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15 years ago

UP2 vs DE1/2

I am a complete newcomer to digital electronics. The book I'm reading makes reference to UP-2 education board the DE1/DE2 development and education boards. In layman’s terms, could you please expla...
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15 years ago

The UP2 is a CPLD development kit, whereas the DE1/DE2 are FPGA-based.

DE1 is essentially a cut-down DE2 board without a few of the extra peripherals contained on the DE2.