With the technological progress, programmable logic devices (PLD) are more available. Practically 1/4 of freelance projects made by us contain at least a simple CPLD unit. Considering current prices of these elements it is advisable (especially in small lot production) to implement a programmable circuit which could replace even 3-4 integrated circuits. It is also worthwhile installing PLD where it could replace a system that is difficult to obtain.
The usage of PLD circuit instead of a standard logic circuit has two more crucial advantages:
We often use simple programmable circuit to replace gates and counters.We have also produced a complex circuit in FPGA structure acting as a complete driver of graphic TFT display.