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Altera_Forum
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17 years ago

Newbee question about board selection

Hi all, I am new to the whole FPGA thing and am seriously looking at the DE1/Cyclone II starter kit (these seem to be the same board???) I like the board especially for it's various ports ...
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17 years ago

Thanks for the info! I looked at most of the boards that Terasic makes. Unfortunately the price tag of the DE2 is not feasible :( I am just a tinkerer looking to learn and I would have a real hard time justifying a $500 purchase to my better half.

As for going from X to A, that program sounds like a winner. Especially if it works :) But, even if it doesn't, it sounds like doing it manually isn't all that hard.

I'll get a library book and start learning VHDL and working on the simulator.

Also, I never got an answer to the 20k LEs vs. 500K logic gates. I still don't understand how these parts are rated (how much you can "fit" into one vs. another)

Thanks again,

Kevin