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The Hobby ComponentsLtd LC MAXII Altera EPM240 CPLD development board is a cost-effective solution for developers looking to create complex designs using the Altera EPM240T100C5 CPLD device. It features an on-board regulator, JTAG interface, and a 50MHz active crystal, making it ideal for both beginners and seasoned engineers. With easy access to all IO pins and a compact size, this board is perfect for any project.
R**K
Good beginners board
Great for beginners to get started, but soon outgrow the capabilities of this device. Still a good way to get started given the price point.
A**R
Two pins on the CPLD IC are solder-bridged - appears to be intentional, but not quite 100% sure
AFAICT the bridge pins are pin 10 (VCCIO1_1) and pin 11 (GNDIO_1). Deliberately connecting a VCC to a GND seems implausible to me, but I could easily be reading documentation wrong. I started a return process, but decided to do some more double checking - it appears from online photos and videos that all of these boards have the same two pins solder-bridged, which makes it unlikely that it's an accidental fault. Unfortunately, all the testing I've done so far is to ensure that Quartus can auto-detect the board (which it can). The board I have has a very slightly different layout to the one illustrated here, but that just appears to be a minor design tweak.
Trustpilot
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