Terasic Technologies MAX 10 Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit

The MAX 10 Nios II Embedded Evaluation Kit (NEEK), from Terasic Technologies, supports test and development of the Altera MAX 10 non-volatile FPGAs, offering a comprehensive design environment with everything embedded developers need to create a processing-based system. The kit allows developers to customise their processor and IP to suit their specific needs.

The product provides developers with an integrated platform to develop a wide range of applications on the Altera MAX 10 FPGAs. The MAX 10 NEEK board includes an Altera MAX10 10M50DAF484C6G FPGA, which features integrated dual analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), 1638 kb of embedded memory, 5888 kb of flash memory and 50,000 programmable logic elements. The embedded 32-bit Nios II RISC processor supports a variety of operating systems and includes free development tools.

The board offers 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM, 512 MB of quad-SPI Flash and a Micro SD socket for additional storage. It includes a five-point 800 x 480 LCD five-point capacitive touch panel and digital image module to allow for the development of multimedia applications. Designers can use the onboard USB-Blaster II or optional JTAG (via a 10-pin header) for easy test and debugging.

The board features Gigabit Ethernet, PS/2 connection and a 2 x 6 Terasic Mini Digital (TMD) expansion header. It supports 24-bit audio, HDMI RX (including support for 3D video) and an 8 MP MIPI CS-2 colour camera input.