This board enables easy access to the OpenRISC platform and gives the designer a fast start. The board is shipped with a pre-defined OpenRISC-SoC-design and includes everything to make sure you have an OpenRISC processor system up and running in no time.
We have also created a new VirtualBox-image with all OpenRISC tools pre-installed and with detailed HowTo-guides, focusing allot on making sure that all users can get started easily using the OpenRISC processor FPGA design.
The development kit includes the following:
- ALTERA Cyclone IV E, 22K LUT
- SDRAM 32 Mbyte
- SPI FLASH, 1 Mbyte
- SDIO micro connector
- Fast Ethernet
- USB “on-the-go” HOST/SLAVE
- USB power, configuration, UARTs
- Expansion connectors (optional)
The board is 80×40 mm and contains two optional connectors on the bottom side with GPIO signals, making the board expandable.
To make it easy for the end user, only one USB cable is needed to get started. This USB connector has got a multifunction and provides the following functions:
- Power
- Two JTAG interfaces (used for programming the FPGA, external SPI-flash and OpenRISC debugging via GDB)
- Two UART interfaces
This board is an all in one solution that combines hardware, FPGA reference design, software and a pre-installed VirtualBox-image with all the tools and how-to-guides needed to get started easily. All this combined into a low-cost FPGA development board will hopefully enable/attract more engineers to start developing OpenRISC processor systems.
More information about this product, including data sheets and user manuals, is to be found in the OpenRISC project website (http://opencores.org/or1k/Ordb2a-ep4ce22)
More information about the Virtual Box:
http://opencores.org/or1k/Ubuntu_VirtualBox-image_updates_and_information
Purchase
The development board can be purchased in the OpenCores webshop (http://opencores.org/shop,items)
