Posts for: #Fpga

A long overdue update - ASIC replication and VHDL

Diagram of ASIC4

It’s been far too long since my last update on this project. It’s the usual excuse (“I’m sorry, but life just got in the way, blah blah blah.”) and to those of you who are taking an interest in my little WiFi Pack project, not to mention the rest of the efforts of the Last Psion project, I can only apologise. For now, here’s a brief update on what I’ve been up to.

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The Noob Looks At FPGAs and CPLDs

When I started thinking about this project, I knew there was going to be quite a steep learning curve. Picking up JavaScript after a long absence, trying to wrap my head around C after trying (and failing) to do so about 20 years ago, learning more about electronics than just holding a soldering iron the right way around.

What I wasn’t expecting to learn was how to design a microchip.

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