Regarding FPGA development, compared with several major companies' EDA design tools, Xilinx's Vivado is still the best

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Regarding FPGA development, compared with several major companies' EDA design tools, Xilinx's Vivado is still the best [Copy link]

 

In terms of FPGA/CPLD design tools, the overall feeling is that Xilinx's Vivado2018.3 is easier to use. Why? Because the installation package of this tool is about 20G, it is very user-friendly in synthesization and implementation, and it is easier to use than ISE design tools. I am more proficient in Altera's QuartusII. When I was studying in school, I used the development board based on this company's chips. Lattice's Diamond design tool is the least user-friendly, but this company's chips are indeed the cheapest. Most companies use this company's chips on CPLD, but I don't know how to use it. FPGAs generally use Altera/Xilinx chips, but Xilinx chips are more expensive in comparison.

bigbat

Hey! I only know how to use QuartusII, and I haven't tried other companies' products. I feel that if you don't use the manufacturer's IP solution, several software should be similar. In principle, they all solve the "Kara diagram", adjust the layout, and wire. I have never worked on a big project. Just spray casually, don't laugh at me!

不足论

Xilinx chips are much cheaper than Altera chips.

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bigbat posted on 2019-5-10 13:15 Oh! I only know how to use QuartusII, and I haven't tried other companies' products. I feel that if you don't use the manufacturer's IP solution, the software should be similar. In principle...

I have no choice. In fact, I used Altera's QuartusII in school, but in the company, I chose Altera's FPGA and Lattice's CPLD. But now Xilinx is the best, so I also learned the two tools of this company. Anyway, the language has not changed, the editing style has not changed, but the tools are different, and the hardware chips are also different. I still need to learn more, otherwise, I will be very ignorant when communicating with other engineers

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Not enough theory published on 2019-5-10 13:30 Xilinx chips are much cheaper than Altera

Altera chips are cheaper, but now that they have been acquired by Intel, many chips are nowhere to be bought. Generally, an FPGA chip sells for more than ten dollars. Anyway, the company pays for it. We just provide data to the purchasing department, and they make the judgment on the purchasehttps://wenku.baidu.com/view/f16984de5022aaea998f0fde.html

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Posted by 不足论 on 2019-5-10 13:30 Xilinx chips are much cheaper than Altera chips

Altera chips are cheaper, but Xilinx is currently the leader

bigbat

To make complex sequential logic circuits, the main thing is "simulation". I heard that none of these tools can do it. I heard that they all need to be used with professional simulation software. I'm not sure because I haven't done it, I just heard it.

shihuntaotie

bigbat posted on 2019-5-10 13:58 To make complex sequential logic circuits, it is mainly "simulation". I heard that these tools are not good. I heard that they all need to be used with professional simulation software. Because I have never done it...

Generally, modelSim is used for simulation. Writing a testbench for complex circuits is also disgusting

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bigbat posted on 2019-5-10 13:58 To make complex sequential logic circuits, it is mainly "simulation". I heard that the tools of these companies are not good. I heard that they all need to be used with professional simulation software. Because I have never done it...

It is best to use third-party simulation software. I think Modelsim is very easy to use. Just learn one analysis & synthesis design software and simulation software. Once you learn them, you can learn other ones quickly, because tools still need language to implement

tomdong074

Xilinx chips are much cheaper than Altera chips.

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De tea egg in Shenzhen published on 2019-5-10 13:58 Altera is cheaper, but Xilinx is currently the leader

Altera is not cheap, a dozen dollars is not expensive? ? It's almost a hundred dollars. As far as I know, most of them use Xilinx, regardless of high-end or low-end