ElEctric_EyE wrote:
ChuckT wrote:
I'm more than dreaming....The Papilion FPGA board was described as a way for beginners to learn FPGA and I am skeptical only because I know how long it took me to learn how to program...
Program what device?...
Let me ask you this: How good are you with schematics? How much experience do you have designing I/O ports with TTL/CMOS discrete components and making a 6502(or any CPU) circuit/system work? (i.e. tri-state data busses, adress decoding, etc.).
ChuckT wrote:
...We have to dream or there wouldn't be new products.
Yes! I 100% agree. My questions are not meant in any way to put you down, just to gauge where you're at...
I am college educated and have taken courses on programming. I've owned several computers and I've tutored people on computers in college for free.
I have played with wiring and kits when I was younger but I'm a total beginner and don't know everything when it comes to electronics. I've been reading everything I can get my hands on for the last two years.
I've abandoned the 6502 in favor of the Arm Cortex M3 although I haven't totally ruled the 6502 out.
My dad worked for General Electric for years and years and has given me help. I have several other friends with electronics experience and one of them is a teacher, another is a former student and another is retired and still tinkering and they help me.
I have the book "Electronics for Dummies" by Cathleen Shamieh and Gordon McComb and "Getting Started in Electronics" by Forrest Mimms.
I might not build something complex right away but there is this whole DIY movement and they offer people help. One of the things I'm overcoming is that I don't always know what is involved so I spend a lot of time thinking about things and asking questions. If I don't know how to do something, I go to the library, ask other experts, watch the youtube or other electronic videos, etc. Or I'll go to the bookstore.
If I think I can do it, I can.