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FPGA.io / ENGINEERING WORKBENCH

Engineering tools.
From selection to build.

Calculate a design requirement, check your inputs or prepare an engineering brief. Find the tool by the task you need to complete.

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Catalogue checkT001

Full MPN check

Check an exact ordering number against the reviewed FPGA.io catalogue.

What you get
Exact-match record or an unconfirmed-MPN note
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CalculatorT003

FPGA resource budget

Check a design quantity against a capacity target with reserved headroom.

What you get
Usable target, utilization and resource shortfall
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CalculatorT005

User I/O budget

Add single-ended signals, differential pairs, clocks and reserved user I/O.

What you get
Total user-I/O demand with allocation checks
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CalculatorT009

BRAM organization estimate

Estimate the block-count lower bound for a legal memory primitive configuration.

What you get
Block-count lower bound and unused bit capacity
FPGA selectionOpen tool →
CalculatorT013

Configuration storage budget

Budget storage from an official or generated bitstream size and the required images.

What you get
Byte budget for complete configuration images
FPGA selectionOpen tool →
CalculatorT021

Power rail budget

Build a supply budget from stated voltage, current and converter efficiency assumptions.

What you get
Rail load, total input power and margin budget
Power & thermalOpen tool →
CalculatorT044

Trace propagation estimate

Convert a physical trace length to delay using an explicitly supplied propagation velocity.

What you get
One-way delay from length and stated velocity
Timing & interfacesOpen tool →
Brief builderT061

Stack-up requirements brief

Turn target construction and interface requirements into a fabrication review brief.

What you get
A construction brief with unresolved fabrication requirements
PCB design & fabricationOpen tool →
Review checklistT063

BGA escape review checklist

Prepare the evidence needed for a package fan-out and fabrication discussion.

What you get
Package, fan-out and via-process review items
PCB design & fabricationOpen tool →
Review checklistT141

BOM completeness check

Check pasted BOM rows for missing values, quantity mismatches and duplicate references.

What you get
Row issues, missing values and duplicate references
BOM & sourcingOpen tool →
Brief builderT166

Power-on test planning checklist

Outline a staged board bring-up plan and identify the engineering limits still needed.

What you get
A staged bring-up review draft with open limits
Programming & testOpen tool →

A RESULT YOU CAN REVIEW

Know what the output means.

  1. Check the method. Every available tool shows its calculation or rule, input bounds and a reference example.
  2. Keep the conditions. Unknown values are not silently treated as zero. Results retain the assumptions and unresolved review items.
  3. Use the right next step. Download the report, open a related worksheet or transfer an editable brief to project enquiry.

These are planning calculators and review aids. They do not establish device compatibility, DFM acceptance, stock availability or engineering sign-off.

DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP

Designed to grow across ten disciplines.

The research backlog contains 200 candidate tasks, including the existing tools and comparison workflow. Candidates may be merged or deferred. No release date or validated method is implied.

FPGA selection5 available

Device identity, logic, I/O and memory resources.

Future candidates: FIFO sizing · I/O-bank planning · Toolchain support.

Pending method verification, boundary tests and technical review.

Power & thermal1 available

Rail budgets, electrical assumptions and thermal review.

Future candidates: Power tolerance · Voltage drop · Thermal budgets.

Pending method verification, boundary tests and technical review.

Timing & interfaces1 available

Propagation, clocking and interface requirements.

Future candidates: Clock period · Interface bandwidth · Timing margins.

Pending method verification, boundary tests and technical review.

PCB design & fabrication2 available

Stack-ups, routing and process requirements.

Future candidates: Trace resistance · Drill aspect ratio · Panel utilization.

Pending method verification, boundary tests and technical review.

Assembly & packaging0 available

Package evidence, placement and assembly planning.

Future candidates: Stencil area ratio · Pin-1 checks · Moisture-sensitive handling.

Pending method verification, boundary tests and technical review.

Circuit fundamentals0 available

Component networks and basic circuit calculations.

Future candidates: Resistor networks · RC time constants · Voltage dividers.

Pending method verification, boundary tests and technical review.

High-speed & RF0 available

Signal-chain and measurement planning.

Future candidates: dB / dBm conversion · Return loss · ADC jitter budgets.

Pending method verification, boundary tests and technical review.

BOM & sourcing1 available

BOM quality, procurement inputs and supply planning.

Future candidates: BOM revision differences · MOQ rounding · AVL preparation.

Pending method verification, boundary tests and technical review.

Programming & test1 available

Bring-up, programming and acceptance requirements.

Future candidates: Test coverage · Programming records · Inspection requirements.

Pending method verification, boundary tests and technical review.

Project handoff1 available

Manufacturing files, revisions and project readiness.

Future candidates: Revision alignment · Delivery requirements · Review ownership.

Pending method verification, boundary tests and technical review.