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