17 Oct
2025
17 Oct
'25
10:22 a.m.
On 10/17/25 06:17, Martin Bishop via cctalk wrote:
Both Xilinx and Microchip have linux builds of their
tools. Also, news to me that Linux or Windows FPGA tools cost money, not for
"simple" devices see
https://www.fpgadeveloper.com/list-of-fpga-dev-boards-dont-require-license/ .
I've been using Xilinx iSE tools on Linux for about a
decade. There are some install quirks, especially for
running in a 64-bit environment, but they are easy to sort
out. I have stayed with Xilinx 9500XL CPLDs and Spartan 3A
FPGAs as they do all I need. I also like leaded packages as
the non-leaded and BGA packages are hard to solder reliably.
Jon