21 May 2015, element14 is launching the LOGI Boards, an easy to use ecosystem of hardware and software that brings FPGA functionality to both the Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone boards.

Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) are semiconductor devices that are made up of configurable logic blocks that are connected by programmable interconnects. These devices can also be reprogrammed to add or change functionality once a design has been completed.

The LOGI ecosystemincludes software and drivers that make it easy for users to communicate between the FPGA and the base platform. APIs and Wrappers allow for easy access to the FPGAs custom hardware peripherals using the wishbone bus standard. Open source application examples are available on the LOGI repository. Applications can easily be written using C and C++ or in conjunction with python.

The LOGI-Pi and LOGI-BONE (LOGI-BOARDS) costing £89.99 / $94.72 form an FPGA development platform that has been optimized for use with the Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone as the base/host platform. Low-cost and easy to use, the LOGI-BOARDS provide maximum expansion capability and a powerful but versatile digital canvas for users to create their imaginative digital designs across bit coin mining, logic analyzers, display driving and video games.

The LOGI-BOARDS are supported by the LOGI-EDU. Priced at £39.99 / $45.48 the LOGI-EDU fits onto the LOGI-BOARDS and provides a pathway to easily learn and implement the basics of FPGAs and HDL design with specific examples including Graphic controller, PicoBlaze, VGS Controller and External Memory devices. The LOGI-EDU module walks beginners through the basic steps of FPGA design by supporting the examples and applications from the books 'FPGA Prototyping by Verilog Examples' or 'FPGA Prototyping by VHDL Examples' by Pong Chu.

The LOGI-BOARDS and LOGI-EDU are all available from Farnell element14in Europe, Newark element14in North America and element14in Asia Pacific. For more information about the LOGI range and for various FPGA projects with the Raspberry Pi or BeagleBone visit the element14 Community at www.element14.com/LOGI.

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