DE0-Nano - Altera Cyclone IV FPGA starter board
The DE0-Nano is a compact FPGA development board built around the Altera (now Intel) Cyclone IV EP4CE22F17C6N. With over 22,000 logic elements, onboard SDRAM, an ADC, accelerometer, and extensive I/O headers, it provides a fully-featured platform for learning FPGA design and building high-speed digital projects.
FPGAs excel at mass-parallel execution, making them ideal for real-time video/audio processing, hardware emulation, and applications where raw speed and simultaneous I/O control are critical. The board programs and powers over USB — no external supply needed.
Key Features
- Cyclone IV FPGA (EP4CE22F17C6N) – 22,320 logic elements, 594 Kbit embedded memory, 66 multipliers, 4 PLLs, up to 153 I/O pins
- 50 MHz Clock Oscillator – Onboard reference clock
- 32 MB SDRAM – External memory for data-intensive designs
- 8-Channel 12-bit ADC – NS ADC128S022 for analogue sensor input
- ADXL345 3-Axis Accelerometer – Built-in motion sensing
- 2 KB I2C EEPROM – Non-volatile storage
- USB Blaster Programming – Onboard programmer via USB mini-AB
- Expansion Headers – Two 40-pin IDC headers (72 GPIO) plus one 26-pin header (16 digital + 8 analogue inputs)
- User Interface – 4 DIP switches, 8 green LEDs
Ideal For
- Learning FPGA design and digital logic
- University coursework and self-study
- Real-time signal processing and hardware emulation
- High-speed parallel I/O projects
Package Contents
- 1× DE0-Nano development board
- 1× USB cable
Note: Development software (Quartus Prime) is available for Windows and Linux — download from the Terasic resource page linked below. macOS is not supported.
Resources
The DE0-Nano - Altera Cyclone IV FPGA starter board appears in the following collections:
SKU AF-451
by Adafruit
