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Affordable Versal parts and their penetration in hobbyist circles

unixux
unixux 11 months ago

Good day all,

It's been a while since relatively affordable Versal boards came around - at least two sub-$1000 parts from reputable suppliers are available, as well as very interesting board that combines AMD Ryzen with Versal Edge device (that's a tad more expensive though- but still a far cry from the full sticker for the big devkit boards). All are based on the same xcve2302 part - SOM actually. And considering the amount of innovation that Versal ACAP brings to the table - and the AI revolution we're living through, one could naively expect an explosion in both content and support. But it's been relatively lackluster thus far. To an untrained eye there is very little cross-pollination from non-ACAP projects into Versal and those who do target it tend to just support the big expensive parts. (Not to take away from whatever content that _does exist - it's very informative and interesting to those who seek)

What's missing in this scenario - is it vendor support, or hobbyist interest, or is the added value from new technology still not perceived sufficient to justify the cost ?

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  • michaelkellett
    michaelkellett 11 months ago +5
    I suspect that the lack of hobbyist interest is for the same reasons that I am completely un-interested in the Versal series of parts from a one person design company point of view. They are simply too…
  • manihatn
    manihatn 11 months ago +3
    Momentum on any project/product kicks in when it is available, affordable and something novel (that can address an existing problem) is being done. Even missing one of the ingredient, the project might…
  • rsc
    rsc 11 months ago +2
    $7000 for the AMD Versal AI Edge Series VEK280 Evaluation Kit, and the other Versal kits are above $13,000 That's a lot for a hobby project. What kits are under $1000 ?
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    rsc 11 months ago

    $7000 for the  AMD VersalTm AI Edge Series VEK280 Evaluation Kit, and the other Versal kits are above $13,000

    That's a lot for a hobby project.  What kits are under $1000 ?

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    manihatn 11 months ago in reply to rsc

    TE0950 AMD VersalTm AI Edge Evalboard | Trenz Electronic GmbH Online Shop (EN) (trenz-electronic.de) is a good option.

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  • dyessgg
    dyessgg 11 months ago in reply to manihatn

    Is that a QSFP cage or a QSFP-DD cage?  I might be interested is it's the non-DD variant.

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    dyessgg 11 months ago in reply to manihatn

    Is that a QSFP cage or a QSFP-DD cage?  I might be interested is it's the non-DD variant.

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  • manihatn
    manihatn 11 months ago in reply to dyessgg

    It appears to be zQSFP with 4 GTYP Transceiver

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