FPGA's vs Microcontrollers - Electrical Engineering Stack Exchange
In principle, a sufficiently large FPGA alone can do anything that a FPGA plus a microcontroller can do -- perhaps by implementing a soft CPU inside the FPGA. In practice, a given level of …
What are the differences and similarities between FPGA, ASIC and ...
Jan 20, 2015 · FPGA vs microcontroller As for the difference between a microcontroller and a FPGA, you can consider a microcontroller to be an ASIC which basically processes code in …
When can FPGA's be used and Microcontrollers/DSPs not?
Jan 22, 2014 · See also FPGA's vs Microcontrollers High-speed image or video processing is a good example. Or processing 'images' that aren't straightforward optical images, such as radar …
microcontroller - What is the distinction between software
Mar 25, 2021 · The words 'firmware' and 'software' are a bit ambiguous to me still. My understanding is that software is high level language tailored for user interaction, loaded into …
microcontroller vs. System on chip - Electrical Engineering Stack …
Jul 14, 2011 · I am starting out programming micro controllers and I was reading some documentation and textbooks. I am a little confused as to what the difference is between a …
microcontroller - Why aren't FPGAs ubiquitous? - Electrical …
Sep 13, 2015 · For example, if you need a really tiny microcontroller and have extra FPGA space. And finally: This answer is a big simplifcation - FPGAs are used in enormously varied and …
Why implement microcontroller in FPGA? - Electrical Engineering …
Jan 7, 2015 · Downsides: Possibly more expensive FPGA is needed to fit both the microcontroller and the custom logic, compared to just having the custom logic on the FPGA Possibly more …
fpga - Programmable Microcontrollers vs. SoC Devices - Electrical ...
Feb 5, 2021 · I think you could just say microcontroller to differentiate if from a SoC. Saying programmable microcontrollers sounds weird. They all should be programmable. Do you mean …
Which logic device should I use? FPGA or CPLD?
Feb 20, 2025 · I think you're seriously underestimating how much more effort it is to build this yourself rather than to solve your microcontroller issues. Learning to build programmable logic …
programmable logic - Working on a legacy system that requires a …
May 30, 2021 · Working on a legacy system that requires a full DMA controller (external DRQ/DACK mechanism) CPLD or FPGA vs Microcontroller Ask Question Asked 3 years, 10 …