Which FPGA/CPLD dev-kit should I go for ?

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I want to learn more about Avalon interfaces, Quartus Platform Designer, NIOS II, etc. 

I know people may have preferences, but for learning more about digital design, which board should I go for ? Which board will have more reference designs and reference literature available online ?  PS, price is also an issue !

[Altera_Forum]

The Cyclone V GX Starter Kit has a price of $179 (Terasic Website) 

a kit with around 77K Logic Elements  It also has HDMI Video Output Plenty of other interfaces SDCard Slot 4Gb LPDDR2 4Mb SRAM etc  If you want to understand  Platform Designer NIOS the mSGDMA controller & a Video Frame Buffer for HDMI  then the files I put on the altera wiki a while ago may help you.  www.alterawiki.com/wiki/cyclone5_starterkit_hdmi

[Altera_Forum]

Cyclone V boards from Terasic are a good starting point and are under $200.

[Altera_Forum]

Hi C1Ron,  

 To learn more Avalon interfaces, Quartus Platform Designer, NIOS II, etc. You can go through the University Program tutorial link below.  https://www.altera.com/support/training/university/materials-tutorials.html  For Design Tools, IP and Design Examples, you can refer to the link below.  https://www.altera.com/documentation/design-tools-ip-and-design-examples.html  With the features mention above, I would suggest you to get DE10-Nano Kit from Terasic with price of $130. http://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?language=english&categoryno=205&no=1046&partno=1

[Altera_Forum]

--- Quote Start ---  Cyclone V boards from Terasic are a good starting point and are under $200.  --- Quote End ---   Is this still true, given that the Cyclone is being discontinued? (see announcement) Perhaps it is still the best selection for finding FPGA demo and development kits, but it looks like some or all Cyclones are to be no more. Perhaps there is a new Altera FPGA that replaces it? Hope this helps.

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--- Quote Start ---  Is this still true, given that the Cyclone is being discontinued? (see announcement) Perhaps it is still the best selection for finding FPGA demo and development kits, but it looks like some or all Cyclones are to be no more. Perhaps there is a new Altera FPGA that replaces it? Hope this helps.  --- Quote End ---    Where did you hear this? Do you mean older Cyclone devices? I don't think Cyclone is going anywhere. C10 just came out. Here's a board from Intel:  https://www.altera.com/products/boards_and_kits/dev-kits/altera/cyclone-10-lp-evaluation-kit.html

[Altera_Forum]

Cyclone V seems like a good choice. Thanks

[Altera_Forum]

--- Quote Start ---  Where did you hear this? Do you mean older Cyclone devices? I don't think Cyclone is going anywhere. C10 just came out. Here's a board from Intel:  https://www.altera.com/products/boards_and_kits/dev-kits/altera/cyclone-10-lp-evaluation-kit.html  --- Quote End ---    Thank you, sstrell. So only the Cyclone I is to be discontinued.