On Tue, Dec 14, 2004 at 11:17:24AM +0100, Tollef Fog Heen wrote: > * Kenneth Pronovici > > | I think what you're forgetting (or at least ignoring) is that designing > | hardware is not exactly like designing software. The process is > | similar, yes, but it's not an apples-to-apples comparison. At the > | least, this is because testing your hardware "implementation" is not > | "free" (as in beer). Nor am I aware of many free (or even cheap) > | hardware development tools or "environments". > > You can get microcontroller development boards with a handfull of ICs > off atmel for around 30-40 euros. Etching 12x8cm boards costs you a > couple of Euros and you can get a lot done without going that far, > even, but just soldering stuff. Not free, but cheap enough that «it's > too expensive» isn't a real argument.
I stand corrected on these costs. Again, I'm not claiming to be an expert here - can the development Bruce is suggesting really be done on this sort of development board? > FPGA equipment is on the same magnitude of cost -- still a bit off > «thousands of dollars» Not sure where "thousands of dollars" came from (not me), but OK. KEN -- Kenneth J. Pronovici <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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