On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 10:09:11AM +0100, Lars Poetter wrote: > > Am 14.01.2013 01:39, schrieb Dieter BSD: > > Lars writes: > >> I would like to start programming FPGAs. But I don't know where to > >> start. I do embedded C Programming and for those that want to start > >> embedded C Programming it is now easy, because they can start with an > >> Arduino. If there is an FPGA-Arduino the please give me an pointer. If > >> there isn't, then creating one would probably be a big step towards your > >> target of more skilled People. > >> A small cheap PCB that I can connect to the USB Port of my Linux box, > >> that comes with all the software needed and that after working trough a > >> tutorial can then blink an LED would be a great thing to help people > >> start playing with FPGAs. > > > > Well, there is this thing, which sounds like it might be > > what you're looking for: > > > > DE0-Nano - Altera Cyclone IV FPGA starter board $99.95 > > > > "The package comes with a single DE0 Nano development board, > > mini USB cable (you can program and power the module over USB) > > and two CDs with the software necessary to 'compile' and 'upload' > > code to the board. The software is available for Windows and Linux > > computers (no Mac)" > > > > It has DIP switches, LEDs, 3-axis Accelerometer, IO pins, ... > > > > http://www.adafruit.com/category/products/451 > > You are right that www.adafruit.com states that Linux Software would be > available. But it then points to the Download section of the producers > homepage. And the Software there (both the Control Panel and the CD-ROM) > is M$ Windows only. > > Have you seen the Linux Software? Do you have a link?
I'd say the Xula2 board is quite a bit nicer... http://xess.com/prods/prod055.php ( $119, and open-source pcb layout) It requires the Xilinx ISE software (which is a 6.4GB download) .. see http://www.xilinx.com/support/download/index.htm HOWEVER.. given that there's active work on reverse-engineering the xc6slx9 fpga ( https://github.com/Wolfgang-Spraul/fpgatools ), there is some hope that eventually that code could be adapted to support the xc6slx25 that's on the Xula2. The Xilinx tools are also used by the MilkyMist SOC project, and I've got a half-completed project of porting the Milkymist-NG to run on the Xula2 board (I'm calling that 'xulamist'.) I'm currently stuck with how to convert from DDR SDRAM on the Milkmist to the regular SDRAM on the Xula2 board. If someone else wants to play get the xilinx tools and try this: hg clone https://bitbucket.org/dahozer/xulamist _______________________________________________ Open-graphics mailing list [email protected] http://lists.duskglow.com/mailman/listinfo/open-graphics List service provided by Duskglow Consulting, LLC (www.duskglow.com)
