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Xilinx ise 14.7 compatible modelsim download11/20/2022 ![]() Vivado has a simulator and, even better, it has in in-circuit logic analyzer. It seems that the simulator is now open but I haven't used it. I prefer the Spartan 3 boards (of one kind or another) and I have Xilinx WebPack ISE 14.7 installed simply because I have so many of these boards. It uses the latest Xilinx Vivado toolchain. The Digilent Artix board is not cheap but it has some features that make it worthwhile. The Xilinx Artix is the new general purpose FPGA. Highly recommended, but take care to download the right version of tools: just finding the right version on Lattice's website is a bit of a fight as I remember. Much more recently I came across a Youtube video on Machxo2 which pretty much took me from frustrated noob to writing my own Verilog in about half an hour. Fighting with the tools is never a good start. The Machxo2 was the first time I made any progress, but regrettably even my first attempt at that was a fail when it turned out the 64 bit drivers for their board released at the time I tried didn't work, but to get to the stage where I realised that this was the problem I'd already given up. I understood the basic concepts, but what wasn't clear was how to stand on your own two feet. The problem with many tutorials I've been through is that they take you just so far and then leave you hanging, so in the end all you've accomplished is the art of being a script monkey. It took me a very long time to be in a position to actually write my own HDL, over ten years. Their documentation seems nice, and the package is supported by the newest tools ![]() I've recently ordered a board from Although it does not have much peripherals on the board, I got some wings for the same effect. If you're going for the Xilinx, I'd recommend this resource: The tools are free, and you can download them and have a look. Highly personal opinion, so don't assume it is valid for you. I've been playing a bit with all of them and have settled on the Altera as my favorite, without any better argument for it rather than I can easier relate to the thinking behind it. Furthermore, none of the FPGA toolchains are what I'd call very good. Beware that some of them are not supported by the newest tools, so you'll have to hunt for the version that can deal with that part. It quickly becomes a bore having to make a breakout board every time you want to try something. My tip would be to get a board that already has some peripherals on so you can pick it up and just start doing something. I'm a beginner with FPGAs but I've had one of those cheap ebay deals laying around. ![]()
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