Terasic Technologies Atum Nios® V Starter Kit

Terasic Technologies Atum Nios® V Starter Kit provides a feature-rich platform for embedded development or evaluating system capabilities. This ready-to-use kit supports the Nios® V RISC-V processor and Intel® Agilex™ 3 FPGA for flexible embedded design. The Atum Nios® V starter kit includes Quartus® Prime Pro FPGA  Design Suite and a 1-year license for Altera® Triple-Speed Ethernet IP. This kit board features 64MB SDRAM, USB-Blaster III with a USB Type-C® connection, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet, and MicroSD storage, all within a compact form factor. Typical applications include automotive solutions, smart cities, consumer electronics, and advanced image processing.

Features

  • HDMI output
  • Gigabit Ethernet
  • UART
  • Multiple user I/Os (LEDs, buttons, and switches)
  • 85mm x 70mm form factor
  • 2x20 GPIO connector
  • Dual 2x6 TMD GPIO headers

Applications

  • Robotics
  • Automotive solutions
  • Smart city
  • Consumer electronics
  • Advanced image processing

Specifications

  • Agilex 3 A3CZ135BB18AE7S FPGA:
    • 135,110 logic elements
    • 6.89Mbit M20K, 1.4Mbit MLAB
    • 368x 18x19 multipliers
    • 4x IO PLL, 8x fabric I/O PLL
  • Programming/debug and configuration:
    • On-board USB blaster III (USB Type-C® connector)
    • ASx4 mode with 128Mbit QSPI flash
  • Memory device:
    • 64MB SDRAM, x32 bits data bus
    • MicroSD card socket
  • Switches/buttons/LEDs:
    • 4x LEDs
    • 2x slide switches
    • 2x push buttons
  • 5VDC input power

Kit Contents

  • Atum-A3-nano board
  • Heatsink (installed)
  • Acrylic (installed)
  • USB Type-C® cable
  • DC 5V/2A power supply
  • 1 year license for Triple-Speed Ethernet IP core
Terasic Technologies Atum Nios® V Starter Kit

Block Diagram

Block Diagram - Terasic Technologies Atum Nios® V Starter Kit

Board Overview

Terasic Technologies Atum Nios® V Starter Kit

Connectivity

Terasic Technologies Atum Nios® V Starter Kit

Videos

Published: 2025-11-21 | Updated: 2025-12-05