Compare boards
Up to four boards side by side: chip, logic, toolchains, interfaces and price.
| Attribute | iCEBreaker | Tang Nano 9K | Arty A7 | CrossLinkU-NX Evaluation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | iCE40UP5K-SG48 | GW1NR-LV9QN88PC6/I5 | XC7A35TICSG324-1L | LIFCL-33U-7CTG104C |
| Family | iCE40 UltraPlus | GW1NR | Artix-7 | LIFCL |
| Logic (LUTs) | 5280 | 8640 | not listed | not listed |
| Price | at the seller | 14.5 USD | at the seller | at the seller |
| Open toolchain | Project IceStorm | Project Apicula | Project X-Ray / openXC7 | no |
| Toolchains | Yosys + nextpnr + IceStorm, Lattice Diamond Programmer | Gowin EDA, Yosys + nextpnr-gowin + Apicula | Vivado WebPACK / ML Standard | Lattice Radiant |
| Interfaces | microUSB FT2232H, FT2232H programming, USB serial | HDMI, USB Type-C, Onboard JTAG, USB UART | Ethernet, USB UART, USB-JTAG | not listed |
| Memory | QSPI flash 128 Mbit | PSRAM 64 Mbit, Onboard flash 32 Mbit | DDR3 variant-specific; verify in Digilent memory tab | not listed |
| Level | Beginner | Beginner | Beginner | Intermediate |
| Where to get help | iCEBreaker community docs | r/GowinFPGA | Digilent Forum | official docs |
| Known issues | — | Open-source flow is feature-dependent | 35T and 100T variants differ | — |