activeunknownbeginnerconfidence 3/5

DE10-Lite

Terasic MAX 10 educational board for Intel FPGA introductory labs.

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

MAX 10 is not a Linux-on-FPGA target; use for digital logic and peripheral labs.
MPN
DE10-Lite
Status
active
Availability
unknown
Price
not source-backed
Device type
FPGA
Chip
10M50DAF484C7G (MAX 10)
Recommendation
beginner learning
Verified
2026-04-29

Interfaces, connectors and memory

Interfaces

VGA x1, USB-Blaster x1

Connectors

Arduino UNO R3 expansion x1, GPIO header x1

Memory

SDRAM requires Terasic manual verification

Toolchains

Documentation, schematics, pinout, constraints

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Where to get help

Sources