Terasic P0082 DE0-Nano FPGA Development Kit

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About

The P0082 is a DE0-Nano Development board is a compact-sized FPGA development platform suited for prototyping circuit designs such as robots and "portable" projects. The board is designed to be used in the simplest possible implementation targeting the Cyclone IV device up to 22,320 logic elements (LEs).

 

It allows user to extend designs beyond the DE0-Nano board with two external general-purpose I/O (GPIO) headers. It allows users to handle larger data storage and frame buffering with on-board memory devices including SDRAM and EEPROM. It provides enhanced user peripheral with LEDs and push buttons.

 

Other Features

  • Cyclone IV EP4CE22F17C6N FPGA
  • Configuration & set-up elements: On-Board USB Blaster ckt, serial configuration device EPCS16
  • Memory devices:32MB SDRAM,2Kb I2C EEPROM
  • G-sensor includes ADI ADXL345, 3-axis accelerometer with high resolution (13bits)
  • 8-channel, 12bit Analogue to digital converter
  • On-Board 50MHz clock oscillator
  • Altera complete design suite
  • Features DE0-Nano quick start guide
  • USB Mini-B cable
  • Reconfigurable without requiring superfluous hardware,
  • Suitable for mobile designs where portable power is crucial
  • Provides three power scheme options including a USB Mini-AB port, 2 pin external power header and two DC 5-V pins.

 

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Important Dates

Enrollment Begins: June 2 2017

Enrollment Ends: July 19 2017

RoadTesters Selected: July 19 2017

Product Shipped: July 20 2017

RoadTesting Begins: July 27 2017

Reminder/Update Email: TBD*

Submit Reviews By: Sept 25 2017**

 

*The element14 RoadTest Staff will send this reminder/update email.

**If a RoadTester is unable to meet the deadline, please notify the RoadTest Program Lead, , as soon as possible before the deadline.

RoadTesters

The following applicants were selected as official RoadTesters:

 

Terms & Conditions

Terasic P0082 DE0-Nano FPGA Development Kit – RoadTest

Terms and Conditions

These are the terms and conditions which govern theTerasic P0082 DE0-Nano FPGA Development Kit RoadTest contest. This Contest requires participants to submit an application indicating their previous experience with this type of equipment/component, information on what they would do to test the equipment/component, and the applicant’s desire to post a thorough review of their experience with images, photos, or other supplemental materials. Participants will be required to meet the Conditions for Participation.  The winners of this RoadTest will receive the item(s) listed below. RoadTest Reviews are due no later than 60 days after the receipt of the item(s). No other prizes are offered.

The Principal terms of the Competition:

The following words and phrases are used in these terms and conditions and have the meanings given to them below.

Terasic P0082 DE0-Nano FPGA Development Kit

(RoadTest or Contest)

Key dates:

Applications Close: midnight (GMT) on July 19  2017

Announcement of Winner (estimated): July 26 2017

 

Prize:  Terasic P0082 DE0-Nano FPGA Development Kit

Additional Prizes: none

Competition Site: https://www.element14.com/community/groups/roadtest?ICID=menubar_resources_roadtest

Site or element14 Community: www.element14.com/community

Judges: members of the element14 community team chosen at the Organiser’s discretion.

Judging Criteria, All of the following which will have equal weighting:

· Demonstrated competence with the technologies including links or descriptions of past projects

· Qualifications as indicated by current job role and/or schooling/vocational training;

· A thorough description of how the prize would be tested;

· Likelihood that the Applicant will blog about the prize and provide a review on element14.com;

· Originality;

· Innovation.

Organiser: Premier Farnell plc (registered in England and Wales under company number 876412) whose registered office is at Farnell House, Forge Lane, Leeds, UK

Conditions for Qualification: in addition to meeting the requirements of these terms, all persons applying to take part in the Contest (each one an Applicant) must:

· Provide a RoadTest application describing what he/she would do if awarded the Prize including similar previous projects, product experience and qualifications

Terms: these terms and conditions which govern the Competition and to which the Organiser reserves the right to make changes from time to time and the latest version of these Terms from time to time will be posted to the Site.

  1. Eligibility
  2. Applications:
  3. Selecting Winners:   
  4. Liability:
  5. General:

1.1 Save as set out in these Terms, the Contest is open to any natural or legal person, firm or company or group of natural persons or unincorporated body.

1.2 All Applicants must be aged at least 18 at the time of their application.

1.3 Applicants must not enter the RoadTest if doing so or taking part may:

1.3.1 cause the Organiser and/or themselves to be in breach of any agreement (including but not limited to any contract of employment) to which they are a party or in breach of any law, regulation or rule having the force of law to which the Organiser or the Applicant may be subject or any policy of the Organiser or the Sponsor;

1.3.2 Require the Organiser to obtain any licence, authorisation or permission to deal with the Applicant; or

1.3.3 Be in breach of any policy or practice of their employer. Some employers prohibit or restrict their employees from taking part in competitions such as these or receiving prizes under them and the Organiser respects those policies and practices.

The Organiser reserves the right to disqualify any Application made in breach of these Terms and to reject any Application which it reasonably believes may be or become in breach. The Organiser reserves the right to require evidence in such form as the Organiser may reasonably require of any Applicant’s compliance with any of these Terms and to disqualify any Applicant or Participant who cannot provide such evidence reasonably promptly. 

1.4 Multiple applications are not permitted.

1.5 Applications may not be submitted by an agent whether acting on behalf of an undisclosed principal or otherwise.

1.6 The Contest is NOT open to:

1.6.1 Any person or entity who is a resident or national of any country which is subject to sanctions, embargoes or national trade restrictions of the United States of America, the European Union or the United Kingdom;

1.6.2 Any employee, director, member, shareholder (as appropriate) or any of their direct families (parents, siblings, spouse, partner, children) (“Direct Families”) of the Organiser and Sponsors; or

2.1 Each Applicant must fully complete and submit a RoadTest Application by the Application Close.

2.2 By submitting a Registration Form, each Applicant:

2.2.1 Authorises the Organiser to use his or her personal data (as defined in the Data Protection Act 1998) for the purposes of running and promoting the RoadTest;

2.2.2 Authorises the Organizer to copy, reproduce and publish their application should they be accepted as a Participant;

2.2.3 Will be deemed to have read, accepted and agree to be bound by these Terms. Applicants are advised to print and keep safe these Terms;

2.2.4 Authorises the Organiser to copy, reproduce and use the Application and/or Review for the purposes of the RoadTest and as otherwise contemplated by these Terms. The Organiser will not be responsible for any inaccuracy, error or omission contained in any reproduction or use of the Project Blogs.

2.2.5 Licenses the Organiser to use the intellectual property in the Project (IP) for the purposes of this Contest. As between the Applicant and the Organiser the IP remains owned by the Applicant.

2.2.6 Grants the Organiser the right to use his or her likeness, photographs, logos, trademarks, audio or video recordings without restriction for the purposes of Contest or the promotion of it or the Site;

2.2.7 Agrees to participate positively in all publicity surrounding the Contest;

2.2.8 Agrees to be responsible for all expenses and costs incurred by him or her in preparing for, entering and participating in the Contest (save for any expenses expressly agreed by the Organiser to be borne by it in these Terms);

2.2.9 Confirms that he or she owns all IP used in his or her application or Project or Blogs and indemnifies the Organiser from any claim by a third party that use of any material provided by an Applicant to the Organiser infringes the intellectual property rights of any third party;

2.2.10 Agrees not to act in any way or fail to act in any way or be associated with any cause or group which would have a negative impact on the reputation of the Organiser and/or the RoadTest.

2.3 All applications submitted to this RoadTest must meet the following criteria:

2.3.1 Applicants must be the author, creator and owner of the proposed review idea. Applicants must not submit someone else’s idea;

2.3.2 The proposed application must be reasonably achievable by the within the time constraints of the Contest; 

2.3.3 Applications must not include or propose any of the following, the inclusion of which shall render any proposed application ineligible:

(a) Applications which relate to socially taboo topics, such as illicit drug use or sexual gratification;

(b) Applications that are or could reasonably be considered to be illegal, immoral, discriminatory or offensive as determined by the Organiser;

(c) Applications in relation to them which if accepted would infringe or breach any of the policies or terms of access or use of the Site.

2.4 No Application may contain any of the hazardous substances identified by Article 4 of Directive 2002/95/EC of the European Parliament on the Restrictions on the Use of Substances in Electronic and Electrical Equipment ("the Directive") or the use of such hazardous substances in the in any such Project must not exceed the maximum concentration values set out in the Directive.

3.1 Winners will be selected by the Organiser on the basis of the quality of his or her application and its adherence to these Terms.

3.2 The total number of Winners selected will be at least the minimum number set out above but the actual number is at the sole discretion of the Organizer and/or the Sponsor, if applicable.

3.3 The Organiser will use all reasonable efforts to announce the Winners via an update to the RoadTest page by the date listed above.

3.4 Winners agree to take part in all publicity which the Organiser or the Sponsor wishes to use to promote the RoadTest, the Products featured or other Contests with which the Organiser may be connected from time to time.

3.5 Details of the Winners may also be published in the media.

3.6 Winners are responsible for all applicable taxes, duties or other charges payable in relation to any prize.

3.7 

4.1 The Organiser hereby excludes all and any Liability arising out of the Contest or the acceptance, use, quality, condition, suitability or performance of any Prize, even where that Liability may arise from the Organiser’s negligence.

4.2 Nothing in these Terms will affect any Liability of the Organiser for death or personal injury arising from its negligence, for breach of Part II of the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (in the event that any entrant is entitled to claim rights under the Consumer Protection Act 1987) or for any matter in relation to which it would be illegal for the Organiser to exclude or to attempt to exclude its Liability.

4.3 Subject to 4.2, neither the Organiser, any parent company nor any subsidiary of the Organiser or such parent company or any of their directors, officers and employees (together referred to in these terms and the ‘Associates’) makes any guarantee, warranty or representation of any kind, express or implied, with respect to this Competition or the Prizes potentially available under it. Neither the Organiser nor any of its Associates shall be responsible for any Liability that may arise out of or in connection with person’s participation in this Competition, the claiming, redemption or value of any prizes under it, the use or enjoyment of such prizes or any events or circumstances arising out of or in connection with any of them. Any implied warranties of condition, merchantability or suitability or fitness for purpose of any of them are hereby expressly excluded. Wherever used in these Terms, ‘Liability’ shall mean any and all costs, expenses, claims, damages, actions, proceedings, demands, losses and other liabilities (including legal fees and costs on a full indemnity basis) arising directly or indirectly out of or in connection with the matter concerned. 

5.1 The RoadTest is organised and sponsored by the Organiser. The Organiser reserves the right to delegate all or any of its powers, rights and obligations arising in relation to the RoadTest to any Associate and certain such rights and powers are assumed by the Organiser on behalf of itself and each Associate. Reference to “Organiser” shall be deemed to include reference to each Associate.

5.2 The RoadTest may be terminated at any time if there are, in the sole opinion of the Organiser, an insufficient number of entries, or if the Applications are not of an appropriate standard for a competition of this nature. The Organiser has the right to cancel or suspend the RoadTest at any time due to circumstances outside its reasonable control.

5.3 The Organiser shall have the sole discretion to disqualify (without correspondence or right of appeal) any Applicant it considers to be adversely affecting the process or the operation of the RoadTest or to be in breach of these Terms or to be acting in a disruptive manner or with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any other Applicant or Participant.

5.4 The Organiser has the right to amend or add to these Terms from time to time. Revised Terms and Conditions will be posted on the Contest Site and it is a condition of entry to the RoadTest that Applicants agree to comply with these Terms and, if appropriate, such Terms as amended from time to time.

5.5 Headings are for convenience only and do not affect the interpretation or construction of these Terms and Conditions.

5.6 These Terms and the operation of the Contest shall be governed by and construed in accordance with English Law and any claim or matter arising under these Terms shall be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Comment List
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  • Former Member
    Former Member in reply to Fred27

    Ive just entered a roadtest application to test it's suitability as an entry level device for people wanting to explore the world of fpga's image

  • Cool, Enrico.

    a few thoughts:

    an fpga only makes sense in a design when you need an fpga. and that is typically in those cases where a controller of controller surrounded with configurable hardware won't do the job.

    Comparing an fpga on how good it performs in a job that can be done by a controller is maybe not relevant for both products?

     

    ... maybe try to show the flexibility of the PSoC, with its configurable digital and analog blocks surrounding the controller, vs. the fpga with its capability to do many things in a single clock tick (or without clock tick)?

  • Hi DAB!

     

    So I will try to enroll this road test. By one side I agree with - as you also say - that there are not so many overlap areas. But by the other side, despite I have a limited knowledge in FPGA but decent in PSoC, I agree with you that this product try positioning in the same maker space. So, what? I think that what you suggest in the hope that if I am selected your helpful offer remain valid, should not saw strictly in the direction of a bare hardware comparison but in a slight different direction; the experiments remain almost the same but I think it is the worth to try to answer to a fundamental question: what can this and that do ? How can this product be really helpful for a Maker? When a maker should move to something more sophisticated or more performant ?

     

    Let me know what do you think. Enrico

  • i'm following the comments here, and find the fpga / PSoC comparison a little odd.

    There's not that much overlap (internals and area of application) amongst the two.

  • Feel free to add me as a mentor to your test.

     

    I would enjoy working with the winners.  Since I do not have the current physical capabilities, I would like to help others play with the toys and share my ideas.

     

    Either way, I am always available to answer questions or discuss options.

     

    Thanks

    DAB

  • Hi DAB,

     

    I don't normally apply for dev kit or evaluation board Road Tests, because I had built up a pretty solid 0% success rate in the past with this class of devices.

    For the Terasic P0082 DE0-Nano FPGA Development Kit, however, I think I have a good application to put forward and it happens to align with your request to compare this kit against a PSoC evaluation board.

     

    I have fully developed and  debugged a WS2812 LED driver application built around the PSoC 4 platform. The solution is about 80 % hardware and 20% software based.  The hardware uses logic blocks on the PSoC to build a WS2812 bit-timing engine that is loaded via a few lines of C code with pseudo random data in a delay loop to create changing random color patterns on a 4 m string of RGB LEDs.

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    I thought it would be interesting to attempt to duplicate the bit-timing engine using the TerASIC platform. 

     

    Just thought I'd mention this as I will probably apply using this pitch in my application and it happened to align with your request.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Mark A

  • Looks like a very interesting experiment.

     

    With Yoda leading his young Skywalkers ... damn this is starting to sound like that Spencer joker that was Star Wars everything. ....

  • Hi Jon,

     

    I found it here https://www.element14.com/community/people/DAB/blog/2013/06/05/cypress-semiconductor-psoc-4-the-engineers-magic-wand

     

    Assume you have that I support the Dark Side.  Grey I be, between the light and the dark.  The Force is neutral, only its use is good or bad!

     

    DAB

  • You are probably correct.

    I remember it said it could support CMOS devices, but I assumed that meant 12V.

    Still, they give you good guidance for configuring the input so that it can make the transition detection using external resistors.

     

    DAB