[I would have emailed this instead of posting, but
<[email protected]> appears to be invalid.]

> I've just bought the ML505 and I am looking for some examples of VHDL
> code that I can start to play around with and edit. All I can find
> are ACE files, which are not that much help to me. I did find the UCF
> file that I need,
> <http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards/ml505/docs/ml50x_U1_fpga.ucf>
> but I am wondering about the other setup parts.

From the URL that Antti provided, you can find the Reference Designs
link: http://www.xilinx.com/products/board...ce_designs.htm

The forum has been a little unforgiving of late, as a small number of
people have irritated some of the most helpful contributors. As a
result, some of the responses have been getting a little more terse ...

comp.arch.fpga actually has a bunch of people who are happy to help out
when it's clear that the person posting isn't just being lazy, and
hasn't just skipped checking google first. Don't be afraid to post in
the future, but try to make your questions specific, and try to explain
what you have already tried, so that the group takes the questions
seriously.

> I guess this ML505 board isn't really for people with 0 experience ?

Probably not people with 0 experience, but if you have some background
with hardware (and you did mention VHDL), it could be a fun place to
gain some experience. We all start somewhere.

Unfortunately I can't tell you any more about the ML505, as I myself
have not used it. Good luck.