+1 for Digilent. They are a local company for me; they do really great hardware stuff at an affordable price. The founder of the company is a pretty spiffy spe

+1 for Digilent. They are a local company for me; they do really great hardware stuff at an affordable price. The founder of the company is a pretty spiffy speaker as well; if you have a chance to see him, it's worth it.