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On Thu, 9 Oct 2025 22:30:26 +0200, fpaz <cquy19muw@relay.firefox.com>
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>hi, i do have some experience in some embedded projects and want to dip 
>my toes into fpgas.
>
>like every beginner, i will start with a simple led blinking project 
>etc, but i would like to have the possibility to play with:
>
>- pci dma (from a desktop)
>- try to build a gameboy emulator (and later on a ps1 emulator)
>
>don't want altera, which is what misterfpga uses.
>
>i narrowed my choices and so far it seems i have two options:
>- Puzhi FPGA Development Board Xilinx Kintex-7 XC7K325T XC7K410T FMC 
>PCIE 4K HDMI
>- Sipeed Tang Mega 138K
>
>which one would you pick? any other suggestions? budget is 500 usd max.
>what concerns me about these two brands is the reliability.
>
>since i am not an expert i expect things to work, and if there's a bug 
>somewhere it must be from me / the code that i wrote, and not from the 
>hardware - i read some have hardware problems.
>
>what i would like it to have:
>- pci slot (for that dma project, don't know yet, just want to try it)
>- hdmi (makes playing / testing graphics easier)
>- usbc
>
>if you also think i should start with something small (tang 9k) and 
>later on upgrade just let me know, i came here to hear from the experts.
>
>thanks in advance

The efinix parts are cheap and the tools are free, I think.

My FPGA guys say that the efinix dev tools look like they were written
in a garage. They mean that as a compliment.


John Larkin
Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center
Lunatic Fringe Electronics

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beginner fpga suggestion fpaz <cquy19muw@relay.firefox.com> - 2025-10-09 22:30 +0200
  Re: beginner fpga suggestion Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester <Spamassassin@irrt.De> - 2025-10-11 12:23 +0200
    Re: beginner fpga suggestion fpaz <cquy19muw@relay.firefox.com> - 2025-10-13 15:40 +0200
      Re: beginner fpga suggestion Nioclás Pól Caileán de Ghloucester <Spamassassin@irrt.De> - 2025-10-13 19:39 +0200
  Re: beginner fpga suggestion john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2025-10-23 15:11 -0700
    Re: beginner fpga suggestion fpaz <cquy19muw@relay.firefox.com> - 2025-10-24 21:49 +0200

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