Hi there,
I wish know about opinions from persons who already have experienced both ALTERA and XILINX manufacurers’s IP softcores and their related free tools.
I’m not exactly referring to placing the HDL of some of the various open cores available on the Web, but I’m rather interested on the manufacturer toolsets, including not only the core itself, but also their peripherals.
In my particular case, I’ve been making experiments with the Altera Cyclone II with the NIOS2, and although I liked a lot, as well got some successful results, I found it’s usage a little difficult, but once I never used the XLINX concurrent, MicroBlaze, I’m obviously unable to assess which one is more friendly or not.
So, could someone give me some remarks ?