which FPGA should i buy?

[MAAASD]

Hello all,
I'm new in digital design field, i've just learned verilog language
and wanted to make codes come to real life as hardware implementation, so i need your help to decide which FPGA should i buy
which will allow me to do a lot amazing projects , the Graduation Project also.
Is Spartan 3E starter is a good choice?

Thanks in advance!

 

[andre_luis]

It depends on complexity of the project.
Try to specify something to let us guide better.




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[MAAASD]

@andre_teprom
i don't have something special, i just want to make many projects as a beginner
wa can say, MIPS Microprocessor , VGA applications , and many projects
i want a famous FPGA such that, i can easily find its manual and when facing problems i can ask people about it

 

[mrflibble]

If you are considering spartan-3e I'd say pick a spartan-6. Nice price/performance IMO. It's a bit more up to date compared to spartan-3e. That and it actually has a PLL, which I find quite convenient. Spartan-3e only has a DCM.

If you are still deciding what board to get, check this handy list from joelby.

 

[electroM]

Popilio boards are good for getting started with FPGA & HDL.

for more details go to:

popilio.cc

 

[mrflibble]

Hey psst, it's papilio and https://papilio.cc/

 

[Chan Dev]

Hi

As a beginner your choice of Spartan 3E i good, but the thing about your graduation project depends on what idea you choose. Go through some basic development boards from Altera which comes with lots of demos. Make it clear about your requirements.....

 

[phobos1]

if u are in india then try elbert fpga from numato lab very cheap as cheaper than papilo

 

[bigdogguru]

You might want to consider the Mojo v3 board which offers both a Spartan 6 XC6SLX9 FPGA and an ATmega32U4.

Mojo v3



Mojo v3 FPGA Development Board


BigDog

 

[MAAASD]

Thank you guys, i've bought Spartan-3E starter kit
and finally i'm waiting to download my firsy code on it
does anyone know how to download the code on this board ?

 

[sagar.bavane]

@MAAASD
u have chosen proper fpga to start...its good and easy to understand

 

[MAAASD]

@sagar.bavane
Thank you very much, i've just bought it and willing to read the manual to learn
@all
Thanks a million!