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499 points baal80spam | 1 comments | 05 Nov 24 19:27 UTC | HN request time: 0.222s | source
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SilverBirch ◴[05 Nov 24 21:11 UTC] No.42055201[source]▶
I’d still like a decent first fpga. Guys? I’m still here guys! Please make me some FPGAs!
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jsheard ◴[05 Nov 24 21:13 UTC] No.42055214[source]▶
Sorry, you can have a cheap-ish FPGA that came out 10 years ago, or a new FPGA that costs more than your car and requires a $3000 software license to even program. Those are the only options allowed.
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schmidtleonard ◴[05 Nov 24 21:57 UTC] No.42055537[source]▶
Nah, the hobby strat is to buy a chunk o' circuit board and learn BGA soldering. "Chip Recovery," they call it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/235469964291

Best start believin' in the crazy cyberpunk stories. You're in one!

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jsheard ◴[05 Nov 24 22:01 UTC] No.42055565[source]▶
Virtex UltraScales require Vivado EE so you'd still need the $3000 license to do anything with it :(

edit: legally that is, assuming there's even enough demand for these tools for anyone to bother cracking them

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1. schmidtleonard ◴[05 Nov 24 22:51 UTC] No.42055892[source]▶
This is sofware written by hardware guys. Cracking it is the easy part. Then you have to make it work...