Why Use an FPGA Instead of a CPU or GPU?

Re:Why Use an FPGA Instead of a CPU or GPU? by mercurywells on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @10:46AM (#17758403)

Some FPGAs have built in flash that they will automatically load a bitstream from upon boot. If they don't, they typically can load the bitstream from an external flash chip upon powering up, or even via a microcontroller that's interfacing with the flash chip.

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Re:Why Use an FPGA Instead of a CPU or GPU? by ashleyn on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @11:30AM (#17758811)

This is exactly how the Mega Everdrive and similar retro flashcarts work. The "OS" loaded from SD card configures an FPGA inside the cartridge.

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Re:Why Use an FPGA Instead of a CPU or GPU? by jaxtellerSoA on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @01:46PM (#17760158)

Thanks, didn't know that. Is the boot process slow?

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