On 2008-11-21, Philipp <Philipp@gmx.at> wrote:> Hi > > I am just wondering if there are any other companies out there that > provide like Xilinx a univerity programm where a student can get a board > for free or for very low cost? Especially a Virtex V board would be > interesting to explore.Digilent Inc has some quite cheap FPGA boards. (Although the Virtex 5 board is $750 with university program pricing, not sure if you would consider that cheap or not...) /Andreas
Re: Student FPGAs
Started by ●November 21, 2008
Reply by ●November 21, 20082008-11-21
Hi I am just wondering if there are any other companies out there that provide like Xilinx a univerity programm where a student can get a board for free or for very low cost? Especially a Virtex V board would be interesting to explore. Cheers, Philipp
Reply by ●November 21, 20082008-11-21
Philipp wrote:> I am just wondering if there are any other companies out there that > provide like Xilinx a univerity programm where a student can get a board > for free or for very low cost? Especially a Virtex V board would be > interesting to explore.Unlikely. That's a thousand dollar bill at least. If you are interested in learning, download some vendor tools and university lectures and get busy. -- Mike Treseler
Reply by ●November 21, 20082008-11-21
On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:05:47 +0000 Philipp <Philipp@gmx.at> wrote:> Hi > > I am just wondering if there are any other companies out there that > provide like Xilinx a univerity programm where a student can get a > board for free or for very low cost? Especially a Virtex V board > would be interesting to explore. > > Cheers, > PhilippThe AvNet $39 Spartan 3A board (mentioned also in another thread right now), is really tough to beat bang for the buck wise. -- Rob Gaddi, Highland Technology Email address is currently out of order
Reply by ●November 21, 20082008-11-21
Philipp wrote:> Hi > > I am just wondering if there are any other companies out there that > provide like Xilinx a univerity programm where a student can get a board > for free or for very low cost? Especially a Virtex V board would be > interesting to explore. > > Cheers, > PhilippI believe digilentinc.com has student pricing. Working with Xilinx, the devices are provided by Xilinx free of charge (if I recall correctly) to help introduce the technology to students. You might get better information on board vendors Xilinx works with in this manner if you contact someone involved with the Xilinx University Program.
Reply by ●November 21, 20082008-11-21
On 21 =D7=A0=D7=95=D7=91=D7=9E=D7=91=D7=A8, 18:05, Philipp <Phil...@gmx.at>= wrote:> Hi > > I am just wondering if there are any other companies out there that > provide like Xilinx a univerity programm where a student can get a board > for free or for very low cost? Especially a Virtex V board would be > interesting to explore. > > Cheers, > PhilippIf you like you may want to take a look at: h--p://bknpk.no-ip.biz. Some verilog and vhdl free projects as well as other nice stuff.
Reply by ●November 22, 20082008-11-22
We run a university program http://www.enterpoint.co.uk/uap/uap.html but this is aimed at the universities and colleges themselves and not really at individual students. At the moment we aren't shipping a V5 board. Xilinx has a support program too but again you need to get your institution involved to get free or cheap boards and that's usually on a project merit as well. Digilent do have a cheap student price V2 board. I'm not sure if they have a V5 board yet. You have not specified if your request for a V5 and why you need such a powerful beast. Some more information may help the group at pointing you at doing whatever other ways. John Adair Enterpoint Ltd. On 21 Nov, 16:05, Philipp <Phil...@gmx.at> wrote:> Hi > > I am just wondering if there are any other companies out there that > provide like Xilinx a univerity programm where a student can get a board > for free or for very low cost? Especially a Virtex V board would be > interesting to explore. > > Cheers, > Philipp
Reply by ●November 22, 20082008-11-22
Philipp wrote:> Hi > > I am just wondering if there are any other companies out there that > provide like Xilinx a univerity programm where a student can get a board > for free or for very low cost? Especially a Virtex V board would be > interesting to explore. > > Cheers, > PhilippWell it's not a student-board, though in terms of cost (compared to typical costs) Avnet has a Virtex-5FXT Evaluation board for "only" 395$. That's quite cheap for that sort of board. Regards, Lorenz
Reply by ●November 24, 20082008-11-24
On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:57:52 +0100 Lorenz Kolb <lorenz.kolb@uni-ulm.de> wrote:> Philipp wrote: > > Hi > > > > I am just wondering if there are any other companies out there that > > provide like Xilinx a univerity programm where a student can get a > > board for free or for very low cost? Especially a Virtex V board > > would be interesting to explore. > > > > Cheers, > > Philipp > > Well it's not a student-board, though in terms of cost (compared to > typical costs) Avnet has a Virtex-5FXT Evaluation board for "only" 395 > $. > > That's quite cheap for that sort of board. > > Regards, > > LorenzReally?? From the last time I price checked any of the V5s, at that price you could buy the eval boards, desolder, reball, and still turn a profit. -- Rob Gaddi, Highland Technology Email address is currently out of order
Reply by ●November 24, 20082008-11-24
Rob Gaddi wrote:> On Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:57:52 +0100 > Lorenz Kolb <lorenz.kolb@uni-ulm.de> wrote:[...]>> Well it's not a student-board, though in terms of cost (compared to >> typical costs) Avnet has a Virtex-5FXT Evaluation board for "only" 395 >> $.[...]> Really?? From the last time I price checked any of the V5s, at that > price you could buy the eval boards, desolder, reball, and still turn a > profit.Amazingly, it's true: http://www.em.avnet.com/evk/home/0,4534,CID%253D46471%2526CCD%253DUSA%2526SID%253D32214%2526DID%253DDF2%2526LID%253D32232%2526BID%253DDF2%2526CTP%253DEVK,00.html?SUL=virtex5fxt-evl They'll even knock off another buck if you order more than 100 of them :) If the URL doesn't work, it's part number AES-V5FXT-EVL30-G. The FPGA is an XC5VFX30T-1FFG665, which Avnet sells at $500 a pop. I'm not sure if this one is supported by Webpack, though (I know only a small number of Virtex devices are supported, but I can't find a list anywhere), so you may also need to spend another ~2.5 kilobucks to get Foundation. If I'd found this one when I was shopping (ended up with the Spartan 3E Starter Kit) it'd have been very tempting. Of course, now that the Australian dollar has tanked, it's a little more than I'd like to spend, but for those getting paid in greenbacks I'd say it's a killer deal. -- Michael Brown Add michael@ to emboss.co.nz ---+--- My inbox is always open
