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Altera_Forum
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12 years agoCPLD vs FPGA:
So Lets say I wish to analyse pixel streams ( uncompressed DVI) I HAVE A 1 SECOND/16 000 000 time time window, until the next pixel. Multiple 24 bit parallel RGB combinations activate cert...
Altera_Forum
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12 years agoThat sounds very much like a job for an FPGA and not a CPLD. I/O count may not be an issue but available logic and RAM resources almost certainly will be.
It all depends what you want to do in 150ns. That could represent A LOT of processing time. I think you're likely to run out of logic in a CPLD, even if you try and do very simple analysis. Plus, the lack of user RAM in the CPLDs means you won't be able to buffer anything like a frame of video which, I assume, is what you're going to want to analyse.