{"id":11879,"date":"2018-02-14T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-14T16:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=11879"},"modified":"2021-06-10T14:25:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T21:25:43","slug":"digilent-fpga-dating-profiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/digilent-fpga-dating-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Digilent FPGA Dating Profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With Valentine&#8217;s Day here, it is a perfect time to do some comparing of Digilent&#8217;s most eligible <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/fpga-programmable-logic\/\">FPGA <\/a>bachelors! Though there were many excellent options, we have taken it upon ourselves to highlight\u00a0the top five interest-piquing, soulmate-seeking boards on the market.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Without further ado, we are pleased to introduce&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11896 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Arty-380x600.png\" alt=\"Arty\" width=\"380\" height=\"600\" data-wp-pid=\"11896\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Arty-380x600.png 380w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Arty.png 626w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/arty-a7-artix-7-fpga-development-board-for-makers-and-hobbyists\/\"><strong>Arty<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>With his attractive but\u00a0safe design, Arty makes\u00a0sparks fly without any risk of sparks actually, you know&#8230; flying. His easygoing-nature, in combination with his universally popular expansion headers make him entirely compatible with any of your friends, whether they are Arduino, Pmod or R3. Despite being on the younger side, Arty&#8217;s fresh-faced,\u00a0straight-edged\u00a0style makes him the perfect companion for a quaint coffee date or to casually meet your parents.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11897 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/g3140-415x600.png\" alt=\"g3140\" width=\"415\" height=\"600\" data-wp-pid=\"11897\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/g3140-415x600.png 415w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/g3140-708x1024.png 708w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/g3140.png 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 415px) 100vw, 415px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/basys-3-artix-7-fpga-trainer-board-recommended-for-introductory-users\/\"><strong>Basys 3<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bachelor number two is a well-documented professional who goes by the name Basys 3. He is very academically focused, and perfect for those not too familiar with the FPGA scene. And coming in at a swoonworthy $149 he is guaranteed\u00a0to break neither the bank nor your heart.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11900 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/nexy.png\" alt=\"nexy\" width=\"350\" height=\"514\" data-wp-pid=\"11900\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/nexys-4-ddr-artix-7-fpga-trainer-board-recommended-for-ece-curriculum\/\"><strong>Nexys 4 DDR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Another academic, Nexys 4 DDR boasts both an impressive teaching resume as well as stellar familial lineage. His forebearers, the Nexys 2 and 3, are well known around the electronics\u00a0circuit for their Artix&#x2122;-7 field programmable gate array (FPGA) from Xilinx, and impressive ability to bring industry level applications into the classroom. When not educating the masses he enjoys dabbling in videography and high performance logic.<\/p>\n<p>Bonus: His brother, the Nexys Video is also on the market in case it doesn&#8217;t work out!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-12038 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/zybo-368x600.png\" alt=\"zybo\" width=\"368\" height=\"600\" data-wp-pid=\"12038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/zybo-368x600.png 368w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/zybo-629x1024.png 629w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/zybo.png 639w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/zybo-z7-zynq-7000-arm-fpga-soc-development-board\/\"><strong>Zybo<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And if you have ever wished that one of your dating prospects had\u00a0a step-by-step handbook, you&#8217;re in luck because this one happens to have <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/products.php?product=The-ZYNQ-Book\">just that<\/a>!\u00a0Everyone knows that communication is important in any relationship, and his excellent communication skills are vouched for on both his specs sheet and by the variety of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/The-Zybot\/\">applicable projects<\/a>. And\u00a0with his\u00a0rich set of multimedia and connectivity peripherals,\u00a0this is one catch\u00a0you don&#8217;t want to let out of your sight!<\/p>\n<p><em>And he knows Linux!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12051 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/geny-1-439x600.png\" alt=\"geny\" width=\"439\" height=\"600\" data-wp-pid=\"12051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/geny-1-439x600.png 439w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/geny-1-768x1050.png 768w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/geny-1-749x1024.png 749w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/geny-1-800x1094.png 800w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/geny-1.png 940w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/genesys-2-kintex-7-fpga-development-board\/\"><strong>Genesys<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Genesys is a down-to-earth professional. He is content with himself and is seeking\u00a0neither a model nor modifications to his current design. Instead he hopes to find that special someone with whom to explore the fabulous world of electrical engineering with.\u00a0Due to both his\u00a0fully-populated high-speed <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/all-products\/modules-add-on-boards\/fmc-cards\/\">FMC<\/a> HPC connector and die-hard dedication to chivalry, he is always happy to open the door to great expansion possibilities.<\/p>\n<p>He also boasts an excellent memory so there is no danger of him forgetting birthdays, anniversary, or that one time you accidentally called him Arty.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style6 like-11879 jlk' data-task='like' data-post_id='11879' data-nonce='6d5ef3a62d' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-11879 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style6 unlike-11879 jlk' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='11879' data-nonce='6d5ef3a62d' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Unlike' \/><span class='unlc-11879 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <div class='status-11879 status align-left'>Be the 1st to vote.<\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meet our FPGA Bachelors!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":23917,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[1662],"ppma_author":[4485],"class_list":["post-11879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fpga","tag-fpga"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Digilent-Turbo-IheartFPGAs-600-e1518631047627.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":4485,"user_id":36,"is_guest":0,"slug":"mirandamay7","display_name":"Miranda Hansen","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/bcab037c32924b9f9b3ca4898e179f2764cb7d9a82aa2bd475170c8aaa884e1c?s=96&d=mm&r=g","1":"","2":"","3":"","4":"","5":"","6":"","7":"","8":"","9":"","10":""}],"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23917"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11879"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=11879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}