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How is this different from KiCAD 3D view, as seen from the top or the bottom?

Ductapemaster, I have done designs in networking (e.g. packet processing and 10 Gb Ethernet), wireless (e.g. baseband part of a modem), glue logic, and other more specialized areas. FPGAs have a wide variety of uses other than ASIC prototyping and small glue logic.

thowayedidoqo, I can still use them without the libraries. For example, I could write my own FFT or compression routine. It just may be cheaper to license them from the vendor or a third party. I have done plenty of designs without paid IP. I have used IP from Xilinx, Altera (pre-Intel), and third parties.

As an FPGA designer, I can't disagree more with your statement of their business model. They make money on chips. That is indisputable.

My last 3 designs used the vendor's free software, except for some IP we bought (IP=Intellectual property, a specific core). You might think of the IP as a library you would buy as a software engineer.

Ubiquiti UniFi AC or UniFi AC-LR. I'm not the poster above you were asking. Never need rebooting. Present a single AP name for multiple devices and both 2.4 and 5.x GHz. Reasonable price for home use. Based on personal experience in a large house. grk, roaming works just fine.

You aren't the only one who likes it; it definitely gets noticed. They cost ~$1 (US) in quantity.

The most common question I get is "If I install the chips, what do I get?" Unfortunately, the answer is nothing. There are people who have done that.