Entry-level Digilent Artix-7 trainer board for introductory digital design courses.
XC7A35T-1CPG236Cprice unknowneducationcontrol
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Small Gowin GW1NR board for low-cost learning, HDMI experiments, softcore demos, and open-source Gowin flow exploration.
GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5open toolchain14.5 USDeducationvideorisc-vretro
| Field | Basys 3 | Tang Nano 9K |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | XC7A35T-1CPG236C | GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5 |
| Family | Artix-7 | GW1NR / LittleBee |
| Device type | FPGA | FPGA |
| Price | unknown | 14.5 USD |
| Toolchains | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula |
| Open toolchain | no | yes |
| Interfaces | VGA, USB, USB-JTAG | HDMI, USB Type-C, Onboard JTAG, USB UART |
| Memory | not verified | PSRAM 64 Mbit, Onboard flash 32 Mbit |
| Documentation | 84 | 70 |
| Difficulty | beginner | beginner |
| Openness score | 15 | 72 |
| Where to get help | Digilent Forum | r/GowinFPGA |
| Typical risks | Not a good fit for Linux-on-FPGA or memory-heavy SoC work. | Pinout and constraints must be taken from the exact board revision files, not inferred from this catalog entry. Open-source flow is feature-dependent |
| Better for | beginner learning | beginner learning |