Entry-level Digilent Artix-7 trainer board for introductory digital design courses.
XC7A35T-1CPG236Cprice unknowneducationcontrol
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Best boards for beginnersBoards with open toolchainsBoards under 100 USDBoards with HDMIBoards with EthernetBoards with SFP/QSFPBoards with DDR-class memoryBoards with FMCBoards for RISC-V SoCBoards for Linux-on-FPGATang/Gowin boardsBoards for Vivado free editionsBoards for Yosys/nextpnrBoards for a university courseBoards for industrial prototyping
Best boards for beginners
Open filterOpen-source educational Lattice iCE40UP5K board designed around the Yosys, nextpnr and IceStorm flow.
iCE40UP5K-SG48open toolchainprice unknowneducationcontroldspformal
Compact Gowin GW2AR board with HDMI, audio amplifier, TF card slot, SDRAM, and onboard debugger.
GW2AR-LV18QN88C8/I7open toolchain28.17 USDeducationvideoaudiorisc-v
Digilent Artix-7 board with Vivado WebPACK support, Pmods, Arduino/chipKIT style expansion, DDR3 and Ethernet.
XC7A35TICSG324-1Lprice unknowneducationrisc-vcontroldsp
Small Gowin GW1NR board for low-cost learning, HDMI experiments, softcore demos, and open-source Gowin flow exploration.
GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5open toolchain14.5 USDeducationvideorisc-vretro
Terasic MAX 10 educational board for Intel FPGA introductory labs.
10M50DAF484C7Gprice unknowneducationcontrol
Larger Digilent Artix-7 trainer board for courses needing more peripherals than Basys 3.
XC7A100T-1CSG324Cprice unknowneducationvideoaudiorisc-v
Boards with open toolchains
Open filterOpen-source educational Lattice iCE40UP5K board designed around the Yosys, nextpnr and IceStorm flow.
iCE40UP5K-SG48open toolchainprice unknowneducationcontroldspformal
Open-hardware Lattice ECP5 board used for open-source FPGA development, education, LiteX and retro-computing projects.
LFE5U-85F-6BG381Copen toolchainprice unknowneducationvideoretrorisc-v
Compact open-source Lattice ECP5 board commonly used with LiteX, USB and open-source ECP5 flows.
LFE5U-25F/85Fopen toolchainprice unknownrisc-vlinuxusbeducation
Compact Gowin GW2AR board with HDMI, audio amplifier, TF card slot, SDRAM, and onboard debugger.
GW2AR-LV18QN88C8/I7open toolchain28.17 USDeducationvideoaudiorisc-v
Small Gowin GW1NR board for low-cost learning, HDMI experiments, softcore demos, and open-source Gowin flow exploration.
GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5open toolchain14.5 USDeducationvideorisc-vretro
Gowin GW2A-18 dock-style board intended for secondary development with more connectors than Tang Nano boards.
GW2A-LV18PG256C8/I7open toolchainprice unknowneducationvideonetworkingrisc-v
Official Lattice ECP5 evaluation board for ECP5 feature exploration and high-speed interface prototyping.
LFE5UM-45Fopen toolchainprice unknownnetworkingdsphigh-speed-io
Official Gowin starter kit for GW1NR-9 evaluation and Gowin EDA bring-up.
GW1NR-LV9LQ144PC6/I5open toolchainprice unknowneducationcontrol
Boards under 100 USD
Open filterCompact Gowin GW2AR board with HDMI, audio amplifier, TF card slot, SDRAM, and onboard debugger.
GW2AR-LV18QN88C8/I7open toolchain28.17 USDeducationvideoaudiorisc-v
Small Gowin GW1NR board for low-cost learning, HDMI experiments, softcore demos, and open-source Gowin flow exploration.
GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5open toolchain14.5 USDeducationvideorisc-vretro
Boards with HDMI
Open filterCompact Gowin GW2AR board with HDMI, audio amplifier, TF card slot, SDRAM, and onboard debugger.
GW2AR-LV18QN88C8/I7open toolchain28.17 USDeducationvideoaudiorisc-v
AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC evaluation kit for professional embedded, video, networking and high-speed IO work.
XCZU9EG-2FFVB1156Eprice unknownlinuxvideonetworkingdsp
Digilent Zynq-7000 board for learning ARM + FPGA workflows in Vivado/Vitis.
XC7Z020-1CLG400Cprice unknownlinuxrisc-vvideoeducation
Terasic Cyclone V SoC board widely used for Intel FPGA education, Linux-on-SoC labs and MiSTer-style retro FPGA work.
5CSEBA6U23I7price unknowneducationlinuxretrorisc-v
Open-hardware Lattice ECP5 board used for open-source FPGA development, education, LiteX and retro-computing projects.
LFE5U-85F-6BG381Copen toolchainprice unknowneducationvideoretrorisc-v
Small Gowin GW1NR board for low-cost learning, HDMI experiments, softcore demos, and open-source Gowin flow exploration.
GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5open toolchain14.5 USDeducationvideorisc-vretro
Gowin GW2A-18 dock-style board intended for secondary development with more connectors than Tang Nano boards.
GW2A-LV18PG256C8/I7open toolchainprice unknowneducationvideonetworkingrisc-v
Efinix Titanium Ti180 evaluation board for larger Efinix FPGA prototyping.
Ti180J484I3price unknownvideodspnetworkinghigh-speed-io
Boards with Ethernet
Open filterDigilent Artix-7 board with Vivado WebPACK support, Pmods, Arduino/chipKIT style expansion, DDR3 and Ethernet.
XC7A35TICSG324-1Lprice unknowneducationrisc-vcontroldsp
AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC evaluation kit for professional embedded, video, networking and high-speed IO work.
XCZU9EG-2FFVB1156Eprice unknownlinuxvideonetworkingdsp
Larger Digilent Artix-7 trainer board for courses needing more peripherals than Basys 3.
XC7A100T-1CSG324Cprice unknowneducationvideoaudiorisc-v
Digilent Zynq-7000 board for learning ARM + FPGA workflows in Vivado/Vitis.
XC7Z020-1CLG400Cprice unknownlinuxrisc-vvideoeducation
Terasic Cyclone V SoC board widely used for Intel FPGA education, Linux-on-SoC labs and MiSTer-style retro FPGA work.
5CSEBA6U23I7price unknowneducationlinuxretrorisc-v
Microchip PolarFire SoC kit with FPGA fabric and Linux-capable RISC-V processor subsystem.
MPFS250Tprice unknownlinuxrisc-vnetworkingcontrol
Gowin GW2A-18 dock-style board intended for secondary development with more connectors than Tang Nano boards.
GW2A-LV18PG256C8/I7open toolchainprice unknowneducationvideonetworkingrisc-v
Official Lattice ECP5 evaluation board for ECP5 feature exploration and high-speed interface prototyping.
LFE5UM-45Fopen toolchainprice unknownnetworkingdsphigh-speed-io
Efinix Titanium Ti180 evaluation board for larger Efinix FPGA prototyping.
Ti180J484I3price unknownvideodspnetworkinghigh-speed-io
Trenz Electronic Zynq-7000 module suitable for compact SoM-style embedded FPGA systems.
XC7Z010/XC7Z020price unknownlinuxcontrolembedded
Boards with SFP/QSFP
Open filterAMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC evaluation kit for professional embedded, video, networking and high-speed IO work.
XCZU9EG-2FFVB1156Eprice unknownlinuxvideonetworkingdsp
Boards with DDR-class memory
Open filterDigilent Artix-7 board with Vivado WebPACK support, Pmods, Arduino/chipKIT style expansion, DDR3 and Ethernet.
XC7A35TICSG324-1Lprice unknowneducationrisc-vcontroldsp
Digilent Zynq-7000 board for learning ARM + FPGA workflows in Vivado/Vitis.
XC7Z020-1CLG400Cprice unknownlinuxrisc-vvideoeducation
Terasic Cyclone V SoC board widely used for Intel FPGA education, Linux-on-SoC labs and MiSTer-style retro FPGA work.
5CSEBA6U23I7price unknowneducationlinuxretrorisc-v
Gowin GW2A-18 dock-style board intended for secondary development with more connectors than Tang Nano boards.
GW2A-LV18PG256C8/I7open toolchainprice unknowneducationvideonetworkingrisc-v
Compact open-source Lattice ECP5 board commonly used with LiteX, USB and open-source ECP5 flows.
LFE5U-25F/85Fopen toolchainprice unknownrisc-vlinuxusbeducation
Trenz Electronic Zynq-7000 module suitable for compact SoM-style embedded FPGA systems.
XC7Z010/XC7Z020price unknownlinuxcontrolembedded
Boards with FMC
Open filterAMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC evaluation kit for professional embedded, video, networking and high-speed IO work.
XCZU9EG-2FFVB1156Eprice unknownlinuxvideonetworkingdsp
Official Lattice ECP5 evaluation board for ECP5 feature exploration and high-speed interface prototyping.
LFE5UM-45Fopen toolchainprice unknownnetworkingdsphigh-speed-io
Efinix Titanium Ti180 evaluation board for larger Efinix FPGA prototyping.
Ti180J484I3price unknownvideodspnetworkinghigh-speed-io
Boards for RISC-V SoC
Open filterDigilent Artix-7 board with Vivado WebPACK support, Pmods, Arduino/chipKIT style expansion, DDR3 and Ethernet.
XC7A35TICSG324-1Lprice unknowneducationrisc-vcontroldsp
Compact Gowin GW2AR board with HDMI, audio amplifier, TF card slot, SDRAM, and onboard debugger.
GW2AR-LV18QN88C8/I7open toolchain28.17 USDeducationvideoaudiorisc-v
Larger Digilent Artix-7 trainer board for courses needing more peripherals than Basys 3.
XC7A100T-1CSG324Cprice unknowneducationvideoaudiorisc-v
Digilent Zynq-7000 board for learning ARM + FPGA workflows in Vivado/Vitis.
XC7Z020-1CLG400Cprice unknownlinuxrisc-vvideoeducation
Terasic Cyclone V SoC board widely used for Intel FPGA education, Linux-on-SoC labs and MiSTer-style retro FPGA work.
5CSEBA6U23I7price unknowneducationlinuxretrorisc-v
Microchip PolarFire SoC kit with FPGA fabric and Linux-capable RISC-V processor subsystem.
MPFS250Tprice unknownlinuxrisc-vnetworkingcontrol
Open-hardware Lattice ECP5 board used for open-source FPGA development, education, LiteX and retro-computing projects.
LFE5U-85F-6BG381Copen toolchainprice unknowneducationvideoretrorisc-v
Small Gowin GW1NR board for low-cost learning, HDMI experiments, softcore demos, and open-source Gowin flow exploration.
GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5open toolchain14.5 USDeducationvideorisc-vretro
Gowin GW2A-18 dock-style board intended for secondary development with more connectors than Tang Nano boards.
GW2A-LV18PG256C8/I7open toolchainprice unknowneducationvideonetworkingrisc-v
Compact open-source Lattice ECP5 board commonly used with LiteX, USB and open-source ECP5 flows.
LFE5U-25F/85Fopen toolchainprice unknownrisc-vlinuxusbeducation
Larger Gowin Tang board for projects that need substantially more logic than Tang Nano and Primer boards.
GW5AST-LV138FPG676Aprice unknownvideonetworkingdsprisc-v
Boards for Linux-on-FPGA
Open filterAMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC evaluation kit for professional embedded, video, networking and high-speed IO work.
XCZU9EG-2FFVB1156Eprice unknownlinuxvideonetworkingdsp
Digilent Zynq-7000 board for learning ARM + FPGA workflows in Vivado/Vitis.
XC7Z020-1CLG400Cprice unknownlinuxrisc-vvideoeducation
Terasic Cyclone V SoC board widely used for Intel FPGA education, Linux-on-SoC labs and MiSTer-style retro FPGA work.
5CSEBA6U23I7price unknowneducationlinuxretrorisc-v
Microchip PolarFire SoC kit with FPGA fabric and Linux-capable RISC-V processor subsystem.
MPFS250Tprice unknownlinuxrisc-vnetworkingcontrol
Open-hardware Lattice ECP5 board used for open-source FPGA development, education, LiteX and retro-computing projects.
LFE5U-85F-6BG381Copen toolchainprice unknowneducationvideoretrorisc-v
Gowin GW2A-18 dock-style board intended for secondary development with more connectors than Tang Nano boards.
GW2A-LV18PG256C8/I7open toolchainprice unknowneducationvideonetworkingrisc-v
Compact open-source Lattice ECP5 board commonly used with LiteX, USB and open-source ECP5 flows.
LFE5U-25F/85Fopen toolchainprice unknownrisc-vlinuxusbeducation
Trenz Electronic Zynq-7000 module suitable for compact SoM-style embedded FPGA systems.
XC7Z010/XC7Z020price unknownlinuxcontrolembedded
Larger Gowin Tang board for projects that need substantially more logic than Tang Nano and Primer boards.
GW5AST-LV138FPG676Aprice unknownvideonetworkingdsprisc-v
Tang/Gowin boards
Open filterCompact Gowin GW2AR board with HDMI, audio amplifier, TF card slot, SDRAM, and onboard debugger.
GW2AR-LV18QN88C8/I7open toolchain28.17 USDeducationvideoaudiorisc-v
Small Gowin GW1NR board for low-cost learning, HDMI experiments, softcore demos, and open-source Gowin flow exploration.
GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5open toolchain14.5 USDeducationvideorisc-vretro
Gowin GW2A-18 dock-style board intended for secondary development with more connectors than Tang Nano boards.
GW2A-LV18PG256C8/I7open toolchainprice unknowneducationvideonetworkingrisc-v
Official Gowin starter kit for GW1NR-9 evaluation and Gowin EDA bring-up.
GW1NR-LV9LQ144PC6/I5open toolchainprice unknowneducationcontrol
Larger Gowin Tang board for projects that need substantially more logic than Tang Nano and Primer boards.
GW5AST-LV138FPG676Aprice unknownvideonetworkingdsprisc-v
Boards for Vivado free editions
Open filterDigilent Artix-7 board with Vivado WebPACK support, Pmods, Arduino/chipKIT style expansion, DDR3 and Ethernet.
XC7A35TICSG324-1Lprice unknowneducationrisc-vcontroldsp
AMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC evaluation kit for professional embedded, video, networking and high-speed IO work.
XCZU9EG-2FFVB1156Eprice unknownlinuxvideonetworkingdsp
Entry-level Digilent Artix-7 trainer board for introductory digital design courses.
XC7A35T-1CPG236Cprice unknowneducationcontrol
Larger Digilent Artix-7 trainer board for courses needing more peripherals than Basys 3.
XC7A100T-1CSG324Cprice unknowneducationvideoaudiorisc-v
Digilent Zynq-7000 board for learning ARM + FPGA workflows in Vivado/Vitis.
XC7Z020-1CLG400Cprice unknownlinuxrisc-vvideoeducation
Trenz Electronic Zynq-7000 module suitable for compact SoM-style embedded FPGA systems.
XC7Z010/XC7Z020price unknownlinuxcontrolembedded
Numato Artix-7 development board for lower-cost AMD/Xilinx FPGA experiments.
XC7A50Tprice unknowneducationcontroldsp
Boards for Yosys/nextpnr
Open filterOpen-source educational Lattice iCE40UP5K board designed around the Yosys, nextpnr and IceStorm flow.
iCE40UP5K-SG48open toolchainprice unknowneducationcontroldspformal
Compact Gowin GW2AR board with HDMI, audio amplifier, TF card slot, SDRAM, and onboard debugger.
GW2AR-LV18QN88C8/I7open toolchain28.17 USDeducationvideoaudiorisc-v
Open-hardware Lattice ECP5 board used for open-source FPGA development, education, LiteX and retro-computing projects.
LFE5U-85F-6BG381Copen toolchainprice unknowneducationvideoretrorisc-v
Small Gowin GW1NR board for low-cost learning, HDMI experiments, softcore demos, and open-source Gowin flow exploration.
GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5open toolchain14.5 USDeducationvideorisc-vretro
Gowin GW2A-18 dock-style board intended for secondary development with more connectors than Tang Nano boards.
GW2A-LV18PG256C8/I7open toolchainprice unknowneducationvideonetworkingrisc-v
Official Lattice ECP5 evaluation board for ECP5 feature exploration and high-speed interface prototyping.
LFE5UM-45Fopen toolchainprice unknownnetworkingdsphigh-speed-io
Compact open-source Lattice ECP5 board commonly used with LiteX, USB and open-source ECP5 flows.
LFE5U-25F/85Fopen toolchainprice unknownrisc-vlinuxusbeducation
Official Gowin starter kit for GW1NR-9 evaluation and Gowin EDA bring-up.
GW1NR-LV9LQ144PC6/I5open toolchainprice unknowneducationcontrol
Boards for a university course
Open filterEntry-level Digilent Artix-7 trainer board for introductory digital design courses.
XC7A35T-1CPG236Cprice unknowneducationcontrol
Open-source educational Lattice iCE40UP5K board designed around the Yosys, nextpnr and IceStorm flow.
iCE40UP5K-SG48open toolchainprice unknowneducationcontroldspformal
Compact Gowin GW2AR board with HDMI, audio amplifier, TF card slot, SDRAM, and onboard debugger.
GW2AR-LV18QN88C8/I7open toolchain28.17 USDeducationvideoaudiorisc-v
Digilent Artix-7 board with Vivado WebPACK support, Pmods, Arduino/chipKIT style expansion, DDR3 and Ethernet.
XC7A35TICSG324-1Lprice unknowneducationrisc-vcontroldsp
Small Gowin GW1NR board for low-cost learning, HDMI experiments, softcore demos, and open-source Gowin flow exploration.
GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5open toolchain14.5 USDeducationvideorisc-vretro
Terasic MAX 10 educational board for Intel FPGA introductory labs.
10M50DAF484C7Gprice unknowneducationcontrol
Larger Digilent Artix-7 trainer board for courses needing more peripherals than Basys 3.
XC7A100T-1CSG324Cprice unknowneducationvideoaudiorisc-v
Boards for industrial prototyping
Open filterAMD/Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC evaluation kit for professional embedded, video, networking and high-speed IO work.
XCZU9EG-2FFVB1156Eprice unknownlinuxvideonetworkingdsp
Microchip PolarFire SoC kit with FPGA fabric and Linux-capable RISC-V processor subsystem.
MPFS250Tprice unknownlinuxrisc-vnetworkingcontrol
Larger Gowin Tang board for projects that need substantially more logic than Tang Nano and Primer boards.
GW5AST-LV138FPG676Aprice unknownvideonetworkingdsprisc-v
Efinix Titanium Ti180 evaluation board for larger Efinix FPGA prototyping.
Ti180J484I3price unknownvideodspnetworkinghigh-speed-io
Trenz Electronic Zynq-7000 module suitable for compact SoM-style embedded FPGA systems.
XC7Z010/XC7Z020price unknownlinuxcontrolembedded
Official Lattice ECP5 evaluation board for ECP5 feature exploration and high-speed interface prototyping.
LFE5UM-45Fopen toolchainprice unknownnetworkingdsphigh-speed-io
Efinix Trion development kit for evaluating the T120 FPGA family.
T120price unknowndspvideocontrol
Terasic Cyclone V SoC board widely used for Intel FPGA education, Linux-on-SoC labs and MiSTer-style retro FPGA work.
5CSEBA6U23I7price unknowneducationlinuxretrorisc-v
Compact open-source Lattice ECP5 board commonly used with LiteX, USB and open-source ECP5 flows.
LFE5U-25F/85Fopen toolchainprice unknownrisc-vlinuxusbeducation
Digilent Zynq-7000 board for learning ARM + FPGA workflows in Vivado/Vitis.
XC7Z020-1CLG400Cprice unknownlinuxrisc-vvideoeducation
Open-hardware Lattice ECP5 board used for open-source FPGA development, education, LiteX and retro-computing projects.
LFE5U-85F-6BG381Copen toolchainprice unknowneducationvideoretrorisc-v
Digilent Artix-7 board with Vivado WebPACK support, Pmods, Arduino/chipKIT style expansion, DDR3 and Ethernet.
XC7A35TICSG324-1Lprice unknowneducationrisc-vcontroldsp