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12 years ago

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

Hello all, I need to build a custom board with fpga. Could someone show me where to start to build your custom board? I have a fpga chip and what do I need to hook up the chip, power, pins on...
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12 years ago

Hey Sean,

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We really don't want end-user to configure through JTAG. We just want to program once at factory only. Is there a non-volatile memory to configure FPGA when turn on?

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You really need to *read* the FPGA documentation - even software guys need to read :)

The non-volatile memory is the EPCS device. As I commented, this is re-branded SPI flash, which can be replaced by several lower-cost devices (specific part numbers can be found in other threads).

Cheers,

Dave