13 Nov
2011
13 Nov
'11
2:48 p.m.
On 11/13/2011 2:12 PM, ben wrote:
Any one care to design a generic classic computer FGA board?
Ben.
I mostly use this:
http://www.altera.com/education/univ/materials/boards/de1/unv-de1-board.html
because of the extra lights and switches and the builtin SDcard, serial, and video.
Altho I do have one of these as well:
http://www.altera.com/education/univ/materials/boards/de0-nano/unv-de0-nano…
that is really small and useful if all the peripherals can go on a home-made
expansion card.
If budget is no object, opt for:
http://www.altera.com/education/univ/materials/boards/de2/unv-de2-board.html or
the -70 or -115 larger versions. Adds ethernet, lots of lights and switches.
All you need to add externally is your 5V translators (should you need them) and
you are good to go.
Prices are not too bad, much better if you can associate yourself with an
educational institution.
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For the DE0-NANO, I fit a full PDP-8e clone with 32KW memory on the FPGA with
lots of extra logic space left over.
Don