Altera Development and Education Boards
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 through 3 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 |
Academic customers:
Board Purchase |
Email Altera |
Commercial customers:
contact Terasic |
$2,495 |
| 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. Existing Development and Education Boards |
| Name |
Recommended Usage |
Features |
Purchase |
Price |
| UP3-12 |
Undergraduate projects |
Cyclone EP1C12 FPGA |
eStore |
Distributor |
Email |
$299 |
| Table 3. Legacy Development and Education Boards |
| Name |
Recommended Usage |
Features |
Purchase |
Price |
| UP2 |
Legacy board for introductory digital logic courses |
FLEX® 10K EPF10K70 device |
eStore |
Distributor |
Email |
$99 |
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