VSDSquadron FM iCE40UP5K FPGA Development Board

Description

The VSDSquadron FM is a beginner-friendly yet powerful FPGA development board built around the Lattice iCE40UP5K FPGA, offering a comprehensive open-source toolchain experience. Designed for students, hobbyists, and educators, this compact board is perfect for learning Verilog/HDL, exploring embedded projects, and implementing RISC-V softcore processors using open-source tools such as Yosys, NextPNR, and Icestorm.

Ready to delve into digital design or build your first FPGA project? The VSDSquadron FM brings the capabilities of the Lattice iCE40UP5K FPGA to your workbench in a compact, low-cost, and open-source–friendly form factor. Whether you’re mastering HDL, prototyping with its 32 exposed GPIOs, or running softcore RISC-V processors like PicoRV32, this board provides 5.3K LUTs, onboard 4MB flash, and an RGB LED, making it ideal for education, embedded development, robotics, or LED matrix projects.