Re: [myhdl-list] Cheap USB FPGA board needed

[Christopher L. <loz...@fr...>]

Thanks for the suggestions.  It is now time to move forward, so here is 
my reply.

I like this circuit board.

http://www.arrownac.com/offers/altera-corporation/bemicro/



Small, cheap, it is not a board, but a usb stick with some blinking 
lights. It has the right form factor, I was told altera tools are a 
little easier to use.

Regards
Chris
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> --Karl
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> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Christopher Lozinski
> <loz...@fr...>  wrote:
>> I applied to Techshop
>> http://TechShop.ws
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>> to teach a MyHDL class.  They charge about $60 per class, so charging
>> $200 plus for the board seemed a bit high to me, and a potential show
>> stopper to them.  Basically we need a $50 board, so that people can try
>> it out.  A $20 board would be even better.   If they like it, then they
>> can upgrade to a $200 board.   Or I could give the students a choice of
>> board.
>>
>> So can anyone recommend a cheap board? There was talk of the Lattice
>> Semiconductor Brevia board for $49.  But it turns out that it only has a
>> parallel port connection, not a USB port,  so that if your computer only
>> has USB, then it requires a $150 connector.   Useless!
>>
>> The required board does not need a lot of LUTs, or transistors or I/O.
>> Just a blinking light, enough transistors to implement a blinking light
>> tutorial, and a USB connection.  The goal is to minimize the barrier to
>> entry to the MyHDL community.
>>
>> Conceptually what I have done is moved from targeting the FPGA
>> community, to the Python community, to the larger software developer
>> community in Silicon Valley.  Lots of people will want to play with
>> FPGAs.  The code for a flip flop in MyHDL is so much simpler than in
>> Verilog.  Python has a great reputation.
>>
>> So if anyone can recommend a board, that would be most appreciated.
>>
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>> Christopher Lozinski
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Regards
Christopher Lozinski

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Expect a paradigm shift.
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