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Up to four boards side by side: chip, logic, toolchains, interfaces and price.
| Attribute | Arty A7 | Tang Nano 20K | iCEBreaker | EMC2-ZU5EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | XC7A35TICSG324-1L | GW2AR-LV18QN88C8/I7 | iCE40UP5K-SG48 | XCZU5EV-1SFVC784I |
| Family | Artix-7 | GW2AR | iCE40 UltraPlus | Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC |
| Logic (LUTs) | not listed | 20736 | 5280 | not listed |
| Price | at the seller | 28.17 USD | at the seller | at the seller |
| Open toolchain | Project X-Ray / openXC7 | Project Apicula | Project IceStorm | no |
| Toolchains | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | Yosys + nextpnr + IceStorm, Lattice Diamond Programmer | AMD Vivado |
| Interfaces | Ethernet, USB UART, USB-JTAG | HDMI, MAX98357A I2S amplifier path, TF card slot, USB Type-C, Onboard BL616 JTAG, USB UART | microUSB FT2232H, FT2232H programming, USB serial | PCIe, Ethernet, HDMI_OUT |
| Memory | DDR3 variant-specific; verify in Digilent memory tab | 32-bit SDR SDRAM 64 Mbit, Onboard flash 64 Mbit | QSPI flash 128 Mbit | not listed |
| Level | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner | Intermediate |
| Where to get help | Digilent Forum | Sipeed forum, r/GowinFPGA | iCEBreaker community docs | official docs |
| Known issues | 35T and 100T variants differ | Onboard debugger recognition; Flash persistence mode | — | — |