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Article: 27775
Subject: Re: Test Bench
From: Muzaffer Kal <muzaffer@dspia.com>
Date: 07 Dec 2000 18:06:45 GMT
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
Ramanathan <ramank@lucent.com> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>what is meant by a Test Bench?
>
>Regards,
>Ramanathan K.

In the old days when people designed their systems with transistors
and 74xx gates, they used to build prototypes on things called
bread-boards. When a prototype was done, they took it to a bench where
testing equipment stood (oscilloscopes, voltage sources, signal
generators, etc.) and tested the prototype using these equipments.
That bench was called test-bench.
These days we write pieces of code which do exactly the same thing.
One designs a chip and to test it one writes a test-bench which
effectively supplies all the necessary input to the design, exercises
different features of the design and observes the output (and maybe
some/all of the internal states) to decide whether the design
functions correctly wrt the specification.

Hope this helps,

Muzaffer

FPGA DSP Consulting
http://www.dspia.com

Article: 27776
Subject: XC9500/9500XL CPLD Clocks
From: "Paul Taylor" <p.taylor@ukonline.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2000 19:51:42 -0000
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
This is possibly a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway...

If I have an internal FF (say a counter to reduce the incoming GCK
frequency), and then clock a lot of internal FF's from an output of
this counter, will this "slow clock" be carried internally over low-skew
interconnects?

Or is this not recommended to drive FF clocks with anything
other than global clock inputs???

Thanks,
Paul



Article: 27777
Subject: Re: JBits, Xilinx customer "support" (was Re: Virtex ROM ques.)
From: Eric Smith <eric-no-spam-for-me@brouhaha.com>
Date: 07 Dec 2000 12:35:40 -0800
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
Neil Franklin <neil@franklin.ch.remove> writes:
> Mail to the address given on the page (JBits@xilinx.com). They then

I wrote:
> Too bad they don't answer their email.  I guess they don't need any
> new customers.

I spoke too soon.  I finally received a reply.  I guess I've gotten
too accustomed to automated systems for this sort of thing, and didn't
expect to have to wait six days for a reply from a real person.
Anyhow, now I have the info on where to get JBits.  :-)

Article: 27778
Subject: Re: JBits, Xilinx customer "support" (was Re: Virtex ROM ques.)
From: Neil Franklin <neil@franklin.ch.remove>
Date: 07 Dec 2000 22:19:19 +0100
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
Eric Smith <eric-no-spam-for-me@brouhaha.com> writes:

> I wrote:
> > It says "JBits will be available over the web in 1Q99."
> >  But I can't seem to actually find it.  Any hints?
>
> Neil Franklin <neil@franklin.ch.remove> writes:
> > Mail to the address given on the page (JBits@xilinx.com). They then
> > send you an URL (actually 3 URLs, Windows NT, Solaris, Linux) plus
> > password. Then download (9MByte), install and have fun.
>
> Too bad they don't answer their email.  I guess they don't need any
> new customers.

Funny. They answered my mail from

Sun, 12 Nov 2000 19:35:06 +0100

on

Mon, 13 Nov 2000 11:02:55 -0800


Having a bad week? JBits handler off on vacation/conference/sick?


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Article: 27779
Subject: Re: XC9500/9500XL CPLD Clocks
From: Rick Filipkiewicz <rick@algor.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2000 23:02:34 +0000
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>


Paul Taylor wrote:

> This is possibly a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway...
>
> If I have an internal FF (say a counter to reduce the incoming GCK
> frequency), and then clock a lot of internal FF's from an output of
> this counter, will this "slow clock" be carried internally over low-skew
> interconnects?
>
> Or is this not recommended to drive FF clocks with anything
> other than global clock inputs???
>
> Thanks,
> Paul

I've just tried this out with Verilog/Synplify & it appears not. In fact
Synplify assumes that this is possible and puts a BUFG on the internally
generated clock which causes NGDBUILD to error out!

Looking at the Lib guide it says that for the 95K series a BUFG is *always*
implemented in the IOB. Unless I'm missing something you have 2 options:

o Take the slow clock off chip and then back on via a global clock pin.

o Use the slow clock as a clock enable - easy with the XL series since the
macrocell FFs have CE inputs.



Article: 27780
Subject: Re: XC9500/9500XL CPLD Clocks
From: "S. Ramirez" <sramirez@deleet.cfl.rr.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 01:10:18 GMT
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>

"Paul Taylor" <p.taylor@ukonline.co.uk> wrote in message
news:d2SX5.15908$bp4.228253@monolith.news.easynet.net...
> This is possibly a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway...
>
> If I have an internal FF (say a counter to reduce the incoming GCK
> frequency), and then clock a lot of internal FF's from an output of
> this counter, will this "slow clock" be carried internally over low-skew
> interconnects?
>
> Or is this not recommended to drive FF clocks with anything
> other than global clock inputs???
>
> Thanks,
> Paul

     I just placed and routed another guy's design using a Spartan chip, and
he did exactly what you are doing.  One of the internal counter output bits
is used as a clock to toggle other flip flops.
     For several reasons, I am changing his design.  Instead of using this
internal clock, I am going to generate a clock enable signal that will tell
the subsequent flip flops to toggle.  Those flip flops will use the same
clock as the internal counter.
     This has several benefits such as keeping all flip flops on the same
clock domain, minimizing skew of the final signals (since they are generated
off the same clock), not worrying about whether the new internal clock will
meet timing, not worrying about how this new internal clock is routed, etc.,
etc.
Simon Ramirez, Consultant
Synchronous Design, Inc.




Article: 27781
Subject: Re: FPGA starter kit
From: "Tony Burch" <tony@BurchED.com.au>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 12:21:04 +1100
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Hi,

Burch Electronic Designs has a range of low cost,
easy-to-use FPGA proto kits.  We support
Atmel, Xilinx, Altera, Lucent and Actel.
For picutres and specs see www.BurchED.com.au

Prices start at US$60.

In a few days time we will be releasing a 200K gate
Xilinx kit which will have an introductory price of US$120!!!

Regards

Tony Burch
www.BurchED.com.au
"The lowest cost, easiest-to-use FPGA
prototyping kits."

  "Bassem" <bassem.abdel-aziz@alcatel.com> wrote in message =
news:90lo36$n3r$1@kannews.ca.newbridge.com...
  Hi,

  I am looking for an FPGA starter kit. Atmel's ATSTK40 looks like a =
perfect
  candidate, but it looks like they don't make it anymore (I may be =
wrong
  about that). Any suggestions on alternative kits or about how to buy =
the
  Atmel one?

  Thanks
  Bassem





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Article: 27782
Subject: Re: XC9500/9500XL CPLD Clocks
From: murray@pa.dec.com (Hal Murray)
Date: 8 Dec 2000 01:29:19 GMT
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>

>      This has several benefits such as keeping all flip flops on the same
> clock domain, minimizing skew of the final signals (since they are generated
> off the same clock), not worrying about whether the new internal clock will
> meet timing, not worrying about how this new internal clock is routed, etc.,
> etc.

You didn't mention the really big advantage.  That's the style that
the tools are expecting you to use.  They will work much better if
you cooperate.

And that's the way the FEs and people on this newsgroup will expect
your design to work so you will get more/better help from them.


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Article: 27783
Subject: IP for De-interleaver
From: "Sherdyn" <sherdyn@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 10:06:45 +0800
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
Hi,

Anyone out there happen to know if there is available IP for de-interleaver
with matrix size of  47 row * 128 column used in ATM AAL1 re-assembly
process. The Altera IP only provide up to 40 row.

Sherdyn




Article: 27784
Subject: Re: XC9500/9500XL CPLD Clocks
From: Bob Doyle <doyle@primenet.com>
Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2000 19:23:47 -0700
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
Just did that...

The slow clock doesn't need to go off the chip and back in... it just
needs to go to an IOB and back in.  There Xilinx web site has plenty
of info on how to do it.

Bob.

Rick Filipkiewicz wrote:
> 
> Paul Taylor wrote:
> 
> > This is possibly a stupid question, but I'll ask anyway...
> >
> > If I have an internal FF (say a counter to reduce the incoming GCK
> > frequency), and then clock a lot of internal FF's from an output of
> > this counter, will this "slow clock" be carried internally over low-skew
> > interconnects?
> >
> > Or is this not recommended to drive FF clocks with anything
> > other than global clock inputs???
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Paul
> 
> I've just tried this out with Verilog/Synplify & it appears not. In fact
> Synplify assumes that this is possible and puts a BUFG on the internally
> generated clock which causes NGDBUILD to error out!
> 
> Looking at the Lib guide it says that for the 95K series a BUFG is *always*
> implemented in the IOB. Unless I'm missing something you have 2 options:
> 
> o Take the slow clock off chip and then back on via a global clock pin.
> 
> o Use the slow clock as a clock enable - easy with the XL series since the
> macrocell FFs have CE inputs.

Article: 27785
Subject: Re: Need help regarding Partial reconfiguration
From: anup <anup@elec.uq.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 12:30:59 +1000
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Thank you very much Mr.John
Regards
Anup

John Ayer wrote:

> Hi Anup,
>
> There are a couple of APP notes you may find useful.  One is XAPP 138
> "Virtex Configuration and Readback" located at:
> http://support.xilinx.com/xapp/xapp138.pdf .  Another is XAPP 151"Virtex
> Series Configuration Architecture User Guide" located at:
> http://support.xilinx.com/xapp/xapp151.pdf .
> XAPP 151 goes in to much more detail on performing readback than 138, so
> if this is your first attempt I would suggest reading 138 first to get a
> feel for what is going on before looking at 151.
>
> Other Virtex APP notes can be found at:
> http://support.xilinx.com/apps/virtexapp.htm.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Regards,
> John
>
> anup wrote:
>
> > Hello, Can someone give me starters on implementing designs that needs
> > to be partially reconfigured in the Xilinx Virtex FPGAs.
> > I am usign the Xilinx Foundation 3.1 series tools.
> > Thanks and regards
> > Anup

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Article: 27786
Subject: Mistake - I was trying to send elsewhere
From: "Dan" <daniel.deconinck@sympatico.ca>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 04:39:01 GMT
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
Opps. I was trying to email this to family. Maybe they got my Xilinx
question.
Sorry about posting here.


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High Res Technologies, Inc.





Article: 27787
Subject: PLCC adapter
From: nhduong@my-deja.com
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 05:52:03 GMT
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
Can somebody (great if you are in Australia) tell me where can I buy a
PLCC package adapter for some of the Xilinx FPGA/CPLD. I'm trying to
build the circuit as shown in the "Design Lab book?" of the Xilinx F1.5
xilinx package.


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Article: 27788
Subject: Altera free development tools
From: Rick Collins <spamgoeshere4@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 01:22:27 -0500
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
I found that Altera has a free version of the Max+ development tools on
their web site. They also provide free versions of LeonardoSpectrum and
Synopsys FPGA Express synthesis tools. But I am sure that the synthesis
tools have some limitations. Does anyone know what they are? 


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Article: 27789
Subject: Spartan-II & Vertex Pin compatability.
From: Kent Orthner <korthner@hotmail.nospam.com>
Date: 08 Dec 2000 16:44:43 +0900
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
Hi, all.

I was under the impression that Xilinx was making sure that 
the Spartan-II devices were completely pin-compatable with the
Vertex devices.  I'm using a FGA456 package, with no problem.

But when I look at the datasheets for the Spartan-II family 
and the small end of the Vertex family the TQFP144 package 
does *not* seem to be pin compatable.

Am I reading the data sheet wrong or something?

If I could hear (read?) another voice say "You're right", 
or "You're wrong", I'd feel better.

Thanks!

-Kent

Article: 27790
Subject: Re: PLCC adapter
From: Leon Heller <leon_heller@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 09:45:12 GMT
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
In article <90psu3$qjl$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  nhduong@my-deja.com wrote:
> Can somebody (great if you are in Australia) tell me where can I buy a
> PLCC package adapter for some of the Xilinx FPGA/CPLD. I'm trying to
> build the circuit as shown in the "Design Lab book?" of the Xilinx
F1.5
> xilinx package.

I've found it quite easy to just put a PLCC socket onto a prototyping
board - no adaptor required.


Leon
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Article: 27791
Subject: Re: ALTERA MAX PLUS LPM FIFOs
From: Jonas Weiss <jweiss@kontronmedical.ch>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 11:21:10 +0100
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
I installed maxplus2 10.0 and had still the same errors. I then replaced some
of the includes by their full path what made most of the errors dissapear.
Summa sumarum...I've decided to use CSFIFO instead and to externally
synchronize.
Thanks for all the input!

Jonas



Article: 27792
Subject: Re-Reverse-engineering FPGA's"
From: harveytwyman@my-deja.com
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 13:17:25 GMT
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
We had a postgrad student project a few years ago that investigated the
internal interconnections of a Xilinx device. The old Xilinx 2064
device was chosen as being the simplest.

He mananged to develop a method of discovering the interconnect
positions purely experimentally.

This was done by changing a single bit in the programming code file and
then observing the difference in Xilinx's "World View" graphics package
option.

Phrases like "needles in haystacks" springs to mind.

I think the project demonstrated that the major FPGA companies even
then, "built in" randomness into their internal configuration schemes
to make reverse engineering more difficult.

He found that a certain configuration bit in one device would be
totally different to another device, even within the same family.

Hence the project finished with those conclusions.

___________________________________________

H A R V E Y     T W Y M A N

Department of Electronics,
University of Kent.
Canterbury. U.K.

ABOUT ME: http://www.Twyman.org.uk/CV.htm
EMAIL ME: H.E.Twyman@ukc.ac.uk
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Article: 27793
Subject: Re: Altera MAX+PlusII v.s. Xilinx Foundation
From: harveytwyman@my-deja.com
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 13:40:07 GMT
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
We ONLY use Altera Maxplus II for teaching. We also use their VHDL
compiler but mainly projects use Altera's MegaFunctions to define VERY
SIMPLE functional structures at the schematic level.

The name MegaFunctions is a bit vague, they are similar to Xilinx's X-
BLOX which is a much better name.

You define your circuit using functional blocks (BLOX in Xilinx speak)
in a similar way to a "Block Diagram".

The blocks however are fully programmable i.e.

A MegaFunction COUNTER can be configured to:

- count up or down

- start counting at a certain number ( reset to that number)

- finish counting at a certain number ( the MODULUS )

- count up to very large numbers ( the limit would be the physical
propeties of the device used)

All in a simple BOX on the schematic.

We find that this is MUCH easier for students to come to terms with
than defining circuits at the gate level.

___________________________________________

H A R V E Y     T W Y M A N

Department of Electronics,
University of Kent.
Canterbury. U.K.

ABOUT ME: http://www.Twyman.org.uk/CV.htm
EMAIL ME: H.E.Twyman@ukc.ac.uk
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In article <memo.20001127184529.1372G@steve.rsn-tech.co.uk>,
  steve@rsn-tech.co.uk wrote:
> In article <4DuR5.40671$Ze6.8222612@typhoon.tampabay.rr.com>,
> sramirez@deleet.cfl.rr.com (S. Ramirez) wrote:
>
> > Rex,
> >      Perhaps your students will learn a valuable real world lesson
from
> > Mark -- after all of the arguments are heard about how great a
certain
> > vendor's tools are, most of the time the decision boils down to
cost!
>
> But Altera have a free package too!
>
> > -Simon Ramirez, Consultant
> >  Synchronous Design, Inc.
> >
> >
> > ********************************************************************
> > "Mark Harvey" <mark.harvey@iol.it> wrote in message
> > news:8bqR5.81326$BF.2913634@news.infostrada.it...
> > > Why not use the Xilinx Webpack? -it will allow your students to
use
> > > both
> > > CPLDs and Spartan-II and Virtex 300E FPGAs - and it's free!
>
> --
> Steve Rencontre		http://www.rsn-tech.co.uk
> //#include <disclaimer.h>
>
>


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Article: 27794
Subject: Re: PLCC adapter
From: "Tony Burch" <tony@BurchED.com.au>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2000 01:10:16 +1100
Links: << >>  << T >>  << A >>
You may wish to consider using a
low cost FPGA proto kit.  See
http://www.burched.com.au/bedxilinxbase.html
A kit like this saves alot of time, and gets
you up-and-running quickly.  It comes with
the download pod cable also.

Burch Electronic Designs is in Australia.

Regards
Tony Burch
www.BurchED.com.au

<nhduong@my-deja.com> wrote in message news:90psu3$qjl$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> Can somebody (great if you are in Australia) tell me where can I buy a
> PLCC package adapter for some of the Xilinx FPGA/CPLD. I'm trying to
> build the circuit as shown in the "Design Lab book?" of the Xilinx F1.5
> xilinx package.
>
>
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Article: 27795
Subject: Re: FPGA starter kit
From: "Olivier REGNAULT" <olivier.regnault@avnet.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 06:21:51 -0800
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AVNET Europe is selling Xilinx Design Kit which includes
Foundation ISE (Xilinx Development tool) + demo board (Spartan2 100K gates) + Download cable.

Refer to your local sales office.

Olivier REGNAULT
Avnet france

Article: 27796
Subject: Re: Altera free development tools
From: Nial Stewart <nials@sqf.hp.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 14:57:06 +0000
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Rick Collins wrote:
> 
> I found that Altera has a free version of the Max+ development tools on
> their web site. They also provide free versions of LeonardoSpectrum and
> Synopsys FPGA Express synthesis tools. But I am sure that the synthesis
> tools have some limitations. Does anyone know what they are?


Rick,

I think they're just limited to Synthesising designs targeted at the Altera
devices covered in the free version of Maxlus2.

From their web site (OEM tools info link from the download page)

> OEM Version Information
>
> FPGA Express-Altera version 3.5 is tailored for Altera devices. The feature 
> set is identical to standard FPGA Express software:
>
>     Altera-specific architecture optimizations 
>     Static timing analysis 
>     Constraint management 
>     Schematic viewer to view the register transfer level (RTL) code as a 
>          schematic and inspect the design for inferred operators 
>     Integrated FPGA Scripting Tool which supports a Tcl based command-line 
>          language 
>
>  The full range of FPGA Express synthesis flows are supported:
>
>     Push-button 
>     Constraint-based 
>     Hierarchical 
>     Script-based synthesis 
>
>  Integration with Altera's Quartus[tm] tools is also provided, allowing the 
>  ability to launch Quartus from within FPGA Express. 

I've downloaded this, but I've never used FPGA Express before so it's hard to 
say if it looks like the 'full' version or not.

Note that the Altera tool set is only $2K and for that you get a version of
Modelsim which isn't limited to any size of design (and is 50% quicker than
Modelsim XE) and FPGA Express or Exemplar Spectrum with Quartus and Maxplus2
which between them allow any Altera device to be targeted.

It also _isn't_ time base licensed, after a year you don't get any more
free tool updates or suport but all tools (including third party) will 
continue to work and new designs can be started.

There was some discussion about the stability of Quartus when it first came
out but as that was over 18 months ago I would have expected it to be sorted
by now. With this in mind an Altera tool licence seems a lot better value than
the Xilinx tools.

Nial.


Nial.

Article: 27797
Subject: Re: Need help regarding Partial reconfiguration
From: Phil James-Roxby <phil.james-roxby@xilinx.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 08:43:27 -0700
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anup wrote:
> 
> Hello, Can someone give me starters on implementing designs that needs
> to be partially reconfigured in the Xilinx Virtex FPGAs.
> I am usign the Xilinx Foundation 3.1 series tools.
> Thanks and regards
> Anup

The other option to XAPP151 etc is JBits.  We have a full toolkit which
allows you to either manipulate designs made with standard tools, or to
construct Virtex bitstreams from scratch using our library of
parameterised cores.  Partial configuration is naturally supported. 
Drop a line to jbits@xilinx.com to get the latest version
Phil
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Article: 27798
Subject: Re: Altera free development tools
From: "Olivier R" <olivier.regnault@avnet.com>
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:12:09 -0800
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Rick,

Xilinx has also a free development tool (WEBpack ISE) based on Foundation ISE. It supports XC9500 family, CoolRunner Family, Spartan 2 Family and Virtex 300E. Note that Modelsim XE starter is also free from Xilinx Website. It is not a size design limited tool. However, it is slower than the Modelsim XE which is not slower than the Altera Modelsim. There is also no time limitation, means that tools will work even after 1 year use.

Note also that the quality of result and the ease of use allows Xilinx to give the best tool.

Regards

Olivier R

Article: 27799
Subject: Re: Altera MAX+PlusII v.s. Xilinx Foundation
From: Austin Lesea <austin.lesea@xilinx.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2000 08:56:28 -0800
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Harvey,

As a professor who taught EECS 150 (Introduction to Digital Logic) at UC
Berkeley, I would have been in heaven if a program like this had been in
place 23 years ago:

 http://university.xilinx.com/univ/index.htm

I would hope that the usefulness of having Virtex FPGA knowledge is a
consideration, (best selling FPGA for two generations now, soon to be a
third...)

We agressively support schools through the University program.  Parts,
software ... check it out.

Austin

harveytwyman@my-deja.com wrote:

> We ONLY use Altera Maxplus II for teaching. We also use their VHDL
> compiler but mainly projects use Altera's MegaFunctions to define VERY
> SIMPLE functional structures at the schematic level.
>
> The name MegaFunctions is a bit vague, they are similar to Xilinx's X-
> BLOX which is a much better name.
>
> You define your circuit using functional blocks (BLOX in Xilinx speak)
> in a similar way to a "Block Diagram".
>
> The blocks however are fully programmable i.e.
>
> A MegaFunction COUNTER can be configured to:
>
> - count up or down
>
> - start counting at a certain number ( reset to that number)
>
> - finish counting at a certain number ( the MODULUS )
>
> - count up to very large numbers ( the limit would be the physical
> propeties of the device used)
>
> All in a simple BOX on the schematic.
>
> We find that this is MUCH easier for students to come to terms with
> than defining circuits at the gate level.
>
> ___________________________________________
>
> H A R V E Y     T W Y M A N
>
> Department of Electronics,
> University of Kent.
> Canterbury. U.K.
>
> ABOUT ME: http://www.Twyman.org.uk/CV.htm
> EMAIL ME: H.E.Twyman@ukc.ac.uk
> ___________________________________________
>
> In article <memo.20001127184529.1372G@steve.rsn-tech.co.uk>,
>   steve@rsn-tech.co.uk wrote:
> > In article <4DuR5.40671$Ze6.8222612@typhoon.tampabay.rr.com>,
> > sramirez@deleet.cfl.rr.com (S. Ramirez) wrote:
> >
> > > Rex,
> > >      Perhaps your students will learn a valuable real world lesson
> from
> > > Mark -- after all of the arguments are heard about how great a
> certain
> > > vendor's tools are, most of the time the decision boils down to
> cost!
> >
> > But Altera have a free package too!
> >
> > > -Simon Ramirez, Consultant
> > >  Synchronous Design, Inc.
> > >
> > >
> > > ********************************************************************
> > > "Mark Harvey" <mark.harvey@iol.it> wrote in message
> > > news:8bqR5.81326$BF.2913634@news.infostrada.it...
> > > > Why not use the Xilinx Webpack? -it will allow your students to
> use
> > > > both
> > > > CPLDs and Spartan-II and Virtex 300E FPGAs - and it's free!
> >
> > --
> > Steve Rencontre               http://www.rsn-tech.co.uk
> > //#include <disclaimer.h>
> >
> >
>
> Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/
> Before you buy.



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