15 Mar
2005
15 Mar
'05
2:24 p.m.
Ben wrote:
Digikey has a minum order. I know I just ordered a
CPLD development kit
from them.
Anybody that can't find $25 worth of stuff they want to buy from Digikey
isn't very serious about hardware hacking.
If you have about $100 us you can get Atmel programimg
CPLD kit. You
need windows
and 9 volt .5 amp wall wart to get started. A CPLD is about $10 us.
Ben alias woodelf
Why would you want to spend $100 plus $10/part for Atmel stuff, when you
can the software for Xilinx CPLDs for free, build your own cable for
under $10, and buy the chips for $1 to $3?
Xilinx has a CPLD design kit for $50 that includes a board with two
CPLDs, a JTAG programming cable, and the software and documentation
on CD.
http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xil_prodcat_product.jsp?title=design_kit
Eric