[Open_electroporator] culture shock v0.7 prototype build

[John Griessen]

On 9/10/18 6:00 PM, Nathan McCorkle wrote:
> We've got a really good system
> now I think.

Yes, FPGAs are opaque tools with vendor lock in much more than a microprocessor
like the STM32 ARM.  There's always some lock in, it's just more available
as an eval board or OSHW machine when it is minimized.

The STM32F401 sells for $2.5 in the QFN48 package and about $3 in the LQFP64 package.

FPGAs can go faster than MCUs, but not the transformer and doubler caps and stray reactances...