--- title: Lua-programmable ELM11-Feather board puts Gowin GW1NR... description: BrisbaneSilicon has launched the ELM11-Feather on Crowd Supply, a Feather form-factor board built around a Gowin GW1NR-LV9 FPGA running a PicoRV32 RISC-V... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/lua-programmable-elm11-feather-board-puts-gowin-gw1nr-fpga-into-feather-form-factor-crowdfunding--gmbwaf6tm twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Lua-programmable ELM11-Feather board puts Gowin GW1NR FPGA into Feather form factor (Crowdfunding) | daily.dev og:description: BrisbaneSilicon has launched the ELM11-Feather on Crowd Supply, a Feather form-factor board built around a Gowin GW1NR-LV9 FPGA running a PicoRV32 RISC-V... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/lua-programmable-elm11-feather-board-puts-gowin-gw1nr-fpga-into-feather-form-factor-crowdfunding--gmbwaf6tm og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/GmBwaF6tM.png og:image:alt: Lua-programmable ELM11-Feather board puts Gowin GW1NR FPGA into Feather form factor (Crowdfunding) og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Lua-programmable ELM11-Feather board puts Gowin GW1NR FPGA into Feather form factor (Crowdfunding) **[CNX Software](https://daily.dev/sources/cnx-software)** · [@cnxsoft](https://daily.dev/cnxsoft) · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary BrisbaneSilicon has launched the ELM11-Feather on Crowd Supply, a Feather form-factor board built around a Gowin GW1NR-LV9 FPGA running a PicoRV32 RISC-V softcore at up to 75 MHz. The board is natively programmable in Lua via EmbluaOS firmware, which provides a REPL, GPIO/PWM/UART/SPI/I2C support, and hardware reconfiguration via RTL. An Arvore IDE (beta) simplifies project creation and deployment. The board includes a BL702-based debugger, USB-C, LiPo charging, and 5 user LEDs, priced at $39 with deliveries expected November 2026. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What FPGA and specs does the ELM11-Feather board use? It uses a Gowin GW1NR-LV9 FPGA with 8K LUTs, 8,640 logical units, 6,480 flip-flops, 486 Kbit block SRAM, 64 Mbit PSRAM, and 2 PLLs. The FPGA runs a PicoRV32 RISC-V softcore at up to 75 MHz with 1MB RAM and 8MB flash, and the board includes a Bouffalo BL702-based debugger and a USB-C port. _Developers evaluating FPGA dev boards can follow hardware releases like this one on daily.dev._ ### How do you program the ELM11-Feather board? It runs EmbluaOS firmware, letting users execute Lua scripts from a REPL (one per CPU core) or from a program stored in flash, with support for GPIO, PWM, UART, SPI, I2C, interrupts, timers, and a hardware watchdog. Hardware layers can also be reconfigured using RTL code, and users needing a GUI can use the beta Arvore IDE instead of the command line. _Anyone weighing Lua-based firmware workflows for FPGA boards can track updates like this via daily.dev._ ### How much does the ELM11-Feather board cost and when does it ship? It is priced at $39 on Crowd Supply, including two unsoldered 24-pin headers and a USB-C to Type-A cable, with free US shipping and a $12 fee elsewhere. The campaign has a symbolic $1 funding target, and deliveries are scheduled to start by November 2026. _Makers tracking crowdfunded FPGA hardware pricing and shipping timelines can follow campaigns like this on daily.dev._ ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@ajaychoudhary80** · 0 upvotes > A built-in REPL and simplified IDE can make FPGA development much more approachable. ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [ELM11-Feather Is a Feather-Compatible Board That Speaks Lua Natively](https://daily.dev/posts/elm11-feather-is-a-feather-compatible-board-that-speaks-lua-natively-ksndi1mhg) · It's Foss · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [The FPGA Chronicles: Exploring The Tang Nano 20K](https://daily.dev/posts/the-fpga-chronicles-exploring-the-tang-nano-20k-qdxxlsf9r) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [A low-power industrial SBC powered by TI's AM62L32 Cortex-A53/M4F SoC](https://daily.dev/posts/a-low-power-industrial-sbc-powered-by-ti-s-am62l32-cortex-a53-m4f-soc-djwvi93g9) · CNX Software · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [My DIY FPGA board can run Quake II \(part 4\)](https://daily.dev/posts/my-diy-fpga-board-can-run-quake-ii-part-4--5v06ytzpr) · Hacker News · 2 upvotes · 0 comments - [$50 Forgix board pairs Raspberry Pi RP2354 MCU with Trion T8 FPGA in Teensy form factor](https://daily.dev/posts/50-forgix-board-pairs-raspberry-pi-rp2354-mcu-with-trion-t8-fpga-in-teensy-form-factor-0d2apuwuv) · CNX Software · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#embedded](https://daily.dev/tags/embedded), [#lua](https://daily.dev/tags/lua), [#fpga](https://daily.dev/tags/fpga) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/lua-programmable-elm11-feather-board-puts-gowin-gw1nr-fpga-into-feather-form-factor-crowdfunding--gmbwaf6tm) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Lua-programmable ELM11-Feather board puts Gowin GW1NR FPGA into Feather form factor (Crowdfunding)","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/lua-programmable-elm11-feather-board-puts-gowin-gw1nr-fpga-into-feather-form-factor-crowdfunding--gmbwaf6tm","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/lua-programmable-elm11-feather-board-puts-gowin-gw1nr-fpga-into-feather-form-factor-crowdfunding--gmbwaf6tm"},"datePublished":"2026-07-11T02:39:13.948Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T07:00:23.524Z","description":"BrisbaneSilicon has launched the ELM11-Feather on Crowd Supply, a Feather form-factor board built around a Gowin GW1NR-LV9 FPGA running a PicoRV32 RISC-V...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ca4ad0d0d7d9a44e7275370e9eae2776?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/ca4ad0d0d7d9a44e7275370e9eae2776?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"CNX Software","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Person","name":"CNXSoft","url":"https://daily.dev/cnxsoft","image":"https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1366138?v=4","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"EndorseAction"},"userInteractionCount":490}},"commentCount":1,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/lua-programmable-elm11-feather-board-puts-gowin-gw1nr-fpga-into-feather-form-factor-crowdfunding--gmbwaf6tm","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":1}],"keywords":"embedded,lua,fpga","timeRequired":"PT3M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"CNX Software","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/cnx-software"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Lua-programmable ELM11-Feather board puts Gowin GW1NR FPGA into Feather form factor (Crowdfunding)"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/lua-programmable-elm11-feather-board-puts-gowin-gw1nr-fpga-into-feather-form-factor-crowdfunding--gmbwaf6tm","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"A built-in REPL and simplified IDE can make FPGA development much more approachable.","datePublished":"2026-07-11T03:22:23.751Z","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/GmBwaF6tM#c-IfhW2yGJq","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Ajay Choudhary","url":"https://daily.dev/ajaychoudhary80","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--WkX8wDW2--/f_auto/v1780989706/avatars/avatar_QNZlI2SgVnNSx5PSRpCVx?_a=BAMAMiWQ0"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/lua-programmable-elm11-feather-board-puts-gowin-gw1nr-fpga-into-feather-form-factor-crowdfunding--gmbwaf6tm#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What FPGA and specs does the ELM11-Feather board use?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"It uses a Gowin GW1NR-LV9 FPGA with 8K LUTs, 8,640 logical units, 6,480 flip-flops, 486 Kbit block SRAM, 64 Mbit PSRAM, and 2 PLLs. 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