FW: [Mep-dev] Device Selection

[Assi Friedman]

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> From: mep-dev-admin@uppermeadow.com [mailto:mep-dev-
> admin@uppermeadow.com] On Behalf Of Timothy J. Salo
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 1:04 PM
> To: mep-dev@uppermeadow.com
> Subject: Re: FW: [Mep-dev] Device Selection
> 
> Does the use of an FPGA constrain the choice of FEC?  (I assume
> that different FEC schemes have different storage and computational
> requirements.)

I don't think so, if anything it provides extra flexibility due to the
ability to distribute processing between state machines, logic, and full
processor - on all one device.

> 
> This leaves the small matter of programming the FPGA.  Do
> we need to consciously develop more FPGA programming talent
> in the amateur digital communications communities?
> 

FPGAs aren't new, and I would assume the talent exists. I know at least one
person on this list that works with FPGAs on a daily basis, most likely that
there are more.

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