BRS-100-GW1NR9

About

The BRS-100-GW1NR9 is a FPGA development board. Key hardware features include:

  • GOWIN GW1NR-9 FPGA.
    • 8MB internal PSRAM.
    • Internal bitstream Flash with AUTO BOOT.
  • Non-volatile memory.
    • 8 MB User Flash.
  • Peripherals
    • 32 x User GPIO.
    • 6 x User LED.
    • 2 x User Pushbuttons.
  • USB-C connector
    • UART over USB (FTDI)
    • JTAG over USB
  • 1 x Power LED.
  • 3.3V and 5V rails.
  • No Back Side Components (one connector).

Key software features include:

  • Example Project with a fully scripted workflow.
    • Includes a guided setup of the build prerequisites and environment.
    • Demonstrates board features (PSRAM, Flash, Peripherals etc).
    • Provides an example of building and probing an fpgacapZero Embedded Logic Analyzer (ELA).
    • Extensible, i.e. user can add their own application specific RTL modules.
    • Simple build and program workflow stages.
    • No GUI-based programs required.

Rendering

NOTE: an archive of photos is linked in the ‘Documentation’ section below.

Documentation

The Example Project on Github provides a great overview of setting up the build prerequisites and environment, as well as building and programming the example project(s) to the board. For more extensive documentation, see the information below:

Third-Party

The BRS-100-GW1NR9 has been proven compatible with the following third-party tools:

ToolSummaryLicensing
ApioApio is a Python-based tool that controls other low-level tools, such as yosys, nextpnr, icepack, and iceprog. It’s designed to work with development boards. It is cross-platform, offering a Visual Studio plugin on Windows and a CLI on Linux.GPL 3.0
openFPGALoaderUniversal utility for programming FPGAsApache License 2.0
openOCDSoftware that enables on-chip debugging, in-system programming, and boundary-scan testing for embedded devicesGPLv2+
fpgacapZeroVendor-agnostic FPGA debug cores, including an Embedded Logic Analyzer (ELA) for waveform capture and an Embedded I/O (EIO) for runtime read/write of fabric signals
Apache License 2.0
Third Party Compatible Tools

Pricing

The pricing of the BRS-100-GW1NR9 varies depending upon purchase quantity, see the table below.

QuantityUnit Price
To 9$19.95 USD
From 10$18.95 USD
From 100$17.45 USD
From 1000$14.95 USD
Pricing

Purchase

Available from Q4 2025.

Buy Now! From $14.95 [1]

References

[1] USD – all of our products are priced in USD due to the prevalence of international purchases.