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Re:Interesting SPI Routing with iCE40 FPGAs by Aurornis on Monday November 10, 2025 @11:22AM (#45877496)
The primary appeal of these minimalist devices is to get people started as cheaply as possible.

They exist at a price point where it’s an easy decision to pick one up on a whim and spend an evening installing the toolchain and building some little hello world tutorial.

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Re:Interesting SPI Routing with iCE40 FPGAs by Graziano_M on Friday November 14, 2025 @09:03PM (#45934405)
I was typing out a response saying that you can buy an ice stick for cheaper, I went to check the price and it's $150 now! https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/lattice-semicondu...

I bought one for $25 back in 2018! What's going on here?

That obviously makes the FOMU a more reasonable starter purchase, but I'd still probably get an icebreacker for $80 (which I also have and love).

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