The MaxProLogic Ultra Low Cost FPGA Development Board for Students and Hobbyists - Page 1
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author: USB_Guru
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 13, 2017, 03:04:43 am
content: Earth People Technology is pleased to announce the official launch of the MaxProLogic KickStarter. This is an Ultra Low Cost FPGA Development Board for Students and Hobbyists. Please see the launchhttps://www.kickstarter.com/projects/201461162/maxprologic-ultra-low-cost-fpga-development-boardFeaturesMAX 10 10M04SA FPGA FROM INTEL/ALTERA 4,000 Logic Elements2.2 Mbit On chip Flash; 189 Kbit On Chip SRAM 8 Analog InputChannels; 12 bit; 1MSamples/Second 65 Available I/O’s at connectors65 Inputs/Outputs available at connectors on board8 Green User configurable LEDs 1 Power Pushbutton Switch; 1 User Configurable Pushbutton SwitchOn Board MicroSD Card SlotTwo Power options: Standard USB (+5V @ 2Amp) Using Micro-B connector; 5mm Barrel Connector Accepts +12V @ 3Amp

author: phdinfunk
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: October 21, 2017, 05:50:51 pm
content: Hi,I have been studying FPGA for awhile and wanted to get into it. So far, the toolchain has been extremely unwieldy and I've not been able to actually get anything up and running. It's utterly nothing like setting up a python stack.What does the software to silicon chain look like with this thing? If I'm a student with basic verilog and systemverilog comprehension, how am I going to get this thing running?This is a much more important question to me that 30 bucks on the cost of a board one way or another.

author: xaxaxa
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: October 22, 2017, 11:23:24 pm
content: Quote from: phdinfunk on October 21, 2017, 05:50:51 pmIt's fairly simple once you get used to it;1. create project; it will ask you which chip you are targeting.2. set pin assignments (which physical pin corresponds to which port name)3. type some VHDL4. synthesize & upload to fpga board5. profit!!!On youtube you can probably find videos that walk you through each process for altera quartus or xilinx ISE.If you search "xc6slx9" on aliexpress and sort by # of orders, you will find $20 xilinx fpga boards that has double the number of logic elements and sram. The kickstarter one has ADCs though. Depends what you need.

author: TK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2017, 01:57:37 am
content: No programmer on board? If you add a programmer, will it still be low cost?

author: CM800
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2017, 10:48:05 pm
content: Not sure why I'd like that one, when an official one is already offered at a similar price, with more logic elements from TerasIC:https://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?Language=English&CategoryNo=218&No=708&PartNo=2with better specs....

author: TK
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2017, 10:59:04 pm
content: Quote from: CM800 on October 23, 2017, 10:48:05 pmAnd onboard programmer...

author: Mr. Scram
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 23, 2017, 11:07:34 pm
content: Have a look at these boards on Aliexpress. Not very expensive and nice to tinker with. Note that I'm not affiliated.https://www.aliexpress.com/store/620372

author: chickenHeadKnob
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: October 24, 2017, 10:12:52 am
content: Quote from: TK on October 23, 2017, 10:59:04 pmno, actually needs an external jtag, rare for Terasic