[Cryptech Tech] Alpha board main CPU change

[Joachim Strömbergson]

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Aloha!

Jacob wrote:
> Since some expressed a desire in the past to switch over to an
> Altera FPGA (I was also told that Altera has a better design flow),
> and since the time invested in making the EIM I/F work is now moot,
> will it make sense to also replace the Xilinx with Altera now
> (provided that Pavel feels equally good with both) ?

As much as I prefer Altera over Xilinx, I don't think we should switch
over. The primary reason for this is that Altera does not offer a device
with as much resources as the Artix-7 200T that is supported by their
free tools. The biggest supported Cyclone-V device is the A7/C7. We want
to be able to use the 200T and then possibly mount 100T devices.

Forcing people to buy the tools will be a barrier we don't want to
impose if it can be avoided.

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Med vänlig hälsning, Yours

Joachim Strömbergson - Alltid i harmonisk svängning.
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 Joachim Strömbergson          Secworks AB          joachim at secworks.se
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