Philip Pemberton wrote:
Most of the time, if I want a quick solution to the
problem, I'll get a
Roadrunner pen and build up someth<snip>
What's a roadrunner pen?
There are exceptions -- I've spent the past couple
of years learning
about programmable logic. I started out with GALs, then moved onto
Xilinx CPLDs (XC9500XL series), and have recently (as of mid-September
last year) started playing with Altera FPGAs. Every time I've made the
jump to something else, I've built something to help learn about that
technology --
- GALs - 6502 computer. Nearly every board has a 16V8/QP for address
decoding.
- CPLDs - LCD controller for a PIC. A 16-bit data serialiser / timing
generator to drive a small direct-drive LCD display panel.
- FPGAs - the DiscFerret.
At least this way I end up with something to show for my effort. And
it's more fun :)
And this is my current frustration! Verilog. FPGAs. Etc.
Keith