On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 6:44 AM, Listas de Correo wrote: > Hi, I need to make a device that will have to capture one frame of a > non standar video signal and store it in RAM, then pass that info to a > PC trough USB. > The signal should be sampled at 150MHz maximum. > > We are considering using an FPGA, but since we never used one, we dont > know were to begin. I think the Cyclone III would be a good choice, > but any information that someone experienced can provide would be > really appreciated. I do not know too much about FPGA (other than knowing that it is getting more and more important). But last year I attended the Xilinx/Avnet X-Fest seminar and it seems that typically this is done with higher-end FPGA like Virtex 4/5. Reference for the X-Fest: http://www.fpgajournal.com/news_2007/08/20070815_01.htm Xiaofan -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist