What do I need before design custom board? I'm a software guy

Hi Sean,

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I have completed my design on demo board. Now, I really want to custom FPGA board that needs to connect to other devices. Here is my thought.

- fpga, cyclone II

- voltage, 3.3v

- jtag

- gpio

- spi, i2c, rs232

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Which demo board are you using?

So what is wrong with the demo board you have?

There's two ways you could design a custom board;

1. Build a custom interface board, eg., an HSMC daughter card, or something with a header or cable to your FPGA board.

2. Build a complete custom board that includes the FPGA.

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What is ESD?

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Its the zapping sound you hear when you walk across the carpet and reach for your FPGA board ... and then it stops working :)

ESD = Electro-static Discharge

Cheers,

Dave