[sdiy] CPLD

[Tim Ressel]

Mark & Co.,

Yep. A CPLD is anarray of gates & flip-flops which is
configured by loading bits into an internal flash
memory. Those bits come from a software tool where you
can draw a schematic it gets compiled down to said
bits. I find it very cool and handy because I'm lazy.
The thought of soldering chips together all day
depresses me. If I gotta glue that many chips
together, it had better be for nachos!

Check out:
http://www.xilinx.com/xlnx/xil_prodcat_landingpage.jsp?title=CPLD+Products

--TR

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--- mark verbos <a0284520 at addcom.de> wrote:
> Is a CPLD an ic containing "software gates" or a
> programmable logic 
> array? I don't really get this stuff (never done any
> programming) but I 
> always wonder if you could replace huge seas of
> logic with a single chip 
> that you load software into.
> 
> Is it something like drawing the schematic on the
> screen and then 
> dumping it into the chip? That would be great for
> "updating" designs.
> 
> Where can I get real beginner's information on this
> stuff? Do I have to 
> go to Technical College?
> 
> mark
> 


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