Current Part:
(7) 100Ω Resistors
(4) 0.1µF Capacitors
7 Segment LED Display
SIPS & 10-Pin Sip Socket
10-Pin Port (Shrouded Header)
ByteBlaster MV
30 pin SIPs
Prototype Board
Wire 30 AWG (aka Wirewrap)
Wirewrap Tool
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Parts List Details
You may or may not be familiar with the parts above so a picture of each item has been included to clear up any possible questions.
MAX 7128SLC84-10 & PLCC Socket
This will be the brains of the development board. It will make all the decisions and will be what we program. The PLCC socket is necessary to wirewrap everything together. SIPS will be placed onto the PLCC so that it fits nicely into our prototype board.
100Ω Resistors & 7 Semgent LED Display
The 100Ω resistors are just current limiting resistors so the LEDs in the display don't get burned out. The 7 segment LED display itsself is just 7 leds that we light up to create a number or character. These are typically used to display values in hexidecimal.
10-Pin Port (Shrouded Header) & ByteBlaster MV
The ByteBlaster MV cable will be used to program the CPLD. It is crucial that you pay extra special attention when wiring the 10-Pin port to the CPLD. If you wire it incorrectly you run the risk of burning out your ByteBlaster MV cable. Buying/Building a new one will cost you money, so be careful!
Wirewrap, SIPS, & the rest
We'll use wirewrap throughout the tutorial to connect the pins on the development board. Everything will be put into SIPS to make connecting pins using wirewrap easier. The SIP socket is used for the resistor array.