Need book for verilog on xc9536?

Nothing specifically for Xilinx CPLD's, but Verilog should work the same as for other hardware...

I'm a VHDL guy, so I don't have any Verilog book recommendations (try comp.arch.verilog), but look at books that describe counters, shift registers, state-machines, PWM generators, switch debouncer, etc. You could also use the XC9536 to drive LEDs. If you're concerned about finding packages that you can solder or put into a socket, XC9536 and XC9572 are available in a PLCC-44 package. The XC95108 is the largest XC9500 part that is available in a PLCC (84) package. PLCC-44 and PLCC-84 sockets can be soldered to a PCB with 0.1" spaced holes. You may want to take a look at digilent's CMOD which has a XC9572XL soldered on a board that plugs into a standard 0.6" wide 40-pin IC socket . Note the the XL part requires 3.3 volts, but its IO can handle 5 volt CMOS and TTL parts.

HTH

-Dave Pollum

Xilinx has app notes for both VHDL and Verilog to get the most out of the XC9536.

Is there some specific application you are looking at?

Cheers

PeteS