FPGA Development Boards

Actel Pro Asic FPGA Development Board

Altera MAX3000 FPGA Development Board

Xilinx Spartan II FPGA Development Board

FPGA

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While there are several varieties of programmable logic (as shown immediately below), the focus here is on the FPGA.

(SPLD) Simple Programmable Logic Device
(CPLD) Complex Programmable Logic Device
(FPGA) Field Programmable Gate Arrays
(FPSOC) Field Programmable System On Chip
(FPIC) Field Programmable InterConnect

Field Programmable Gate Arrays are integrated circuits or "chips" that can be configured in the "field". The term FPSOC refers to "Field Programmable System On Chip", and is used to describe FPGAs that have grown to sufficient size as to allow for the placement of a whole "system" on the chip. The system may come as a hard "core" placed on each device, which takes up space and resources whether used or not, or soft cores that can be optionally added.
For more FPSOC information, go to: http://www.fpgajournal.com/articles/embedded.htm

FPGAs are often categorized further by their required programming techniques:

"One time" programmable
reprogrammable
"In circuit" programmable

A variety of tools, Verilog, VHDL, schematic capture, etc., are typically used to create the design. Vendor specific tools are then utilized to place and route the design and target a particular device.

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