--- Quote Start ---
Could you guys suggest which board to buy?
I know this is an Altera forum but I still want to ask this...Xilinx or Altera?
--- Quote End ---
Look on the Terasic web site for Altera boards. The DE0-nano is a nice low-cost, easy to interface board. The DE1, DE2, etc series have slightly more stuff on them for slightly more $. The Digilent web site has Xilinx boards, some of them look similar to the DE-series boards.
--- Quote Start ---
What are the major differences between the two? As in advantages and disadvantages?
--- Quote End ---
The programming tools are different. However, once you get the hang of one of them, then the others are not too hard to get used to. I'd recommend starting with one vendor's tool and board and getting familiar with that first.
--- Quote Start ---
What board would be the best to start with?
--- Quote End ---
Buy a DE0-nano, learn to use it, and ask questions on this forum.
Cheers,
Dave
Honored Contributor
