The intellino-DE is an FPGA Development and Education kit.

The intellino-DE is a purpose-built FPGA platform for hands-on education and research in digital systems, bridging fundamental digital logic with advanced processor and accelerator design. Based on the Intel MAX 10 FPGA, it provides a reliable and accessible environment for learning, experimentation, and system-level prototyping.

Designed for progressive digital system learning

The intellino-DE supports a wide spectrum of learning stages, enabling a structured progression from basic concepts to advanced architectures:

• Fundamental digital circuits, including 7-segment display control, GPIO, timers, and counters

• Standard digital interfaces, such as SPI communication

• Processor design and integration, including RISC-V and ARM-based soft or hard cores

• Accelerator and NPU design, enabling exploration of AI-oriented hardware architectures

This progression makes the intellino-DE suitable for both introductory courses and advanced research projects.

FPGA-based flexibility with Intel MAX 10

Built on the Intel MAX 10 FPGA, the intellino-DE offers:

• Non-volatile FPGA configuration for fast startup and stable operation

• Integrated memory and peripherals for compact system design

• Deterministic, hardware-level performance for real-time digital logic

These characteristics allow students and researchers to directly observe the relationship between hardware architecture, timing, and system behavior.

Optimized for education and research

The intellino-DE is designed to simplify development while preserving architectural transparency. It enables:

• Hardware–software co-design and verification

• Step-by-step exploration of digital logic, datapaths, and control units

• Rapid prototyping of custom processors and domain-specific accelerators

Its educational focus makes it well suited for laboratory courses, capstone projects, and FPGA-based research.

Typical application areas

• Digital logic and computer architecture education

• RISC-V and ARM processor design and experimentation

• AI accelerator and NPU architecture research

• FPGA-based embedded system prototyping

• Academic research and hands-on engineering training

In summary, the intellino-DE combines the flexibility of FPGA technology with an education-focused design philosophy, providing a scalable platform for learning, teaching, and researching digital systems—from basic logic circuits to advanced processor and accelerator architectures.