r/embedded • u/haulynx • 1d ago

FPGA Board

I'm looking for someone who is willing to help me with their FPGA board or hire it to me for a project I'm doing since they are too expensive and I can't afford it

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u/Extension-Quarter358 1d ago

What do you mean? You can get FPGA boards for like 30 bucks? That’s all you need if you just want to learn

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u/Extension-Quarter358 1d ago

You don’t need the 300$ boards

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u/Due-Marzipan-1923 1d ago

30 bucks is not always realistic if you need something with enough logic cells or specific peripherals. I tried a cheap one for a small project and it was too limited, had to borrow from a friend. Maybe share what exactly you need it for so people can point you to something that works

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u/Extension-Quarter358 1d ago

No your right but OP sounded like he just wants to do some FPGA stuff

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u/charcuterieboard831 1d ago

Used boards on Ebay come up quite a bit and are a good option

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u/S-S-Ahbab 1d ago

What's your application?

I have limited experience with FPGA. But, from my understanding,

Your FPGA requirement depends on what is the size of your project, and any built-in peripheral / connectivity requirements.

FPGAs come with a number of programmable hardware block - called LUTs (Look up Table). If your prohect gets too big, you may need more expensive models.

Recently I looked into some cheap options, to play around with. The chinese Tang Nano series is the one that's widely available and cheap, at least on AliExpress. There's Tang Nano 1k, 9k, 20k, 25k. Etc (the number, e.g., 9k, means it comes with that many LUTs). I think 9k is good enough for small to medium size projects, and 25k can allow full RISC-V processor implementation (I could be over or under estimating).

Tang nano 9k costs about 21 usd (with shipping), 4k ~ 17usd, 20k ~ 35 usd