Hi Don, At the risk of speaking out of turn, and not knowing too much about this project (I'm new here!) have you considered something like these boards:
http://www.gadgetfactory.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1&zenid=d282dce6c5b0acfe45c1377315b2734c They use the Spartan 3E chips, like alot of low cost FPGA boards and also they expose the JTAG headers. I'm unsure of the license of the current programming software but it is likely to be pretty hack-friendly as the board designs themselves are released under creative commons. They are designed for use with the Arduino project and a soft core, though this is certainly not required. I've been looking at them as a nice, low cost FPGA board that is pretty configurable. I have no affiliation with the site, other then being a prospective customer. I also haven't bought any of them yet, so I haven't actually tested them Just my $0.02, Tristan On 30 January 2011 17:28, Don Latham <d...@montana.com> wrote: > With regard to the home-brew counter project, if it still exists: > > From friend Marcus Leech on another list: > > "Don't know whether you've seen these: > > http://www.knjn.com/ShopBoards_USB2.html > > $79.95 for the low-end board, which includes and FX2, and a small > Cyclone FPGA. Pretty good > value." > > Thanks, Marcus. this looks like the very thing, just need the "front end" > > Don > > > > > -- > "Neither the voice of authority nor the weight of reason and argument are > as significant as experiment, for thence comes quiet to the mind." > R. Bacon > "If you don't know what it is, don't poke it." > Ghost in the Shell > > > Dr. Don Latham AJ7LL > Six Mile Systems LLP > 17850 Six Mile Road > POB 134 > Huson, MT, 59846 > VOX 406-626-4304 > www.lightningforensics.com > www.sixmilesystems.com > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.