DE0-Nano: the Portable FPGA Solution

[@TheSocialGamer]

Allen is a cutie...! oh! and the DE0 Nano looks super cool.

[@terasicTV]

@Shaunakde Yes Nios II can definitely be synthesized! It's the perfect platform for mobile embedded computing.

[@Galfonz]

@superfrankpt Yes it is. Without the license, the NIOS II contains code that causes it to run for only a limited time before halting. Note that Xilinx soft core is also not available without purchase of EDK.

[@haligali4360]

I have it and now I know that I can play with LEDs with it.

[@detox4u]

Mr. TV is mostly correct, however unless you are porting over a gaming system for HDL synthesis or loading up a bunch of softcores you aren't going to run out of logic fabric on either board baring commercial application development. The good thing about Nano is its complete for 90 bucks and Terasic has made it thoroughly polished - very well done (Never use Diligent). The Papilio One is also great, however you NEED to purchases the LogicWing to give it the same bells and whistles as the Nano

[@terasicTV]

@tom6502tom Thanks for your questions! Yes the retail price is definitely suited for any hobbyists looking to get into FPGA programming. For source code demonstrations, please check out the manual and CD at de0-nano.terasic.com. Please notice that the manual also includes Quartus/Nios tutorials.Good luck!

[@Soupie62]

neechert - Cyclone chip is listed at Altera at: $66.60. You can get 12 bits at 65Mbps out of an LTC2258-12, Linear Technology list them at $20.11. It's the board design, layout and connectors that make for a headache - that's why I'd rather have an ADC sitting next to the FPGA.

[@terasicTV]

You will definitely get more bang for the buck JUST considering the amount of logic density (22K LEs), compared to the 500K Spartan (roughly 10K LEs). Considering on-board peripherals, it's out of the question that DE0-Nano is also a better purchase. The DE0-Nano features peripherals such as an accelerometer, 8-channel ADC, and abundant memory options. The Papilio One, on the other hand, only features IO ports and a 4Mb EEPROM, compared to 32MB SDRAM and 64Mb flash memory on the DE0-Nano.

[@terasicTV]

@wookster77 you can program the EPCS flash memory to remember the FPGA configuration :)

[@tom6502tom]

Looks great! Is it good for hobbyist? What are the demo samples included? Source code? Any samples on MD5 / DES?

[@terasicTV]

@Soupie62 Hi Soupie. Thank you for the insight! As the DE0-Nano is designed to be as affordable as possible for the average consumer, it might not have all the on-board features you may require out of the box. But that's also exactly why it includes an extensive amount of I/O pins for extendibility. You can check out this link, bit(dot)ly/zWHonX, in order to find out about a compatible ADC daughter card which supports 65/125 Mbps.

[@bvprulz]

@Shaunakde: U need to download version 10.1 NIOS II IDE though.. Works fine...

[@rgarciaf071]

I just bought the DE0 nano, but I'm not able to find the camera demonstration files any idea where I can find them

[@ImaginationToForm]

Lighting leds is great n all but how do you program these for math calculations? What stat would show how good it is for that?

[@bvprulz]

interesting.. I am considering using a DE0 nanoboard for my Msc. project...

[@MHouseOne]

what is GPIO_1_IN1 or GPIO_1_IN0 and a regular GPIO_00? the schematic for DE0-Nano shows GPIO_1_IN1 is connected to CLK13/DIFFCLK7p PIN_R9, but I dont see how its different from other GPIO pins coming out of the board.

[@leucemidus]

Is there an SD card reader daughter board for DE0-nano??, because I don't know what board choise DE0-nano or DE0.

[@wookster77]

Once you program it, then turn it off and on, does it remember what was programmed before?

[@QsoftStudios]

That's exactly what I was thinking :D

[@russotiquerra]

@superfrankpt Its just 79$. Academic price is 59$

[@Michal5000]

Hi. Whats maximum operating frequency (with PLLs) of that FPGA?

[@xharrym]

Hi, is it possible to send data from the board to the computer through USB? Because this board can be perfect fo my projects, but I need to send data to applications written in Visual Studio ...

[@souravsadhukhan6671]

Please demonstrate how to progam adc using verilog code, don,t what u do using control panel, it is very easy any can do this using control panel.

[@QsoftStudios]

Will this board work for SHA256 hash cracking?

[@rodrigomancipe]

Hi, I bought a DE0-Nano, and I have been working with it almost 1 year. but I have a problem with the ADC, the problem is that I need to read 5 analog signals at the same time, but when I write de code in verilog, it looks like the noise of one channel, mix with the other channel. please I need some help. I already read the datasheet of the adc128s022, and I have followed step by step. can anyone give me a tip? please.

[@gazzadirgantara2236]

the example code that i got is verilog, i need in vhdl, how can i get the vhdl example ?

[@terasicTV]

@Gazza Dirgantara I am sorry that our examples are written in Verilog. I am afraid that we don't have a VHDL example that can provide to you at the moment. :( You may visit Intel FPGA University Program Page for more information. www.altera.com/support/training/university/materials-lab-exercises.html

[@Galfonz]

Don't forget that the Nios license is about $500 from Altera.

[@nananguib]

i have experience with this problem. used external power supply and please unplug your USB JTAG Cable from PC.

[@Soupie62]

Every board I look at gets me frutrated. I want a fairly fast ADC (eg. LTC 2161, 16-bits, 40MSPS) but something that complex / sensitive should be on the same board...

[@kbo206]

That deinterlacing.

[@terasicTV]

@jefffisch yes! :)

[@pandapanda4124]

I didn't get a cd.

[@Ishpeck]

Jee-yew-eye! LAWL.

[@superfrankpt]

@Galfonz $500!!! Isn't better to buy a real CPU!? :)

[@QsoftStudios]

Holy crap calm down man lol.

[@Jdhdjdjkgf]

What the fuck is it

[@voodoo2337]

YES YES CAN WE MINE BTC WITH IT?!