Developing my own board: Where do I begin?

Hi Collinrs

What I did was buy one of the CycloneIII EP3C25 kits that cost $199 and used that to start doing the hardware that the Cyclone part interfaced with. Then came the good part, you get the schematic in OrCAD format with the board. I think it is also on the Altera web site if you want to look around. I took their schematic as the start point and stripped away what I didn't need and added what I did. The board worked the first shot with just 2 very minor tweaks. Starting with a working schematic is the best thing in the world.

Al