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What's Stopping You Building Your Next Project with an FPGA? (Please, Don't Blame the Cost!)

rscasny

The community does a ton of projects with MCUs. If they do the job for you, that's great. But the element14 community is about learning, experimenting and roadtesting. In this spirit, I am proposing that you should try building your next project with an FPGA (SoC), if it suits the application, of course. What's stopping you? Oh, some members have voiced the cost issue. Granted, some FPGAs do cost a lot. But chip manufacturers are rolling out economical chipsets that most makers, pro-makers or experienced hobbyists can afford. (If you can't, then apply to a RoadTest and if you win you can get a dev board for FREE.) I think FPGA / SoCs will move into a more important place for electronic designers, especially for IoT applications. Perhaps it's time to experiement with one. What's stopping you?

 

Here's a link to a current roadtest:Digilent ARTY S7 Dev Board (Xilinx Spartan 7)   Apply today!

 

Randall Scasny

RoadTest Program Manager

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  • Like there are other obstacles than price for FPGA.

    Evaluation Board, Spartan-7 50 FPGA, 256MB RAM, 4 x Pmod Headers, Vivado

    Price:£103 (Price is before tax)

     

    Like there are other obstacles than price for FPGA.

    Think about it for a second, OK?

    You can build a PC for that kind of money.

    You can buy 50+ arduinos for that kind of money.

    You can buy month worth of food for that kind of money.

    You can buy 4 raspberry PI's for that kind of money + get some spare change for some small fun parts.

    I think even watching a movies worth of that money is better investment than buying this board.

    How delusional are this manufacturers, i bet no one in their right mind buys this garbage in a first place other than on impulse, no wonder they give this crap away for free.

  • in reply to recurzive

    Your comment would be more credible if you had provided reasons why this product is garbage and crap.

     

    Taking your base cost of 103 pounds which currently is roughly $145USD, is it really possible to build a functional computer with that amount? Maybe, if you do low (low) end.

     

    One month's worth of food? Is that for one person on a strict diet? Perhaps the cost of living is less where you live.

     

    If your comment is indicative that you will not be applying for this road test then I am sure that the other applicants thank you wholeheartedly :-) Regards.

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  • in reply to recurzive

    Your comment would be more credible if you had provided reasons why this product is garbage and crap.

     

    Taking your base cost of 103 pounds which currently is roughly $145USD, is it really possible to build a functional computer with that amount? Maybe, if you do low (low) end.

     

    One month's worth of food? Is that for one person on a strict diet? Perhaps the cost of living is less where you live.

     

    If your comment is indicative that you will not be applying for this road test then I am sure that the other applicants thank you wholeheartedly :-) Regards.

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