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Certus-NX Versa Evaluation Board

Certus-NX Versa Evaluation Board

MPN: LFD2NX-VERSA-B-EVN
Lattice Semiconductor Corporation
Certus-NX FPGA Versa PCIe Card LFD2NX-40 Certus™-NX FPGA Embedded Evaluation Board
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Overview

The LFD2NX-VERSA-B-EVN is a comprehensive development platform for the Certus-NX-40 FPGA, built on the Lattice Nexus platform. It features a PCIe Gen2 interface, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, and high-speed DDR3 memory support to facilitate rapid prototyping of industrial and telecommunications designs. The board is designed to demonstrate the low power consumption and high reliability of 28nm FD-SOI technology.

Why Choose This Part

This board provides a high-density I/O environment including Arduino and Raspberry Pi headers for easy peripheral expansion. It utilizes the Lattice Nexus architecture, which offers up to 75 percent lower power consumption and significantly higher soft error rate (SER) resistance compared to similar FPGAs in its class.

Applications

PCI Express Endpoint Development
Prototyping PCIe Gen2 x1 interfaces for data acquisition or system expansion in compact form factors.
Industrial Networking
Utilizing dual SGMII interfaces for EtherCAT, Profinet, or standard Gigabit Ethernet bridge applications.
Edge AI Inference
Implementing low-power hardware acceleration for sensor fusion and vision processing at the network edge.
Motor Control and Robotics
Leveraging the FPGA fabric for low-latency, multi-axis motion control and industrial automation logic.

Key Specifications

Type FPGA
Contents Board(s)
Platform Certus-NX FPGA Versa PCIe Card
Utilized IC / Part LFD2NX-40

Getting Started

Design entry is performed using Lattice Radiant software, which provides a complete environment for synthesis, routing, and power analysis. Developers can use the onboard USB-C connector for JTAG programming and serial communication without requiring external hardware probes.

Also Consider

Cyclone 10 LP Evaluation Kit Intel - A comparable low-power FPGA platform for general-purpose industrial logic and interface bridging.
ECP5-5G Versa Development Kit Lattice Semiconductor - Suitable for designs requiring higher SerDes performance up to 5G and more substantial logic resources.