Honored Contributor
Honored ContributorI prefer to choose an appropriate way of mounting a FPGA based on the target application (if there is any). If the purpose is evaluation of FPGA in general, using an existing Dev Kit is probably the best solution. If you have an application, it sets constraints of size, power, costs and also the requirements as pin count and amount of LE. If ever possible, I would design a prototype that has a form factor near to the final application board. In an early design stage, a submodule of the target application can be extracted for evaluation.
If you are using a PCB technology, that is incompatible with fine pitch SMD devices, an adaptor board with pin headers either an existing or self-designed one may be a solution.
