Terasic DE10-Nano Kit

Optimized to Boost Performance

Maximize performance, offload traditional CPU processing, and tailor the compute power to specific applications.

I/O Expansion Support

Enhance your design with the hardware support to expand I/O and create a custom peripheral set.

Flexible and Adaptive

Run state-of-the-art applications with the flexibility to adapt to evolving standards, algorithms, and threats.

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Overview

Based on a Cyclone® V SoC FPGA, this kit provides a reconfigurable hardware design platform for makers, educators, and IoT system developers.

  • Equipped with high-speed DDR3 memory
  • Includes 2 GPIO expansion headers
  • Provides analog-to-digital capabilities

Get Started   Where to Buy

Contact an Intel® Authorized Distributor today.

Who Needs This Product

 

Industrial IoT developers, independent software vendors (ISV), and technologists who:

  • Develop FPGA prototypes and solutions for hardware systems
  • Create power and cost-sensitive applications
  • Need a simple FPGA path without a steep learning curve
Industrial Use Cases

 

  • IoT systems
  • Industrial automation
  • High-performance computing

 

Kit Details

 

Hardware

  • DE10-Nano board
  • DE10-Nano quick start guide
  • USB Type A to Mini-B cable
  • USB Type A to Micro-B cable
  • DC power adapter (5 V)
  • microSD* card (installed)

Preinstalled Software

  • System-on-chip (SoC) boots to the Linux* operating system
  • Web and virtual network computing (VNC) servers
  • Reference designs
  • Development tools

Specifications

Hard Processor System

Processor

Dual-core ARM Cortex*-A9 MPCore processor at 800 MHz

neon™ framework media-processing engine with double-precision floating point unit (FPU)

32 KB L1 instruction cache

32 KB L1 data cache

512 KB shared L2 cache

 

Memory

64 KB on-chip SRAM

1 GB DDR3 SDRAM (32-bit data)

8 GB microSD* flash memory card

 

Processor I/O

1 gigabit Ethernet PHY with RJ45 connector

1 USB 2.0 On-The-Go (OTG) port, USB Micro-AB connector

microSD card interface and socket

Accelerometer (I2C interface plus interrupt)

UART to USB, USB Mini-B connector

Warm reset button, cold reset button

One user button and one user LED

Expansion header for use with Linear Technology* DC934A dual 16-bit digital-to-analog converter daughter card

 

Embedded Software

Linux kernel 4.1.33 LTSI

Angstrom 2016.12

FPGA

Programmable Logic

Logic elements (LE): 110 K LE

5,570 kilobits memory

224 18 x 19 multipliers

112 variable precision DSP blocks

6 phased-locked loops (PLL)

145 user-defined I/O

 

Configuration Sources

Embedded USB-Blaster* II (JTAG) cable

Serial configuration flash - EPCS128

ARM Cortex*-A9 hard processor system (HPS)

 

I/O Interfaces

2 push buttons

4 slide switches

8 LEDs

3 clock sources (50 MHz) from the clock generator

2 expansion headers (40-pin) with diode protection

1 Arduino* expansion header compatible with Arduino UNO* R3 (can connect with Arduino shields)

1 analog input expansion header (10-pin) shared with Arduino analog input

8-channel, 12-bit A/D converter, 500 ksps, 4-pin serial peripheral interface (SPI)

 

Hardware Design

32-bit fast Fourier transform (FFT) engine

HDMI* output (video pipeline)

GPIO for LEDs, push buttons, and slide switches

I/F to Arduino shield headers (digital I/O, serial I/O, A/D converter)

 

Compatible Accessory Boards

FPGA Cloud Connectivity Kit

Digital Camera Kit (8 MP)

Wireless Connectivity Board

Servo Motor Kit

Multitouch LCD Module

LCD Touch Module (2.4 in.)

Software Utilities

Recommended development software includes the following:

  • Connect the board with this SSH client: PuTTY
  • Download this remote access software to the host system (such as your laptop) to control the board from the host system: VNC Viewer*
  • Select your SD card imager based your operating system:
  • Share your PC keyboard and mouse with the Terasic DE10-Nano board for development: Synergy Software
  • Get virtual COM port drivers that enable UART over USB: FTDI

microSD* Card Images

Get the software source files to create the card image, as well as release notes.

Download

Documentation & Support

Get Started

Get Started Guide

Explore the GPIO Example Application

Compile "Hello World" on the Terasic DE10-Nano Kit

 

Tutorials

Program Your First FPGA Device

Build a Custom Hardware System

Debug FPGA Hardware with the System Console

Build, Deploy, and Manage Your FPGA-Based IoT Edge Applications Using Microsoft Azure*

 

Projects

Self-Balancing Robot Based on the Terasic DE10-Nano Kit

Accelerate Software with FPGAs: The Mandelbrot Set

Adapt to Security Threats with FPGAs

Flex Force Smart Glove: Use Intel® SoC FPGA to Measure Sensorimotor Data

PipeCNN on Intel® FPGA: Acceleration of Machine Learning Workloads

Use Cyclone V SoC FPGA to Create Real-Time HDR Video

 

Troubleshooting

How to Write an Image to the microSD* Card

Extend the Root File System (rootfs) Partition

How to Use Open Package Management (OPKG)

Build and Install the MRAA and UPM Libraries

Source Files

Access source files and scripts for generating the hardware and software design from these Git repositories.
 

FPGA Project Files

  • Master branch: Contains the FPGA source files used to create the hardware design
  • Release builds: Contains the latest compiled version of the project
     

Meta-layer

Obtain the recipes to generate the board support package (BSP).
 

Web Content

Contains the HTML, scripts, documents (PDF documents such as the user manual) and graphics used to build the web pages served by the board.
 

Drivers

Contains a Windows set up information file (INF) for the installation of the Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS) driver, which enables Ethernet over USB.