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ICE40HX8K-EVB

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iCE40 HX FPGA iCE40HX8K iCE40™ HX FPGA Embedded Evaluation Board
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Overview

The ICE40HX8K-EVB is an open-source hardware development board for the Lattice iCE40HX8K FPGA, designed for high-performance logic applications. It features 7680 logic cells and provides access to all FPGA pins via standard 2.54mm pitch headers, making it ideal for hardware prototyping and digital logic design.

Why Choose This Part

This board is uniquely designed to support the fully open-source IceStorm toolchain, allowing for a completely free and transparent development flow. It provides a generous 512KB of SRAM for data storage and uses standard 0.1 inch headers for easy integration with external hardware.

Applications

Digital Signal Processing
Implementing custom hardware accelerators for real-time audio or sensor data processing.
Protocol Bridging
Developing interfaces between disparate communication standards like SPI, I2C, and parallel buses.
Hardware Verification
Prototyping RTL code before committing to custom PCB layouts or ASIC designs.
Educational Logic Design
Learning HDL programming with a high-gate-count FPGA that supports open-source toolchains.

Key Specifications

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

Getting Started

Developers can use the Lattice iCEcube2 software or the open-source IceStorm (yosys, arachne-pnr) toolchain for synthesis and routing. Programming is typically performed via an external JTAG programmer or an Olimex-compatible programmer connected to the 10-pin header.

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ICE40HX8K Family

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