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Altera_Forum
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9 years ago

SDSoC

Hello guys. I have been developing in QuartusII for several years. I still have many things to learn. Even so, my boss want to change device. because of Xilinx's SDSoC. he want us to...
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9 years ago

You make some valid points about why it may not make sense to switch horses, and management usually underestimates the time and cost of making changes like this, but you should at least check out what Xilinx has to offer. Download a free version of the tools, play with some reference designs, etc. Maybe even get your boss to pay for some classroom training. I was pretty impressed with Vivado. Xilinx has come a long way in the last 4-5 years. As for an Altera equivalent for SDSoC, I don't think so but I have not been paying close attention.