Re: [pci] Newcomer to PCI

[Sajid Farooq <sajid876@yahoo.co.uk>]

Wow! Checked out that site and it was awsome. Thats exactly what i've been looking for. 275$ is affordable. Thanks!

 

I still probably need a PCI core though, no? The XILINX one is prohibitvely expensive. For this PCI core, i need to make my design Wishbone (sorry, not MBone...silly me) compatible, but will it then work with any PCI slot after installing my own drivers? If yes, then where can i get info on Wishbone?

 

Jazimme, thanks for the reply. Helped a bunch. I hope you woudn't mind if sent you a mail sometime and spared the poor people on this list yet another newbie mail... :)

 

Thanks

jazimme2@yahoo.com wrote:

> Memec has a SpartanII pci development board for $275 with a webpack 
> cd and jtag cable.
>
> http://www.insight-electronics.com/cgi-
> bin/bvutf8/memec/scripts/local/mc_loc_b.jsp?
> Div=INSIGHT&Reg=AMERICAS&Country=UNITED_STATES&Lang=EN&isDeta
> ilPage=true&EDOID=200699&Manu=MD_XILINX
>
> 1. I dont' know if there is anything *that* simple. You might want to 
> look into QuickLogic parts. They have some development boards but I'm 
> not sure of the price or how to use them.
>
> 2. Make your design Wishbone Bus compatible and it will work with this 
> Opencores PCI core. You will still need to write your own driver 
> software.
>
> 3. Never heard of MBone...maybe someone else can help with that.
>
> 4. See above. The expensive boards would be easier to use though...
>
> 5. I assume you have a large amount of data to process...that's what a 
> PCI solution would be good at. There are any number of ways you 
> *could* do it, and lots of cheaper non-pci boards out there, but PCI is 
> probably the simplest solution right now for fast data transfer.
>
> hope this helps a little.
> j.

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