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Evaluation Boards: Low-Cost FPGA


Lattice's low-cost FPGAs combine a flexible FPGA fabric with advanced features such as embedded 3.125Gbps SERDES, pre-engineered source synchronous support for DDR1/2/3, high-performance embedded DSP blocks, enhanced configuration including bitstream encryption, dual boot, TransFR I/O,  low-cost SPI Flash configuration and more. For full details of the features of each FPGA family, see the respective web pages & data sheets for the individual families.

Evaluation Board Selection Guide for Low-Cost FPGAs
  PCI Express Development Kit LatticeECP3 Boards LatticeECP2M Boards LatticeECP2 Boards
 LatticeECP/EC Boards
Serial Protocol I/O Protocol Video Protocol SMPTE SDI PCIe x4 SERDES Modular Mico32/DSP  Advanced Standard Mico32/DSP  Advanced Standard  
FPGA Density ECP2M-50 ECP3-95 ECP3-95 ECP3-95 ECP2M-35 ECP2M-50 ECP2M-50 Various ECP2-50 ECP2-50 ECP2-50  ECP33  EC/P-20 EC/P-20, EC-6
FPGA Package fpBGA-672 fpBGA-1156 fpBGA-1156 fpBGA-1156 fpBGA-672 fpBGA-672  fpBGA-672 Various fpBGA-672 fpBGA-672  fpBGA-484  fpBGA-484  fpBGA-672 fpBGA-484
Memory  
SDRAM                            
DDR1(socket)
                checkmark     checkmark checkmark
 
DDR2 (socket)                   checkmark        
DDR2 (on board) checkmark      checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark            
SRAM                 checkmark     checkmark
   
Compact Flash Conn.                   checkmark checkmark      
FCRAM                         checkmark
 
PCI/PCI Express
 
PCIe x1 checkmark       checkmark checkmark** checkmark              
PCIe x4 checkmark      checkmark   checkmark                
PCI-X                     checkmark      
PCI 64                     checkmark  

PCI 32                         checkmark
checkmark
Ethernet  
Ether PHY (10/100/1G)                     checkmark        
Ether PHY (10/100)                 checkmark     checkmark    
Other I/O and Components
 
General Purpose IO        checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark
checkmark
SMA (GPIO/Clock)        checkmark
(clock only)
checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark   checkmark
checkmark*
SMA(SERDES)         checkmark checkmark checkmark              
SFP             checkmark              
SATA         checkmark   checkmark   checkmark**          
SPI4.2 / Molex VHDM                   checkmark     checkmark
 
USB                 checkmark checkmark   checkmark    
VGA                 checkmark     checkmark
   
CODEC                 checkmark     checkmark    
D/A                 checkmark     checkmark    
BNC Connector        checkmark checkmark checkmark*                
Video MDR Tx/Rx        checkmark checkmark                  
Logic Analyzer Connector         checkmark                  
RS-232         checkmark     checkmark   checkmark checkmark
checkmark
checkmark
checkmark  
RJ-45                            
DVI Connector        checkmark       checkmark            
PS2 Keyboard Interface               checkmark            
LEDs and Switches
 
7-segment LED checkmark      checkmark (16-segment)
checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark     checkmark   checkmark
8 Bit LED and Switch checkmark      checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark     checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark
Keypad                 checkmark     checkmark    
LCD Display        checkmark checkmark*       checkmark* checkmark*   checkmark*    
Included Hardware
 
AC Adapter checkmark      checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark   checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark checkmark
Lattice Programming Cable checkmark       checkmark checkmark checkmark       checkmark   checkmark checkmark
USB Programming Cable        checkmark           checkmark   checkmark    
BNC and BNC to SMA Cables         checkmark                  
75Ohm BNC Terminal        checkmark checkmark                  

* Provision for this item is available on the board, but it is not populated
** Requires use of an optional adapter, not included