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Re:MicroFPGA – A coming revolution in small electronics (201... by xfer on Saturday May 15, 2021 @10:49PM (#27170815)
Not to mention the tools are shit and synthesis takes a long time. If you thought c++ compilers are slow just try using fpga tools.
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Re:MicroFPGA – A coming revolution in small electronics (201... by detaro on Sunday May 16, 2021 @01:00PM (#27175054)
Give the open-source toolchains a go some time. Yes, they only cover some FPGA models and can't make use of all the features, but the dev workflow is sooo much nicer. And they are constantly improving.
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Re:MicroFPGA – A coming revolution in small electronics (201... by pclmulqdq on Saturday May 15, 2021 @11:05PM (#27170870)
The tools are awful and software people don't know how good they have it. However, the tools also do a ton of optimization for you, and so it's somewhat justified that they take a long time to run.
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