I try to use FPGAs for pretty much all my hobby projects, even if using an RPi or any other microcontroller would make more sense. Because writing RTL is much

I try to use FPGAs for pretty much all my hobby projects, even if using an RPi or any other microcontroller would make more sense. Because writing RTL is much more fun. And if I happen to need a little CPU for some generic control operations, I just add a soft core to my design.