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I've been doing digital design for Xilinx FPGAs, as well as IC design, for a few years now and never had any trouble with the Linux toolchain. I can't even imag
by hmpc 12y ago
I've been doing digital design for Xilinx FPGAs, as well as IC design, for a few years now and never had any trouble with the Linux toolchain. I can't even imagine switching to Windows and trying to automate the build (not saying it's not possible, it just seems a lot more convoluted).
It's true that smaller vendors like Lattice seldom provide Linux software, but it's also rare to find bigger shops (as opposed to hobbyists) who don't use Xilinx or Altera exclusively, and Linux at that.
- sliverstorm 12y agoYou absolutely can use Linux. I just recall from my FPGA days, Windows was the easiest way to get going for hobbyist FPGA work. If running Linux is what matters to you, run Linux. If developing for an FPGA is what matters to you, do what is easiest to get you there, IMO. I don't care what people use, but this community tends to get lost in, 'well it's got to be open source...' and whole productive lines of inquiry get totally derailed.