Low cost altera board

Came across this
http://www.terasic.com/english/fpga_01.htm

Just wondering if anyone has one or has tried one?

Designed for multimedia.  EP1C6Q248C8
vga , tvout , audio out(line out) , ps2 , rs232 , usb programming
cf card , config prom , 16 bit audio , 1MB flash + 8MB ram.
Looks quite good for US$149


Alex 

Alex Gibson wrote:
> Came across this
> http://www.terasic.com/english/fpga_01.htm
> 
> Just wondering if anyone has one or has tried one?
> 
> Designed for multimedia.  EP1C6Q248C8
> vga , tvout , audio out(line out) , ps2 , rs232 , usb programming
> cf card , config prom , 16 bit audio , 1MB flash + 8MB ram.
> Looks quite good for US$149

I dare say.  Run through the getting started manual and it doesn't seem 
to shabby.  On page 46 they even remind you to take a rest :-) Too bad 
it's such a tiny FPGA and so little memory.

Tommy

I emailed their support line to see if they can supply the board with a 1C12 
and they replied that an updated 2C20/2C35 is in the make. They offered to 
replace the board as soon as the 2C20/2C35 becomes available (obviously you 
need to pay the price difference :-).

Hans.
www.ht-lab.com

"Tommy Thorn" <foobar@nowhere.void> wrote in message 
news:RB6ue.1566$p%3.12347@typhoon.sonic.net...
> Alex Gibson wrote:
>> Came across this
>> http://www.terasic.com/english/fpga_01.htm
>>
>> Just wondering if anyone has one or has tried one?
>>
>> Designed for multimedia.  EP1C6Q248C8
>> vga , tvout , audio out(line out) , ps2 , rs232 , usb programming
>> cf card , config prom , 16 bit audio , 1MB flash + 8MB ram.
>> Looks quite good for US$149
>
> I dare say.  Run through the getting started manual and it doesn't seem to 
> shabby.  On page 46 they even remind you to take a rest :-) Too bad it's 
> such a tiny FPGA and so little memory.
>
> Tommy 

In article <Qwzwe.12169$zM2.10928@newsfe4-gui.ntli.net>, hans64@ht-
lab.com says...
> 
> I emailed their support line to see if they can supply the board with a 1C12 
> and they replied that an updated 2C20/2C35 is in the make. They offered to 
> replace the board as soon as the 2C20/2C35 becomes available (obviously you 
> need to pay the price difference :-).
> 
> Hans.
> www.ht-lab.com

These guys appear to be pretty strong in the customer-service 
department.  I ordered one of their boards and they actually UPS 
overnighted it from Taiwan to the US for $20 shipping.  

The board powered up fine, and has a lot of stuff on it to play with (a 
la the Spartan 3 boards), but I haven't had time to install the software 
and mess with it as of yet.  

-- john

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