Entry-level Digilent Artix-7 trainer board for introductory digital design courses.
XC7A35T-1CPG236Cprice unknowneducationcontrol
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Larger Digilent Artix-7 trainer board for courses needing more peripherals than Basys 3.
XC7A100T-1CSG324Cprice unknowneducationvideoaudiorisc-v
| Field | Basys 3 | Nexys A7 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | XC7A35T-1CPG236C | XC7A100T-1CSG324C |
| Family | Artix-7 | Artix-7 |
| Device type | FPGA | FPGA |
| Price | unknown | unknown |
| Toolchains | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard |
| Open toolchain | no | no |
| Interfaces | VGA, USB, USB-JTAG | Ethernet, VGA, USB |
| Memory | not verified | DDR2 requires verification from Digilent resource center |
| Documentation | 84 | 82 |
| Difficulty | beginner | beginner |
| Openness score | 15 | 15 |
| Where to get help | Digilent Forum | Digilent Forum |
| Typical risks | Not a good fit for Linux-on-FPGA or memory-heavy SoC work. | Split 50T/100T variants before publishing exact resource counts. |
| Better for | beginner learning | beginner learning |