Development board for image processing

Hi,

the required software to program the FPGAs is only availabe for Windows and Linux.

A free version is available for download.

The DE-70 board comes with the same (maybe older) free version.

The DE-70 board includes a composite video input and a VGA output.

You might be able to skip buying the LCD and camera modules.

It also includes an SD card reader, USB interface, etc.

However, besides the software and hardware, you'll find yourself needing all kinds of cores and libraries.

Some stuff is provided for free by Altera; you'll also find the board's examples helpfull.

Other stuff you can get from Altera but only on a paid or evaluation basis.

opencores.org also has lot's of usefull stuff.

Make sure you can get all the basic pieces you'll need.

Ie, if you want to interface the PC you'll need a USB function controller core (which I think you can get for free).

If you want to talk to your camera via USB, you'll need an USB host controller core (which I don't think you can get for free, but maybe you can get it for evaluation mode).

Since both the software and the board's examples are free for download, I suggest you start by playing a bit with that before commiting to a buy.