66: As Simple as Possible
Jack Gassett (@gadgetfactory) is the creator of the open source FPGA Papiliodevelopment board. He joins Chris and Elecia to answer the age-old question of how to get started with FPGAs.
Jack's company is Gadget Factory.
Chris got the Papilio Pro and Arcade MegaWing.
Recommended reading:
Mike Field's book Introducing the Spartan 3E FPGA and VHDL (FREE! With code!)
Mealy and Tappero's Free Range VHDL (FREE!)
Sundar Rajan's Essential VHDL : RTL Synthesis Done Right
Roger Tokheim Digital Electronics: Principles and Applications
Thomas Floyds Digital Logic Fundamentals (also see the latest…
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