Where to start with HDL?

Question

I am an embedded developer. I mainly use AVRs programmed in C and ASM, but I worked with other systems. I want to upgrade to more sophisticated devices like CPLD and FPGA, but I don't know where to start. Therefore, my one and a half questions:

• Do you prefer VHDL or Verilog and why?
• What is a good way for those who have no experience in HDL to start exploring such a beast?

Answer 1

Buy a cheap starter kit from Xilinx or Altera (two large FPGA players). The Xilinx Spartan3 Starter Kit is $ 200.

I personally prefer VHDL. It is strongly typed and has more complex features than Verilog. VHDL is more popular in Europe, and Verilog dominates in the USA.

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