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"Alex Gibson" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message news:<2ucekbF244ht5U1@uni-berlin.de>...
> "Sticks" <ksbutler@iinet.net.au> wrote in message 
> news:4180f134$0$13753$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au...
> > Hi All ,
> >
> >     Has anyone had any experience in designing a PLD directly from a
> > schematic
> >     diagram using Protel 98 .....
> >     Have used Protel for schematics and autorouting creating footprints 
> > etc
> >     and in the process of trying to learn more in the sch/pld area
> >     Libraries provided for PLDs and symbols seem to be a bit light on .
> >
> >     I was able to design PLD from an example schematic given , also to
> > design
> >     another although extremely simple logic with a couple of AND gates
> >     just to see if i could get it to work.
> >
> >    Any ideas or pointers to some online help would be appreciated
> >    or are later Protel versions more efficient in this area .
> >
> > thanks
> 
> What pld are you using ?
> 
> pla, pal, cpld, fpga ?
> 
> Which manufacturer ?
> 
> Does the manufacturer of the pld provide free software ?
> 
> If its an older pld can you use one of the free software packages ?
> 
> Alex


  Using GAL20V8A and possibly PAL series 
           , have no problems using WINCUPL to write code and then
                   program the chip , but i am trying to basically do the
                   same but directly designing from a schematic diagram
                   in Protel , they have been using ORCAD but i think 
                   thats a bit outdated and besides i have not used it before