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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Terasic MAX 10 educational board for Intel FPGA introductory labs.
10M50DAF484C7Gprice unknowneducationcontrol
| Field | Tang Primer 20K Dock | DE10-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Chip | GW2A-LV18PG256C8/I7 | 10M50DAF484C7G |
| Family | GW2A | MAX 10 |
| Device type | FPGA | FPGA |
| Price | unknown | unknown |
| Toolchains | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | Intel Quartus Prime |
| Open toolchain | yes | no |
| Interfaces | Ethernet, HDMI, USB 2.0, SD card, JTAG/UART connector | VGA, USB-Blaster |
| Memory | DDR3 1 Gbit, NOR flash 64 Mbit | SDRAM requires Terasic manual verification |
| Documentation | 68 | 75 |
| Difficulty | intermediate | beginner |
| Openness score | 70 | 10 |
| Where to get help | Sipeed forum | Terasic support |
| Typical risks | Dock-specific features must be checked against the dock revision documentation. | MAX 10 is not a Linux-on-FPGA target; use for digital logic and peripheral labs. |
| Better for | open-source flow | beginner learning |