Configure itself from parallel flash...
As Jerry Avins on comp.dsp says: "Engineering is the art of making stuff you want from stuff you can get"
Cheers, Martin
-- martin.j.thompson@trw.com TRW Conekt - Consultancy in Engineering, Knowledge and Technology http://www.trw.com/conekt
And what is the art of knowing what stuff you can get when you need it?
The electronic component distribution system is so fsked up.
Yesterday I quoted 6 weeks delivery for a one off batch of a small electronic module.
It needs a particular component which is part of the module specification so even if I can find a suitable alternative I have to jump through hoops getting customer approval of a revised specification.
None of the manufacturer main distributors have stock they quote me 12-15 weeks with a 5000 part MOQ.
Yesterday a catalogue supplier had the 600 parts I need in stock. No guarantee they will have them in stock today or in 1 month or 2 months if and when I get an order and actually need them.
I will probably buy those 600 parts today and take the risk of being out of pocket if an order doesn't come through.
This is the problem distributors are supposed to solve but since the bastards stopped holding stock they are just useless middle men taking a cut.
Thankfully some semi suppliers are realising that they are in the best position to hold stock and can supply it efficiently with their 'on-line' shops. The Microchip online shops seems to have a wide range of parts available in useful quantities at acceptable prices for example.
Sadly the Xilinx offering has a pitiful range and no commitment to holding stock. Actually I just looked and it seems Xilinx "buy online" no longer offers silicon instead directing you to Avnet. when I eventually got the Avnet site to do something browsing around showed the typical distributor crap lead times (frequently no-stock and call) and MOQs. I couldn't even see prices without having an account.
If seems Xilinx is getting dumber not smarter.
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see other postings in this newsgroup - xilinx online shop doesnt carry any silicon devices any more.
Antti
Martin Thompson schrieb:
OK, nice feature. But not the killer.
Yeah, this sounds like the original phrase.
Regards Falk
ispLever includes all you need. the cable can be made out of wires similarly as xilinx cable III or you may buy a ready made cable for 65 usd or as a better deal machXO starterkit for 99 USD (includes the cable)
Antti
Ditto to what Antti says on ispLEVER Starter plus a couple of links...
Yes, ispLEVER Starter is a web downloadable version of ispLEVER for Windows, which you can download here:
ispLEVER Starter supports the ispMACH 4000V device, among others.
The programming tools are called ispVM, which you can download here:
Both downloads are complimentary, but you will need to register for Lattice web account prior to downloading these tools.
Regards, Bart Borosky, Lattice
Or cheap SPI flash
No indeed - but I thought I'd better at least one thing :-)
Cheers, Martin
-- martin.j.thompson@trw.com TRW Conekt - Consultancy in Engineering, Knowledge and Technology http://www.trw.com/conekt
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