DE0 nano

[R_G_B_]

The DE0 nano has no onboard CPU interfaced to the FPGA.
Instead of this they have used a Flash ROM this seems a bit limiting as to what can be done with it don't you think?

[mikerj]

Not really, it's an FPGA so you can implement your own soft core if you need a micro.

[R_G_B_]

Yes, however implenting a softcore process limits the amount of logic blocks you can use. The flexibility of CPU combined with FPGA is beyond compromise.

[miguelvp]

Then get the DE1-SoC Board 

http://www.terasic.com.tw/cgi-bin/page/archive.pl?Language=English&CategoryNo=165&No=836

or hook it up to another board that has an MCU

[mikerj]

Yes, however implenting a softcore process limits the amount of logic blocks you can use. The flexibility of CPU combined with FPGA is beyond compromise.

If you need that flexibility then you clearly need to look for a larger, (probably a lot more expensive) eval board.  This is like complaining that an Arduino doesn't have sufficient resources to run Linux.

[legacy]

The DE0 nano has no onboard CPU interfaced to the FPGA.
Instead of this they have used a Flash ROM this seems a bit limiting as to what can be done with it don't you think?

to do what ? what is your purpose ?

[R_G_B_]

I was gonna have a go at implementing an oscilloscope.