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th_fpga_2022
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4 years ago
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Which FPGA Development Kit To Buy

Hi, May I ask which FPGA development kit I should buy in order to learn external memory interface please ?? I have found two options: Product: Intel® Stratix® 10 DX FPGA Development Kit Lin...
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    ak6dn
    4 years ago

    Does the board have to be PCIE plugin and DDR4 based SDRAM?

    Those are, but beware they are very pricey (US$10K and US$8.5K each). Hope you have a big budget.

    There are lots of boards in the sub US$1K range that have DDR3, DDR2, or DDR SDRAM.

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sstrell
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4 years ago

If a board has an EMIF, chances are the example projects that come with it include a project to help understand how the EMIF works. Before buying a board, you can download the files for the board to see example projects.