DE0-Nano - Altera Cyclone IV FPGA starter board

For every day projects, microcontrollers are low-cost and easy to use. But when you have a project that needs raw power and high speed you may want to check out FPGAs (Field Programmable Gate Arrays). FPGAs are like raw chips that you can design by hand.

USB mini-AB
USB programming and power interface. Adafruit states the DE0-Nano can be programmed and powered over USB.
Type · connectorVoltage · USB-powered board interface, source: Adafruit product page
40-pin GPIO header A
One of two 40-pin IDC-compatible expansion headers. Adafruit states the two 40-pin headers provide 72 general-purpose I/O pins.
Type · connector
40-pin GPIO header B
Second 40-pin IDC-compatible expansion header. Adafruit states the two 40-pin headers provide 72 general-purpose I/O pins.
Type · connector
26-pin digital/analogue header
26-pin header exposing 16 digital I/O pins and 8 analogue input pins for analogue sensors, as stated on the Adafruit product page.
Type · connector

Start wiring

USB-powered board interface, source: Adafruit product page

Confirm the data interface matches your host board.

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Connectors

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Connectors & cables · Connectors · 28 parts

Displays

Character LCDs, SPI TFTs, e-paper modules and larger capacitive-touch TFT panels solve different display jobs. Treat display class, interface, controller, resolution, touch, refresh behaviour, storage, voltage and mounting as separate swap checks.

Displays · TFT & LCD displays · 35 parts

Air quality

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MCUs and boards

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Boards · Microcontroller boards · 24 parts

USB mini-AB	connector	USB programming and power interface. Adafruit states the DE0-Nano can be programmed and powered over USB.	USB-powered board interface, source: Adafruit product page
40-pin GPIO header A	connector	One of two 40-pin IDC-compatible expansion headers. Adafruit states the two 40-pin headers provide 72 general-purpose I/O pins.
40-pin GPIO header B	connector	Second 40-pin IDC-compatible expansion header. Adafruit states the two 40-pin headers provide 72 general-purpose I/O pins.
26-pin digital/analogue header	connector	26-pin header exposing 16 digital I/O pins and 8 analogue input pins for analogue sensors, as stated on the Adafruit product page.

Pinout

Start wiring

Connectors

Displays

Air quality

MCUs and boards