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Richard

Jan 1, 1970
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Can anyone refer me to a decent book or website that gives a good intro to
the world of PLD's, especially such types as FPGA, CPLD? I'm wanting to use
these devices for complicated logic designs. This big three makers, Xilinx,
Lattice, Altera have websites that are too specific for an intro to this
area.

Regards,
 
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Null Set

Jan 1, 1970
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Richard said:
Can anyone refer me to a decent book or website that gives a good intro to
the world of PLD's, especially such types as FPGA, CPLD? I'm wanting to use
these devices for complicated logic designs. This big three makers, Xilinx,
Lattice, Altera have websites that are too specific for an intro to this
area.

Regards,

Here are a few that I've found to be helpful. Your mileage may vary, of
course.

http://www.optimagic.com/

http://www.fpgacpu.org/

http://www.fpga-faq.com/

http://klabs.org/richcontent/Tutorial/tutorial.htm

http://www.eeproductcenter.com/

and of course you can always try a search on Google,

http://www.google.com

As for books, I just got Sharma's "Programmable Logic Handbook: PLDs, CPLDs,
and FPGAs", but I haven't had a chance to sit down and read it yet. You can
do a search for books on these subjects and Barnes and Noble
(http://www.bn.com) or Amazon (http://www.amazon.com). After you search for
books on those sites using a keyword like "PLD", sort the results by Most
Popular and read the reviews for the books. Most of the time, the reviews
are helpful in determining whether a book is suitable or not. You can also
try to find books on these subjects at your local bookstore or library. Ask
about interlibrary loans if your local library doesn't have anything recent
(more likely than not, unfortunately).

Naturally, as you converge on specific designs you'll want to review the
data sheets and application notes for the parts you plan to use.

Good luck, and Merry Christmas,

-MC
 
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Fred Bloggs

Jan 1, 1970
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Null said:
As for books, I just got Sharma's "Programmable Logic Handbook: PLDs, CPLDs,
and FPGAs", but I haven't had a chance to sit down and read it yet.

I would certainly sit down after being ripped off for $225 for this
outdated introductory text.
 
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Ben Bradley

Jan 1, 1970
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Can anyone refer me to a decent book or website that gives a good intro to
the world of PLD's, especially such types as FPGA, CPLD? I'm wanting to use
these devices for complicated logic designs. This big three makers, Xilinx,
Lattice, Altera have websites that are too specific for an intro to this
area.

I've wanted/needed to learn these as well. There's someone who has
posted here or somewhere (comp.something?) and who has an interesting
website on the topic:

http://www.fpga4fun.com
 
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Null Set

Jan 1, 1970
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Fred Bloggs said:
I would certainly sit down after being ripped off for $225 for this
outdated introductory text.

Is there another book you would recommend starting out with?

Also, what's outdated in Sharma's book? It would be nice to know that
before I read it. In my job, I often have to evaluate existing products
(i.e., a few to many years old), so "outdated" information is not
necessarily worthless.

Thanks,

-MC
 
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Allan Herriman

Jan 1, 1970
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Can anyone refer me to a decent book or website that gives a good intro to
the world of PLD's, especially such types as FPGA, CPLD? I'm wanting to use
these devices for complicated logic designs. This big three makers, Xilinx,
Lattice, Altera have websites that are too specific for an intro to this
area.

is probably a better place to ask questions of
this nature.

Regards,
Allan.
 
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