I am new and I want to help

Hi,
I am new CPLD and FPGA. Should I start Xilinx devices or ALTERA
devices? and verilog or VHDL?
I think buy a CPLD starter board.(CoolRunner II Design Kit or MAX 7000
Quick Start Development Kit) Can you recommended any board for
starting?

you can also check http://www.fpga4fun.com/

"serdar" <usrdr@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I am new CPLD and FPGA. Should I start Xilinx devices or ALTERA
> devices? and verilog or VHDL?
> I think buy a CPLD starter board.(CoolRunner II Design Kit or MAX 7000
> Quick Start Development Kit) Can you recommended any board for
> starting?

Al Williams wrote:
> 
> usrdr@yahoo.co.uk (serdar) wrote in message news:<d983e0c.0308080239.68f20297@posting.google.com>...
> > Hi,
> > I am new CPLD and FPGA. Should I start Xilinx devices or ALTERA
> >
> You might find it interesting to look at the tutorials at
> http://tutor.al-williams.com. These cover the basics of Xilinx and
> Altera using CPLDs. It is overwhelming getting started, but working
> through the tutorial will help you get a feel for things. Keep in
> mind that you can do software simulation and get your feet wet
> without actually investing in any hardware at first.

Al,

That looks like a valuable resource. Thanks for the effort of writing it
all up.

Rob