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14 years ago

Need a crash course in FPGAs

I just, uh, "discovered" FPGAs about a week ago and from what I've learned so far, they seem perfectly suited for vector control of an induction motor, compared to running a 100k lines of C code thro...
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14 years ago

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FPGAs dont have internal ADCs. You need external ones.

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That makes sense. An ADC that runs off 1.2 or 1.5V doesn't make much sense in my applications.

Anyway, I just downloaded and installed Quartus II - Web edition. My first impression is that the program is a bit intimidating, but also bass-ackwards. I have to choose a target device BEFORE I design the hardware??? Why can't I design the hardware then have Quartus tell me which devices will work?

I feel stymied already, and I haven't even placed a single pin. :(