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Re:VexRiscv is a quadcore, Linux-capable RISC-V softcore for... by eebynight on Thursday May 21, 2020 @05:42PM (#23265774)
The fact that it fits in the 35T version with room to spare is pretty huge, especially since certain packages of the 35T start as low as $35 for a single chip, no MOQ.

I could see myself dropping one of these on a homemade project if I ever spend the time making a reliable reflow oven...

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Re:VexRiscv is a quadcore, Linux-capable RISC-V softcore for... by tverbeure on Thursday May 21, 2020 @06:13PM (#23266120)
If you're happy that it fits in a 35T, you'll be ecstatic to learn that a single VexRiscv fits comfortably in a Cyclone II EP2C5 FPGA. :-)

It's hard to find an FPGA that's too small to fit one.

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Re:VexRiscv is a quadcore, Linux-capable RISC-V softcore for... by 5- on Thursday May 21, 2020 @08:26PM (#23267344)
it runs on the 5k lut ice40up5k, e.g. as the default bootloader in fomu: https://www.crowdsupply.com/sutajio-kosagi/fomu

(the whole thing fits inside the usb-a port)

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