Re: GAL running hot

From: silverdr_at_wfmh.org.pl
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2018 18:01:14 +0200
Message-Id: <D1186CF0-4362-462E-995B-5836B423B66C@wfmh.org.pl>
> On 2018-04-20, at 17:10, didier derny <didier@aida.org> wrote:
> 
> GAL are still easy to find in small quantity  (DIP) and are now inexpensive

And PLCC too. Atmel still has them.

> it's quite nice for a prototype of a small series
> 
> I use them all the time, they give some flexibilty
> 
> I also often use max7000s  CPLD PLCC44/PLCC84

True, but for the purposes here a CPLD with even 44 pins only is already an overkill. The one I use has 20 and a few are still left unused. OTOH if I wanted to build the same logic with 74 series, it'd eat a lot of board's real estate.

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