Let me be the first to tell you -- FPGAs are different than
microcontrollers (MCUs). Yes. I know it's shocking to hear this,
but whether you want to believe it or not, it's true. (Note: I'm
telling this to myself, I'm not talking to folks who know how to
use FPGAs.) Learning how to program, configure, and use FPGAs
has been pretty much as different as anything I've ever done.
There are, of course, some commonalities, such as the fact I use
a keyboard when I'm writing Verilog code, just like I do when
I'm writing in a computer language. Also, FPGAs and MCUs are
both made out of some sort of silicon type material. Aside from
those two attributes, however, I have to say that there's very
little in common between MCUs and FPGAs. This current mini-
series on using on-chip RAM in the FPGA has brought this point
home better than anything since... well... since the last mini-
series I wrote before this one. I'd sure like to thank everyone
who's read and commented on the various topics and concepts. I
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