Papilo/Pro, help me to find the best price - Page 1
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author: legacy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2015, 02:03:38 pm
content: hi guysI have a small project which fits perfectly within the Papilo/Pro, which is good because it has a Spartan6, enough BRAM, an external SRAM and a pair of uart usb driven channels (Dual Channel FTDI FT2232 USB): that's perfect for my SoC + debug processor!So I want a Papilo/Pro, the problem is … where to buy ? I live within Europe, Italy, I have seen these choices:to buy formseeedstudio84.99 USD + shipping + shipping fee (22% of the declared value)to buy formskpang uk81UKP + shipping (low price), no shipping fee, ~115 euroto buy formstore gadgetfactory84.99 USD + shipping + shipping fee (22% of the declared value)Alternative boards (I prefer Xilinx, I find more comfortable with them), price from ~ 50USD + shipping + shipping feeXilinx spartan6, chinese boardAltera cyclone IV, chinese boardterasic series. This series is more expensive than the two above, but … it's damn professionally made.feel free to suggest alternatives, I'd to buy 5 of them (2 are for me, 3 are for my friends)Thank you in advance, guys

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: July 21, 2015, 02:22:52 pm
content: Hi,i'm also italian, i bought some time ago this:http://numato.com/fpga-boards/xilinx/spartan6/mimas-v2-spartan-6-fpga-development-board-with-ddr-sdram.htmlandhttp://numato.com/breakout-boards/usb-to-serial/ft2232h-breakout.htmlwith an academic discount. The shipping costs and time was not bad to italy.

author: neslekkim
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2015, 02:23:45 pm
content: I'm not sure what kind of experience you have with seeedstudio, but I have almost newer paid shipping, only on a few occasions only $3something, and never ever paid tax for anything I bought there.

author: legacy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2015, 02:29:47 pm
content: @exapodthenumato mimas-v2board is very interestingfeatures I likeSPARTAN XC6SLX9onboard 512Mb DDR SDRAMand it's good price

author: legacy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2015, 02:40:11 pm
content: @neslekkimNever bought from them before, but If the product is outside the Europe zone 1-5 then I have to pay the 22% of the declared value. That is the rule. Sadly.From where do they ship ? Within Europe ? Is it possible they have a warehouse located within Europe ?If so, I will be very happy to order from them

author: neslekkim
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2015, 02:48:24 pm
content: China, but they declare a very low value.Same in Norway, I have to pay 25% of declared value if the item cost more than 350NOK (with shipping), 350 is about $43 or €39. but seeed packages have always passed straight through..

author: legacy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2015, 02:57:43 pm
content: here the the threshold is 35 euro, above you have to pay, and they have always caught me(too often caught that I am starting to believe they have my photo and my address somewhere in their office like a wanted: guys, if you see a parcel from that legacy-dude, catches it, can't get away, he MUST pay)let's cross fingers, may be I will be lucky this time

author: 6thimage
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2015, 07:02:07 pm
content: If there is the possibility that you will need a larger FPGA, the Pipistrello is quite a good board (http://pipistrello.saanlima.com/) - it has a Spartan 6 LX45, 64 MB of LPDDR and a FT2232H USB interface (amongst other things), but it is more costly at USD$155.

author: legacy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: July 21, 2015, 10:52:06 pm
content: The Pipistrello is offering more resources, I am tempted but I am considering it for me (probably as second purchase but planned for xmass) . The Papilo/Pro is more than Ok for my friends, they do not need more resources

author: legacy
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 30, 2015, 11:17:28 am
content: another brick in the wall: see theArtyboardIt comes with DRAM, 4 PMOD connectors and a few arduino-like pins.