50K logic elements — sizing the design
Fifty thousand LEs (3125 LABs) is a mid-range density for the MAX 10 family. It fits a soft-core processor, serial interfaces, and glue logic without congestion.
178 I/O — what connects where
All 178 I/O are available on the 256-ball BGA. That many pins let you bring out a parallel bus alongside several SPI/UART links and still have headroom for discrete sensor inputs.
Lifecycle and sourcing posture
The 10M50DCF256A7G is listed as Active on the manufacturer's status. No last-time-buy notice, no NRND flag. That means it is still a valid choice for new designs, and the supply chain is running through normal distribution. We source it to order against an RFQ — availability and current pricing confirmed at quote time.
