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diff --git a/_posts/2025-12-26-fpga-dev-board.md b/_posts/2025-12-26-fpga-dev-board.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7801d70 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2025-12-26-fpga-dev-board.md @@ -0,0 +1,38 @@ +--- +layout: post +title: FPGA development board +lang: en +categories: tech +date: 2025-12-26 16:31 +0100 +--- +For quite some time now, I wanted to experiment with FPGAs. As it is, +there's lack of time, energy and motivation. And, also for me, the +urge to "find the perfect solution", in this case, the perfect +development board. + +As COVID hit me for this years' Christmas, I had a lot of time. And also boredom. +By chance I stumbled upon the Tang Nano 9K development board. It's surprisingly cheap, +and it could even run a picoRISC-V, something I wanted to play around with as well. + +Alas. When looking at where to get it, the only solution was to get it from +AliExpress / China. Not available at any European distributors, apparently. +(For ecological reasons, I don't want to order there anymore. I don't want to +participate in this Temu, and whatever these the other shops are called, hype.) + +So I already put the project off the table, When suddenly EBay notified me +a German individual put one for sale. Yes, you may criticize me for that, +since the board still comes from China, but I find in more bearable for myself +to buy used stuff. + +So anyway, here it is: + +{% image + img="https://pics.uvokchee.de/i.php?/upload/2025/12/26/20251226151945-1fcae629-la.jpg" + alt="Photo of an PCB. It is a Sipeed Tang Nano 9K, an FPGA development board." +%} + +I already started playing around with it, you can follow my learning progress +on my [Git repository](https://git.uvok.de/fpga-exper/). + +I have next to no knowledge of this topic altogether, so it's something entirely +new for me! Exciting! |