Hi Peter -

In my opinion, the most important thing when approaching FPGAs for the firs=
t time is not the language you choose but the frame of mind you bring. You =
don't so much "program" an FPGA with an HDL, you are designing hardware. Co=
nstructs that look familiar to a programmer behave quite differently in an =
FPGA. Understanding when things happen is key to successful design - the cl=
ock is king!

I am a VHDL designer (not programmer!) so have my preference, but both VHDL=
 and Verilog are powerful and capable. I understand Verilog is a bit easier=
 to approach as a newcomer. Lucid - I don't know that one and suspect there=
 is little by way of web tutorials around.=20

My recommendation is to find an inexpensive dev. board (there are dozens ab=
out) and follow the tutorials provided - look for them before purchase. Don=
't sweat the tech too much - basic connectivity, some LEDs, some switches, =
maybe some RAM. There will be plenty IO to bread-board. Later FPGAs will on=
ly be 3.3V compatible though - watch that. Good tutorials will help more th=
an the latest tech.

Delving into FPGAs will be challenging but rewarding and fun. Persevere and=
 you will have a powerful tool for your projects to come!

Good luck
Stephen



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From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of=
 Peter Q.
Sent: Wednesday, 30 September 2015 8:22 AM
To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
Subject: [EE] Hardware description language.

Hi, my friends, in this occasion I'm interesting to programming fpga so wha=
t's is the best language for it? Verilog, (is it obsolete?) Lucid, etc,.
Experience please.
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