How would I know how much can be crammed into a given FPGA?
In particular, I need (and drew that as schematics) a asynchronous 1-bit wide
and 192bit deep FIFO-like circuit. Ironically, only 6pins + power is
required. How do I go about selecting a device?
Sorry for being "un-educated", but OSS is typically rather "understanding",
and I hope OSH is the same. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Niclas Hedhman
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