Gowin GW2A-18 dock-style board intended for secondary development with more connectors than Tang Nano boards.
GW2A-LV18PG256C8/I7open toolchainprice unknowneducationvideonetworkingrisc-v
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Compact open-source Lattice ECP5 board commonly used with LiteX, USB and open-source ECP5 flows.
LFE5U-25F/85Fopen toolchainprice unknownrisc-vlinuxusbeducation
| Field | Tang Primer 20K Dock | OrangeCrab |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | GW2A-LV18PG256C8/I7 | LFE5U-25F/85F |
| Family | GW2A | ECP5 |
| Device type | FPGA | FPGA |
| Price | unknown | unknown |
| Toolchains | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | Yosys + nextpnr + Project Trellis |
| Open toolchain | yes | yes |
| Interfaces | Ethernet, HDMI, USB 2.0, SD card, JTAG/UART connector | USB, MicroSD |
| Memory | DDR3 1 Gbit, NOR flash 64 Mbit | DDR3 requires revision check |
| Documentation | 68 | 65 |
| Difficulty | intermediate | intermediate |
| Openness score | 70 | 92 |
| Where to get help | Sipeed forum | OrangeCrab GitHub organization |
| Typical risks | Dock-specific features must be checked against the dock revision documentation. | Feature set differs across OrangeCrab revisions; verify exact revision. |
| Better for | open-source flow | open-source flow |