Re: [oc] cheap options

[Victor the Cleaner <jonathan@canuck.com>]

> > I just downloaded the xilinx webpack today and was wondering if it has all
> > the functionality as the foundation tools from xilinx?  And if so why the
> > heck would they be giving it away and selling it at the same time!! :)
> 
> I can't tell if it's the same as the fundation series (probably not) but
> what I can tell is it's capable of compiling VHDL to X2Sxxx devices. I'm
> just bringing up an FPGA board with webpack and have seen no problems, no
> limitations so far. I'm programming an X2S200 device through the printer
> port using a custom program & download cable. Hope others will agree...

I just spent the morning in a Xilinx seminar in which they were flogging
the new 4.1i suite, so I should be able to answer this.  With Webpack you
can't do the bigger Virtex devices, you don't get the core generator, you
can't use some of the fancier stuff like Chipscope, and it doesn't support
"Modular Design" or "ITD", whatever the hell they are.  You get the Xilinx
XST synthesizer, but not the Synopsys FPGA Express.  Nor do you get the
"CAE Libraries" - but I can't tell what that is.

That help much?

Jonathan

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