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17 years ago

PC software for FPGA control through USB port

On one side you have developped a PC control software (i.e. Visual C++ .net application). On the other side you have a Cyclone III development kit. What is the best/simplest way to make them communic...
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17 years ago

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What about RS485? Seems to be implemented in less than a day.

I used wxwidgets several times to setup programs to capture Com-Port Data, which is very quick.

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I second this recommendation. Unless high data rates is a requirement, you'll be better off using simple serial communication over RS-232.

If connectors is a problem, simple USB<->RS232 converters are cheap and plentiful.