Nios II Processor Development Kits

Altera offers a portfolio of feature-rich and easy-to-use Nios^® II processor development kits. The kits provide everything you need to create total system-on-a-chip (SOC) solutions.

Altera offers the evaluation and development kits shown in Table 1 for the Nios II processor. Several partners also offer kits that support Nios II processor system development or solution evaluation.

Table 1. Nios II Development Kits
/Board Image	Product Name	Device	Description	Price
	Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III Edition (1)	Cyclone® III EP3C120	The Altera® Embedded Systems Development Kit, Cyclone III FPGA Edition is a complete development platform for prototyping embedded systems on Altera’s low-cost, low-power FPGAs.	$1,595
	Nios II Evaluation Kit, Cyclone III Edition (1)	Cyclone III EP3C25	First-class, low-cost evaluation platform for embedded developers. Software developers new to FPGA design can evaluate the Nios II Embedded Design Suite (EDS). The included software tutorials and examples come with full source code showing a variety of applications.	$449
	Nios II Development Kit, Cyclone II Edition	Cyclone II EP2C35	Complete embedded system development kit for Nios II processors featuring a Cyclone II FPGA and DDR SDRAM memory. This kit includes all that you need to start designing low-cost, versatile embedded systems in minutes.	No longer available
	Nios II Development Kit, Stratix II Edition	Stratix® II EP2S60	Full-featured development kit for the Nios II family of embedded processors, featuring a Stratix II FPGA. Includes everything you need to start designing high-performance embedded systems today.	No longer available

Note:

1. Intellectual property (IP) licensing sold separately. OpenCore Plus evaluation of megafunctions is provided for IP evaluation. Altera recommends purchasing Embedded IP Suite with these kits (see Table 2).