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iCE40HX8K Breakout Board

LSCCiCE40HX8K Breakout Board

MPN: ICE40HX8K-B-EVN
Lattice
Programmable Logic IC Development Tools iCE40HX8K Breakout Board
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Overview

The ICE40HX8K-B-EVN is a comprehensive development platform for the Lattice iCE40HX-8K FPGA, designed for high-performance logic applications. This breakout board provides access to 256-ball caBGA pinouts and includes an on-board FTDI chip to support USB-based programming and UART communication.

Why Choose This Part

It features an open-source friendly architecture supported by the IceStorm toolchain, allowing for development without proprietary software bloat. The board includes 8 user LEDs and a generous 256-pin package layout that simplifies probing and external hardware interfacing.

Applications

Hardware Acceleration
Prototyping custom RTL logic to offload computationally intensive tasks from a host microcontroller.
Protocol Bridging
Creating custom interfaces between SPI, RS232, and proprietary high-speed serial buses.
Logic Consolidation
Replacing multiple discrete 74-series logic chips with a single low-power programmable device.
Digital Signal Processing
Implementing parallel hardware filters and signal acquisition logic running up to 12MHz.

Key Specifications

Type FPGA
Contents Board(s), Cable(s)
Platform iCE40 HX FPGA Breakout
Utilized IC / Part iCE40HX8K

Getting Started

Connect the board via the included USB cable to use the on-board FTDI bitbang mode for programming. Designers can use Lattice Diamond software or the open-source IceStorm flow (yosys, arachne-pnr) to compile Verilog code and flash the device.

Part of iCE40 family » ICE40HX8K

ICE40HX8K Family

Comparing specs that differ across variants. The current part is highlighted.

Part Number Contents Platform I/O Pins Package Stock
ICE40HX8K-B-EVN (this part) Board(s), Cable(s) iCE40 HX FPGA Brea.. — — 1
ICE40HX8K-CT256 (Lattice Semiconductor Corporation) — — 206 LFBGA-256 659
ICE40HX8K-BG121 (Lattice Semiconductor Corporation) — — 93 TFBGA-121 690
ICE40HX8K-EVB (Olimex LTD) Board(s) iCE40 HX FPGA — — 56
Also available as: iCE40HX8K-CB132, ICE40HX8K-BG121C