Clearly I needed some sort of FPGA hardware to play with, as well as some software to program it. So my first decision was which FPGA vendor to go with. I'm not saying it was the best first decision, but I'm nothing if not honest.
It seemed that the two main vendors are Xilinx and Altera. Decisions, decisions...
It seemed that the two main vendors are Xilinx and Altera. Decisions, decisions...