activeunknownbeginnerconfidence 3/5

Basys 3

Entry-level Digilent Artix-7 trainer board for introductory digital design courses.

Short verdict: beginner learning. Critical characteristics must be checked against sources before purchase or external wiring.

Not a good fit for Linux-on-FPGA or memory-heavy SoC work.
MPN
Basys-3
Status
active
Availability
unknown
Price
not source-backed
Device type
FPGA
Chip
XC7A35T-1CPG236C (Artix-7)
Recommendation
beginner learning
Verified
2026-04-29

Interfaces, connectors and memory

Interfaces

VGA x1, USB x1, USB-JTAG x1

Connectors

Pmod x4

Memory

not verified

Toolchains

Documentation, schematics, pinout, constraints

Example projects

Related KB articles

toolchain_guidebeginnerconfidence 4/5
What Vivado is

Vivado is AMD's FPGA design suite for modern Xilinx/AMD FPGA and SoC families.

vivadoamd-xilinxtoolchain
protocol_notebeginnerconfidence 4/5
Pmod connectors

Pmod is a small expansion connector ecosystem; verify voltage, pin mapping and peripheral protocol before attaching modules.

pmodconnectorconstraints

Where to get help

Sources