There will also be the visionfive 2 lite in (hopefully) a moment for more risc-v capabilities. I am excited about it. Haven't looked too much into it, but what I've heard is that the visionfive 2 is not too bad. Lacks a few drivers or performance in them. Will see. I am also curious how easy it can be used for some OS dev.
And if someone wants to get fancy and do some HW-SW-Codesign with risc-v and FPGAs, then there is the PolarFireSoC.
A lot cheaper than AMD/Xilinx products and okay-ish to use. Their dev enviroment feels kinda outdated, but at least it's snappy. Also the documentation feels kinda sparse, but most stuff is documented __somewhere__ - you just gotta find it.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/starfive/visionfive-2-l...
And if someone wants to get fancy and do some HW-SW-Codesign with risc-v and FPGAs, then there is the PolarFireSoC. A lot cheaper than AMD/Xilinx products and okay-ish to use. Their dev enviroment feels kinda outdated, but at least it's snappy. Also the documentation feels kinda sparse, but most stuff is documented __somewhere__ - you just gotta find it.
https://www.microchip.com/en-us/development-tool/MPFS-DISCO-...
Fun fact: The dev board costs less than the chip itself. (Apparently that's often the case, but I just noticed that the first time)