Compact Gowin GW2AR board with HDMI, audio amplifier, TF card slot, SDRAM, and onboard debugger.
GW2AR-LV18QN88C8/I7open toolchain28.17 USDeducationvideoaudiorisc-v
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Compact Gowin GW2AR board with HDMI, audio amplifier, TF card slot, SDRAM, and onboard debugger.
Terasic MAX 10 educational board for Intel FPGA introductory labs.
| Field | Tang Nano 20K | DE10-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | GW2AR-LV18QN88C8/I7 | 10M50DAF484C7G |
| Family | GW2A/GW2AR | MAX 10 |
| Device type | FPGA | FPGA |
| Price | 28.17 USD | unknown |
| Toolchains | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | Intel Quartus Prime |
| Open toolchain | yes | no |
| Interfaces | HDMI, MAX98357A I2S amplifier path, TF card slot, USB Type-C, Onboard BL616 JTAG, USB UART | VGA, USB-Blaster |
| Memory | 32-bit SDR SDRAM 64 Mbit, Onboard flash 64 Mbit | SDRAM requires Terasic manual verification |
| Documentation | 78 | 75 |
| Difficulty | beginner | beginner |
| Openness score | 76 | 10 |
| Where to get help | Sipeed forum, r/GowinFPGA | Terasic support |
| Typical risks | Verify exact board revision before using pin labels, constraints, or power assumptions. Onboard debugger recognition Flash persistence mode | MAX 10 is not a Linux-on-FPGA target; use for digital logic and peripheral labs. |
| Better for | beginner learning | beginner learning |