@peterfriedman2830
The sheer energy and enthusiasm in this video are just exemplary beyond measure. I think something should be said for claiming that 'if you imagine that a proportion of viewers might find it overwhelmingly intense, that's not necessarily a bad thing for certain kinds of material'. There is an unmistakable impression of a wealth of in-depth and up-to-date knowledge and extensive valuable experience which sits behind the talk, combined with a serious commitment to helpfulness (evident in the on-screen corrections and tips) that makes this video something that I intend to use as an instructive example of how to tackle an introduction to a difficult technical subject. Thanks and bravo Dave.
@stomachcontentz
7 years later, still an awesome, informative video. Nice one mate!
@ZainAhmed
Dave I just wanna say thank you for doing this stuff. I’m in my final year of a computer engineering degree and can confidently say that 2 days of me mucking around with a dev board + your videos has always taught me more than the related class at my school. I’m finally in a place where I can start donating back to you and will set that up soon. Just wanna thanks from college kids everywhere. If it were up to me I’d split my tuition between you and a couple others
@EEVblog
Hard silicon CPU's are generally much faster and low power than "soft" CPU's. That is why a lot of FPGA's now have hard silicon CPU's built in them. In terms of older CPU like say a 6502, an FPGA soft core can be much faster than the old chip.
@sky44david
This is the clearest and best general introduction to the FPGA that I have found. I am using it to educate persons who work for an investor of my small company so that they understand the importance of why we are spending so much on XILINX as the core of our I.P. I started with Microchip's PIC in 1993 and on to XILINX's simple CLPD types and am still growing learning and adapting to vast progressive expansion that XILINX has made in decades of FPGA advancement. Thanks for making this educational reference.
@eveneevee27
The best intro to FPGA I have heard of. Easy to understand and pretty thorough :)
@drteeth7054
This stuff is pure magic, especially when things are explained as well as they are in this video.
@MatrixOfDynamism
I have worked as Applications Engineer for Altera FPGAs and have the opportunity to see them inside out. In many cases it is possible to use MCUs, but the flexibility that FPGAs provide in the present generation devices is just mind blowing.
@MrDoneboy
Dave is really a natural teacher at heart!
@pedroguilherme4170
Sir, you're just a genius...! you inspired me with this video. Actually, I'm an electronic engineering student and have been having too many problems understanding some digital electronic lessons but thanks to your videos and to some others out there I now understand better. I will no longer sleep!
@rfrayo_
I wish you taught my embedded systems class. I attended 40+ lectures and have still only scratched the surface of FPGAs. We did do some cool projects with them though. Your methods of explanation were far better than my professor's. The best lesson you can learn from applied computer science is "computers are stupid...that's why you have to be smart to figure them out."
@lemuffinity
I'm a complete newbie when it comes to microprocessors and stuff, and I understood those concepts very well. Great video. Cheers
@rallokkcaz
I watched this video 7 years ago when I started trying to cram EE knowledge into my dumb head. I just wrote my first FGPA program the other day and realized this video helped me so much! And I haven't even seen it again in years, best content for EE on YT.
@antonnym214
I love these introductions. Your presentation, knowledge, and enthusiasm is engaging. Videos like this make Youtube worthwhile. Thank you!
@cny02253
Really great overview of FPGA basics. You have to know which country you are in before you can efficiently know which specific street to drive down. Many people seem to want to skip the fundamentals, but especially with FBGA's -you do that to your great disadvantage. Its easy to get lost in the trees in the FPGA forest.
@tmdrake
I love this....Finally someone that explains stuff the way i understand.
@AugustS99
Awesome stuff. Love it when he says I haven't even scratched the surface. Shows the sheer complexity of this technology
@TimmayLaw
Just want to say thank you for these videos.. I've been working as an EE in the automotive field for 5 years now and a lot of these videos really touch on exactly what we have to work with while doing R&D! You have a great way of taking more complex subjects and making them a lot simpler, thank you!
@hadireg
much better than I've seen at school 👍 Always great to go back to your videos Dave! Thanks for what you're bringing to the Electronics Community!
@JennyEverywhere