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    From: Héctor Orón Martínez <hecormar@t...>
    Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:58:53 +0100 (CET)
    Subject: Re: [oc] FPGA BOARD Considerations
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    Mensaje citado por: robinluo <robinluo@c...>:
    
    > Hi Héctor_Orón_Martínez,
    >     I think you can read application notes in Altera websit,the file
    > name is an116.pdf.
    
      Very interesting aplication note. Thanks.
    
    > In the document,here is lots of config methods for FPGA.
    >     Other side,why not use Altera Cyclone,it is more cheaper than ACEX1k
    > an APEX20K,and it's config device is also cheap.FYI.
    
      I don't use Cyclone, because i already have this FPGA and have to use them. :-)
    
      Anyways, i think i'll do direct Jtag to FPGA and leave a port connection to
    try some others. 
    
    
    > 	
    > Any thing,pls let me know.                  
    > 
    > ======= 2003-03-26 21:05:00 in your mail£º=======
    > 
    > >Hello,
    > >
    > >  I have been designing a FPGA TRAINER schematic/board for OPENCORES.
    > >  Here is one problem i have find, and is memory EPROM or EEPROM for my
    > 
    > >devices, i'm using ACEX1K and APEX20KE. When i bought that they didn't
    > send me 
    > >the memory, and i asked for price, they told me i could buy from them a
    > EEPROM 
    > >memory with JTAG support by 20 dollars/euro (exchange is more or less
    > alike), i 
    > >thought to myself it is expensive, and i ask in some places, and give
    > me some 
    > >ideas... i could be using a DSP with memory and implement JTAG support,
    > or use 
    > >a microcontroller with a i2c memory (there are PIC for less than
    > 10$/€), or 
    > >Flash memory,...
    > >
    > >   As the board is intented to try out designs in a modular way, i mean
    > it'll 
    > >be a core and i/we'll develop some modules to hook up to the board and
    > use it. 
    > >For example, if someone got Burched board could hook both boards and
    > could have 
    > >a multiFPGA board, and try to develop a "multi-system" or to begin,
    > there will 
    > >be a module with and LCD, another with a 7 segment, another with IDE
    > Compact 
    > >Flash,...(kind like Burched).. that's what i was thinking of.
    > >
    > >   Taking in considerance that is a TRAINER BOARD, what would you
    > recommend me 
    > >for your experience to do with memory to program SRAM FPGA ? and what
    > do you 
    > >think of it being modular and having for that a maximum frec penalty?
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >-- 
    > >Cheers,
    > > Héctor Orón                             
    > mailto:hecormar@t...
    > >
    > >
    > >.
    > 
    > = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = =
    > 	
    	
    > 
    > Robin Luo
    > 
    >        2003-03-27
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > 
    > 
    
    
    
    -- 
    Saludos,
     Héctor Orón                              mailto:hecormar@t...
    
    
    

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