Open-source educational Lattice iCE40UP5K board designed around the Yosys, nextpnr and IceStorm flow.
iCE40UP5K-SG48open toolchainprice unknowneducationcontroldspformal
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Entry-level Digilent Artix-7 trainer board for introductory digital design courses.
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| Field | iCEBreaker | Basys 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | iCE40UP5K-SG48 | XC7A35T-1CPG236C |
| Family | iCE40 UltraPlus | Artix-7 |
| Device type | FPGA | FPGA |
| Price | unknown | unknown |
| Toolchains | Yosys + nextpnr + IceStorm, Lattice Diamond Programmer | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard |
| Open toolchain | yes | no |
| Interfaces | microUSB FT2232H, FT2232H programming, USB serial | VGA, USB, USB-JTAG |
| Memory | QSPI flash 128 Mbit | not verified |
| Documentation | 82 | 84 |
| Difficulty | beginner | beginner |
| Openness score | 96 | 15 |
| Where to get help | iCEBreaker community docs | Digilent Forum |
| Typical risks | Check add-on pinout and exact hardware revision before connecting Pmods. | Not a good fit for Linux-on-FPGA or memory-heavy SoC work. |
| Better for | open-source flow | beginner learning |