FPGA/CPLD software

[SRavet at bangate.compaq.com]

david chambers <dchamber at gil.com.au> Wrote:
| 
| SRavet at bangate.compaq.com wrote:
| > 
| > I posted a note last week about the Lattice and Cypress PLD software.  
I am
| > this close  ---->  <-----  to buying the Cypress VHDL compiler, when I 
get
| > it I'll tell everyone what I think of it.Just another thought, have you 
looked 
| at the maxplus software from 
| altera. It allows schematic input and does the compile for various 
| packages. I dont know how advanced the free version will let you go. We 
| got our copy given to us when we started using ep320 pal's.
| 
| 			David Chambers
| 

I don't think the free version does schematic input.  Isn't it "AHDL" only? 
 Also, does Altera have in-circuit programmable parts?  If not then you'd 
have to have an expensive programmer also.

--steve

Steve Ravet
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