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** |
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| Teaching and projects | ||||
| DE2-115 | Undergraduate courses and graduate projects | Cyclone® IV 4C115 FPGA and a rich I/O feature set |
Academic customers: Board Purchase |
$299 |
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Commercial customers: contact a distributor |
$595 | |||
| 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 | |||
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Commercial customers: contact a distributor |
$150 | |||
| DE0-Nano | Undergraduate courses and student projects | Cyclone® IV E 4CE22 FPGA and an I/O feature set suitable for mobile projects, including an A/D converter and a 3-axis accelerometer |
Academic customers: Board Purchase |
$59 |
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Commercial customers: contact a distributor |
$79 | |||
| Research | ||||
| DE5 | Research and graduate projects | High-performance Stratix® V FPGA and high-speed I/O *Price shown for DE5-Net with QDRII+ at 450 MHz |
Academic customers: Board Purchase |
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Commercial customers: contact a distributor |
$8,000* |
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| DE4 | Research and graduate projects | High-performance Stratix® IV FPGA and high-speed I/O *Price shown for DE4-230 |
Academic customers: Board Purchase |
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Commercial customers: contact a distributor |
$2,995* |
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| Table 2. Older Development and Education Boards | ||||
| Name | Recommended Usage | Features | Purchase | Price** |
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| Teaching and projects | ||||
| DE2 | Undergraduate courses and graduate projects | Cyclone® II 2C35 FPGA and a rich I/O feature set |
Academic customers: Board Purchase |
$269 |
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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 |
No longer available |
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Commercial customers: contact a distributor |
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| DE0 | Undergraduate student home study | Cyclone® III 3C16 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 | |||
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Commercial customers: contact a distributor |
$119 | |||
| Research | ||||
| 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 |
$1,795* |
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