On Sat, 2011-03-05 at 10:43 +0000, Oli Glaser wrote: > On 05/03/2011 10:16, V G wrote: > > 1. To start off with basic things (hobby use, but with potential to do = crazy > > things like reading at 400M samples/s), which would you recommend, PAL= , > > CPLD, or FPGA? >=20 > PAL is a general term for CPLDs, FPGAs etc.. To be nitpicky, no, PAL is a certain class of programmable logic devices: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programmable_Array_Logic PLD is I think the generic term you're thinking of? TTYL --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .