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10 years ago

Is an FPGA the Best Option for High I/O (120-150 Input) Prototype?

Hi All, I would like to give some context of my project first before asking the question so you can understand where I am currently at. context I am starting to create a prototype of ...
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10 years ago

Hi Dave... I knew about Shift Registers but didn't realise how cheap the ARM processor is in comparison.

Just so I am clear (and on the right track), are you alluding to the use of multiple processors (as a slave) to increase my IO count and then connecting them all to a master microcontroller? I didn't think of that...

If so, what technique would you use to bring them all together? I am just looking for a general concept and I can google the info.