Hi and welcome to this special page, exclusively for readers of Programmable_Logic_DesignLine Newsletter and Clive_Maxfield's_Blog

To celebrate our feature in Programmable Logic DesignLine Newsletter and in Clive Maxfield's Blog, I want to give readers of Programmable Logic DesignLine Newsletter this special offer:

For a limited time (Until 15 April 2008) I am offering a 15% discount on the new BurchED Getting Started With Xilinx FPGAs Video Guide. Normal price is $27. This special offer is $22.95.

I hope you enjoy the video guide. By the way, you can watch the first 6 videos in the guide for free by just clicking on View_Free_Videos

For questions or comments, please feel free to email me, Anthony Burch, at anthony@burched.com.au

And, of course, if you haven't done so already, don't forget to Sign_up for my FPGA Newsletter.

Yours sincerely,

Anthony Burch

Easy, step-by-step video guide:

The BurchED Getting Started With Xilinx FPGAs Video Guide

Dear Electronics Designer,

Thanks for coming to the BurchED site.

I've put together a step-by-step video guide which will help you to get started easily and quickly with Xilinx FPGAs.

There are 18 videos in the full guide.

Videos 1 to 6  are free and include:
  • Welcome and Introduction From Anthony
  • FPGAs for Beginners - The Top 5 Questions
  • Five questions to ask before you choose an FPGA board
  • FPGA boards and general advice on what to get
  • What to do first when you get your FPGA board
  • The approach of this video course
  • How to download and install the free Xilinx design software

Click here to view the first 6 videos for free (no sign-up required)

I hope you find the first 6 videos very useful. If you would like to go further, please consider getting the complete guide which will take you all the way from design entry to working circuits on the bench.

The complete guide (all the videos 1 to 18) is available for $27 $22.95 and includes:
  • A quick overview of the design environment - The Xilinx ISE Project Navigator
  • How to think about FPGA design
  • Set up the board
  • Connecting the USB cable for the first time. Installation of the cable drivers
  • Cable troubleshooting - what to do if the cable connection does not work
  • Entering a design - creating a new project and placing symbols
  • Entering I/O pad constraints
  • Compile the design and generate a programming file
  • Downloading the design to the board
  • Modifying the design, clocks and bus taps
  • More complicated schematic designs - macros and hierarchical design
  • Detailed advice on what to do next

To get the complete guide (all 18 videos) for $27 $22.95, click on the PayPal payment button below:



Payment is by PayPal or by credit card (using the secure PayPal payment processor). You will then be taken to a sign-up page where you will need to create your own personal password for the site.

60 Day Unconditional Money-back Guarantee: Use the videos for a full 60 days. If you are not fully satisfied, for whatever reason, please just ask me for a refund and I will give you 100% of your money back. Easy. No questions asked.

Wishing you a fun and satisfying journey with getting started with Xilinx FPGAs.

Yours sincerely,

Anthony Burch