Specifically designed to meet educational needs, Altera® Development and Education boards provide:
- The right set of input and output features, such as robust switches, LEDs, seven-segment displays, and commonly-used I/O interfaces
- Modern, powerful FPGAs for implementing digital designs, from simple logic circuits to complete systems
- More advanced features include a variety of memory devices, audio and video capability, as well as Ethernet and USB connectivity
- High-quality PCBs with protection circuitry on all I/O pin connectors
- Best-in-class prices
The available boards are shown in the table. Altera offers a limited donation program for qualified professors and instructors, as described on the board donation section of this website.
| Table 1. Development and Education Boards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Recommended Usage | Features | Purchase | Price | ||
| DE2 | Undergraduate courses and graduate projects | Cyclone® II 2C35 FPGA and a rich I/O feature set | Academic customers: Board Purchase |
$269 | ||
| Commercial customers: contact a distributor |
$495 | |||||
| DE2-70 | Undergraduate courses and graduate projects | Cyclone® II 2C70 FPGA and a rich I/O feature set | Academic customers: Board Purchase |
$329 | ||
| Commercial customers: contact a distributor |
$599 | |||||
| DE1 | Undergraduate courses | Cyclone® II 2C20 FPGA and a reduced I/O feature set (a smaller version of the DE2 board) | Academic customers: Board Purchase |
$125 | ||
| Price in quantities ≥ 30 | $99 | |||||
| Commercial customers: contact a distributor |
$150 | |||||
| DE0 | Undergraduate student home study | Cyclone® III 3C15 FPGA and a reduced I/O feature set (a smaller version of the DE1 board) | Academic customers: Board Purchase |
$79 | ||
| Price in quantities ≥ 30 | $59 | |||||
| Commercial customers: contact a distributor |
$119 | |||||
| DE3 | Research and graduate projects | High-performance Stratix® III FPGA and high-speed I/O *Price shown for DE3-150 |
Academic customers: Board Purchase |
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| Commercial customers: contact a distributor |
$2,695* |
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