FPGA COMPARISON
Product Name
I/O Pins FPGA Cost
EZ1CUSB 128 Altera Cyclone $199/$219
EZ1KUSB 58 Altera ACEX $169/$179/$189
EZ2USB 58 Xilinx Spartan-II
$169/$179/$189
XEM3001 86 Xilinx Spartan 3
$174.98
EZ1CUSB PRO/CON
Pro’s Don’t have to reprogram at boot Built in USB FPGA interface Has the most I/O Pins
Con’s Most expensive Never programmed an Altera before Soldering would be difficult
EZ1KUSB PRO/CON
Pro’s One of the cheapest Already built in USB FPGA interface
Con’s Least amount of I/O Pins Never programmed an Altera before Must be reprogrammed at every boot Hard to solder
EZ2USB PRO/CON
Pro’s One of the cheapest Already built in USB FPGA interface Familiar with Xilinx products
Con’s Least amount of I/O Pins Must be reprogrammed at every boot Hard to solder
XEM3001 PRO/CON
Pro’s One of the cheapest Don’t have to be reprogrammed at start Built in USB FPGA interface High level of support and tools (SDK’s and API’s) Good number of I/O Pins Familiar with Xilinx Spartan 3 FPGA’s
Con’s Hard to solder (easier than the other three)
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