There seems to be a definite move there towards unix. You know the way it goes: They ignore it until they feel they can make a buck at it, and then turn around and say what great friends of linux users they havebeen all along. I have already read one doc instructing me to install win98, wine, and lin4win, and then their software. That was good for a laugh anyhow.
I'll chase some more links today, and perhaps even phone a couple of them. Xilnix is only just up the road from me in CityWest, Dublin. On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 08:48:54AM -0800, Robert Ritchey enlightened us thusly > Declan, This is tough. None of the major FPGA vendors support Linux > yet to my knowledge. Xilinx and Altera have free software available > for their devices up to about 500K gates (this includes memory so its > not as big as you might think). Lattice has some free software but > they are not quite as generous with the devices supported by their > free stuff. I am not sure about QuickLogic at this point. For Linux > there is a movement to get some functionality for FPGA design > integrated into gEDA. They keep releasing a Verilog compiler but I > don't know if you can use it to compile designs yet. Also, you still > need the back ends (place & route) from the vendors, and again, Windoz > only for the free stuff. Xilinx requires Win2K, not sure about > Altera. I think if you want to do FPGAs and want to do it on the > cheap you are going to have to run a Win2K system I don't see anyway > around it. > > At 07:23 AM 4/3/03 -0800, Declan. Moriarty wrote: > >On Thu, Apr 03, 2003 at 04:08:35PM +0100, Declan. Moriarty > >enlightened us thusly > > > >AARGH! what was I thinking? Forget asics - I meant FPGAs. I don't > >have half a million quid and six months to find out first guesses > >were wrong. > > > >> Some time past, when I discreetly enquired into microcontrollers, I > >> was told to go off and buy a Picstart Plus, and start reading about > >> pics. Others said Amtel. That was fine, and pics worked out for > >> me, as I'm not pushing the boat out too far in research anyhow. > >> > >> What's the equivelant in asics? I'm not looking for the cutting > >> edge, huge complex devices, or a big investment, but I would like > >> some functionality; ideally with the options > >> > >> 1. to go deeper if required without starting from scratch somewhere > >> else, and > >> > >> 2. To do it in linux, if such is possible. I do have dos and win > >> '98, but they'll find a way of obsoleting win98 soon, and I really > >> don't want to buy another windoze - ever. > > With best Regards, Declan Moriarty. > > -Bob > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Robert Ritchey Quest Engineering & Development 1328 East Cottonwood > Lane Phoenix, AZ 85048-4765 Tel: (480) 460-2652 FAX: (480) 460-2653 > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: > www.QuestEngDev.com/ WWW: www.Smart-Fly.com/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -- Author: Robert Ritchey INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the > message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name > of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the > HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > -- With best Regards, Declan Moriarty. -- Author: Declan. Moriarty INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB CHIPDIR-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
