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Up to four boards side by side: chip, logic, toolchains, interfaces and price.
| Attribute | Tang Mega 60K Dock | EMC2-MPFS250 | ECP5 Versa Development Kit | GW1N-9 Starter Kit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FPGA | GW5AT-LV60PG484AC1/I0 | MPFS250T-FCVG484E | LFE5UM-45F | GW1N-LV9EQ144C6I5 |
| Family | GW5A | PolarFire SoC | ECP5 | GW1N |
| Logic (LUTs) | 59904 | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Price | at the seller | at the seller | at the seller | at the seller |
| Open toolchain | no | no | Project Trellis | Project Apicula |
| Toolchains | Gowin EDA, LiteX (litex-boards sipeed_tang_mega_60k), openFPGALoader (GW5AT-60) | Libero SoC | Lattice Diamond, Yosys + nextpnr + Project Trellis | Gowin EDA, Project Apicula |
| Interfaces | 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 | PCIe, Ethernet, HDMI_OUT | Ethernet, PCIe | MIPI_CSI |
| Memory | DDR3 4 Gbit (512 MB), Onboard flash 64 Mbit | not listed | not listed | not listed |
| Level | Professional | Intermediate | Professional | Intermediate |
| Where to get help | Sipeed forum, r/GowinFPGA | official docs | YosysHQ open-source tooling | official docs |
| Known issues | PCIe works in x1 mode only; Minimum Gowin IDE version; 3.3 V I/O limit | — | — | — |