Re: gEDA-user: PAL/CPLD programming

[Ormund Williams <ormundw@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2005-01-11 at 18:48, Bert Douglas wrote:
> I recently did a similar search.  I had to modify a pal in a 15 year old
> design, and the original tools are long gone.
> 
> It seems no one is using 22v10s any more in new designs, and it is difficult
> to find software.
> 
> One of the final versions of palasm from MMI/AMD has been made free as in
> beer.  It is a DOS program.
> http://vision.ece.uic.edu/class/ece465/palasm/
> With some trickery I was able to install it on windows xp.  It will probably
> work in dosemu.  AMD has since spun off their pld division to Vantis.  You
> might search there as well.
> 
> Palasm is not pretty, but you can't get much in a 22v10 anyway, so it
> doesn't really matter.
> 
> I do not think there is any working PAL software for Linux/Unix.
> 
> 
Atmel also has some free(beer) software for windows that seems to work
under wine, I did a design with it about 2 years ago.  I think you have
to register and they send you a key.

> 
> > I am looking for software to generate JEDEC files that can be
> > programmed into 22v10 PAL's and some of the older MACH isp parts.  Is
> > there anything open source that is available that will run under
> > Linux?
> >
> > I found Icarus PAL, but it only seems to read JEDEC files, not write
> > them.  I know that Icarus Verilog will generate EDIF format.  Are
> > there any tools that will fit the EDIF to JEDEC files for 22v10's or
> > MACH parts?
> >
> > We have been using the Lattice Design Direct software under Windows
> > 98.  We have pretty much have to  reinstall Windows plus the
> > application software every semester because by the end of each
> > semester the machines are pretty much flakey due to viruses, spyware,
> > adware, etc.  I am hoping to reduce these problems by moving to Linux.
> >  The Lattice software starts up under wine, but causes an "unhandled
> > exception" when trying to open or create a new project file...
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill.
> >
> > -- 
> > Bill Dieter.
> > Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
> > University of Kentucky
> > Lexington, KY 40506-0046
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