beginners question: MAX V capacity needed for simple glue logic

Thanks for your quick response.

The clocks are more or less synchronized. The sensors are running from the same clock, but this clock is an oscillator. I found that the signal does not have steep edges. As a result there will be a different skew for each sensor. I might just buffer the clock. That will probably solve this.

I was looking for (relatively) simple programmable logic. This could be either a small FPGA or CPLD. What I like about MAX V is the fact that it does not need external memory and that it is really low cost. There is some other functionalities that I want to build in other applications. However, these would use more registers. Now I am thinking: what else can I do with the MAX V? Would it be feasible?

I would need some 8 to 10-bit counters and adders. This will definitely not work on a 5M40, but maybe one of the larger models.

Can I safely assume that the registers are also the limiting factor here? I mean, if I were to implement a 10-bit counter, would I need 10 LEs then, or could it need more? What about an 8 bit adder? I know I am pushing it now, but it might just work...