Specifically designed to meet educational needs, Altera® development and education boards provide:
- The right set of input and output features, such as robust switches, seven-segment displays, and standard I/O pin interfaces
- Modern, powerful FPGAs for implementing circuits
- Advanced features for upper-level courses, including USB connectivity, audio and video capabilities, and a variety of memory devices
- High-quality PCBs with protection circuitry on all I/O pin connectors
- Best-in-class prices
For more information, see the following downloadable resource:
Tables 1 and 2 describe Altera's new, existing, and legacy development and education boards.
| Table 1. New Development and Education Boards | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Recommended Usage | Features | Purchase | Price | ||
| DE3 | Research and graduate projects | High-performance Stratix® III FPGA and high-speed I/O **Price shown for DE3-150 |
Academic customers: Board Purchase |
Email Altera | ||
| Commercial customers: contact Terasic |
$2,695** | |||||
| DE2 | Undergraduate courses and graduate projects | Powerful Cyclone® II FPGA and rich I/O support
Supporting software (updates) |
Academic customers: Board Purchase |
$269 | ||
| Commercial customers: contact a distributor |
$495 | |||||
| DE2-70 | Undergraduate courses and graduate projects | Powerful Cyclone II FPGA and rich I/O support
Supporting software (updates) |
Academic customers: Board Purchase |
$329 | ||
| Commercial customers: contact Terasic |
$599 | |||||
| DE1 | Courses and student projects | Low-cost board for teaching and experimentation | Academic customers: Board Purchase |
$125* | ||
| *in quantities > 30 | $99 | |||||
| Commercial customers: contact Terasic |
$150 | |||||
| Table 2. Legacy Development and Education Boards | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Recommended Usage | Features | Purchase | Price | |
| UP2 | Legacy board for introductory digital logic courses | FLEX® 10K EPF10K70 device | Distributor | $99 | |
