Forum Discussion

Altera_Forum's avatar
Altera_Forum
Icon for Honored Contributor rankHonored Contributor
14 years ago

Is it possible to DIY a SATA/USB/DDR controller

To all FPGA Gurus, Is it possible to study and design the controller for SATA2/3, USB2/3 and DDR2/3 in 2 months, without using the extremely costly IP core with time limit? I just realised t...
Altera_Forum's avatar
Altera_Forum
Icon for Honored Contributor rankHonored Contributor
14 years ago

2 months seem very unrealistic, to say the least. Even if you already knew the protocols by heart and worked day and night, you would still need to test the cores in all kind of situations. In those kind of cores the test and certification phase is a lot longer than the actual development.

Those complex cores are expensive for a reason, and I fear it would cost more to do it yourself.