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Up to four boards side by side: chip, logic, toolchains, interfaces and price.
| Attribute | PolarFire SoC Icicle Kit | EMC2-MPFS250 | Tang Mega 60K Dock | ECP5 Versa Development Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | MPFS250T | MPFS250T-FCVG484E | GW5AT-LV60PG484AC1/I0 | LFE5UM-45F |
| Family | PolarFire SoC | PolarFire SoC | GW5A | ECP5 |
| Logic (LUTs) | not listed | not listed | 59904 | not listed |
| Price | at the seller | at the seller | at the seller | at the seller |
| Open toolchain | no | no | no | Project Trellis |
| Toolchains | Libero SoC | Libero SoC | Gowin EDA, LiteX (litex-boards sipeed_tang_mega_60k), openFPGALoader (GW5AT-60) | Lattice Diamond, Yosys + nextpnr + Project Trellis |
| Interfaces | Ethernet, USB | PCIe, Ethernet, HDMI_OUT | PCIe 2.0 card-edge (x1 mode only at present), USB 3.0 (CH569, 5 Gbps), Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI/DVI (TX and RX), SD slot (1-bit SDIO/MMC or SPI), USB JTAG, USB UART, Differential ADC channels | Ethernet, PCIe |
| Memory | DDR4 requires Microchip docs verification | not listed | DDR3 4 Gbit (512 MB), Onboard flash 64 Mbit | not listed |
| Level | Professional | Intermediate | Professional | Professional |
| Where to get help | Microchip forums | official docs | Sipeed forum, r/GowinFPGA | YosysHQ open-source tooling |
| Known issues | — | — | PCIe works in x1 mode only; Minimum Gowin IDE version; 3.3 V I/O limit | — |