The LOGI Pi is an FPGA development platform that has been optimized for use with the Raspberry Pi. The LOGI Pi/Raspberry Pi combination was designed with key design attributes in mind including ease of use, maximum expansion capability and low cost to performance ratio. The LOGI Pi creates a powerful and versatile digital canvas for users to create their imaginative digital designs.
The LOGI Team has developed software and drivers that make it easy for users to communicate between the FPGA and the Raspberry Pi. APIs and Wrappers have been written that allow easy access to the FPGA custom hardware peripherals using the wishbone bus standard. Applications can easily be written using C,C++ in conjunction or with python. APIs for these languages allow easy to use communication with the FPGA.
The LOGI Team has created a number of applications for the LOGi-Pi including a bitcoin miner, machine vision and autonomous vehicle and robotic controllers. All applications are open source and available on the LOGI repository. An “App Store” (Free) application methodology has been developed that allows users to simply download the latest fully built applications and run them with no need to delve into building the HDL and source code.
The LOGI Team is developing custom hardware modules to enable direct support for applications that they could not find an easy existing solution. LOGI Hardware modules are designed using the widely used standards including Digilent Inc PMOD, Arduino Shield and high bandwidth modules using SATA connectors (For LVDS expansion only - SATA protocol not supported). Existing LOGi modules include the LOGI Cam and the LOGI EDU.
FPGA: Spartan 6 LX9 – TQFP144 Package - XC6SLX9-2TQG144C
Plug and play interfacing the Raspberry Pi
Arduino Shield expansion allowing for more than 200 existing plug in hardware modules
PMOD compatible headers allowing for more than 50 existing low cost hardware modules
4 layer optimized design to support maximum performance of high bandwidth applications
Length tuned GPMC, SDRAM and LVDS signals for high performance applications
2xPush buttons
2x DIP Switch
1x High bandwidth SATA connector expansion port (SATA protocol not supported)
32 FPGA IO through PMOD and Arduino headers
4x Digilent Inc. PMOD ports supporting 59+ plug and play hardware modules
1x Arduino Header supporting 200+ Arduino Shield modules
Optional I2C, SPI access from the Raspberry Pi
10x length tuned LVDS pairs
32 MB SDRAM
The LOGI Boards are now being sold at element14, Farnell and Newark and MCM.