On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 15:04:26 -0700 (PDT), Brane2 <[email protected]>
wrote:

>So far, I have only been able to find Spartan6 ( which isn't really
>available yet) from Xilinx and some small FPGA from Actel ( Igloo
>family ?).
>
>Trouble is, Spartan has only two lanes, which is enough only for PCI-e
>x1.
>Actel had more lanes- AFAIK enough for PCI-e x4, but was very small.
>
>Is there anything else worth looking at ?
>
>I'm looking for chip with decent PCI-e interface ( say at least 8
>lanes for PCI-e x4 ) in the cost range $10-20 or so...
What about buying a PCIe interface chip (say from PLX) and connecting that
chip to your FGPA? Using the chip is one less thing to design and debug.
-Dave Pollum