Arty Z7: APSoC Zynq-7000 Development Board for Makers and Hobbyists

Digilent recommends the Arty Z7-20 with SDSoC voucher for those interested in video processing applications. Vivado Design Suite voucher not included — Vivado Design Suite Edition is available for free download (Vivado WebPACK). 

The Arty Z7 is a ready-to-use development platform designed around the Zynq-7000™ All Programmable System-on-Chip (AP SoC) from Xilinx. The Zynq-7000 architecture tightly integrates a dual-core, 650 MHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor with Xilinx 7-series Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) logic. This pairing grants the ability to surround a powerful processor with a unique set of software defined peripherals and controllers, tailored by you for whatever application is being conquered. The design process is very straightforward and provides a systematic path between defining your custom peripheral set and bringing it’s functionality up to a Linux OS running on the processor. Digilent provides a number of materials and resources for the Arty Z7 that will get you up and running with this process quickly.

Features:

Arty Z7 comes in two FPGA variants: Arty Z7-10 features Xilinx XC7Z010-1CLG400C. Arty Z7-20 features the larger Xilinx XC7Z020-1CLG400C. Arty Z7 has the features listed below:

• ZYNQ Processor
  • 650MHz dual-core Cortex-A9 processor
  • DDR3 memory controller with 8 DMA channels and 4 High Performance AXI3 Slave ports
  • High-bandwidth peripheral controllers: 1G Ethernet, USB 2.0, SDIO
  • Low-bandwidth peripheral controller: SPI, UART, CAN, I2C
  • Programmable from JTAG, Quad-SPI flash, and microSD card (Micro USB cable not included).
  • Programmable logic equivalent to Artix-7 FPGA
• Memory
  • 512MB DDR3 with 16-bit bus @ 1050Mbps
  • 16MB Quad-SPI Flash with factory programmed 48-bit globally unique EUI-48/64™ compatible identifier
  • microSD slot
• Power
  • Powered from USB or any 7V-15V external power source
• USB and Ethernet
  • Gigabit Ethernet PHY
  • USB-JTAG Programming circuitry
  • USB-UART bridge
  • USB OTG PHY (supports host only)
• Audio and Video
  • HDMI sink port (input)
  • HDMI source port (output)
  • PWM driven mono audio output with 3.5mm jack
• Switches, Push-buttons, and LEDs
  • 4 push-buttons
  • 2 slide switches
  • 4 LEDs
  • 2 RGB LEDs
• Expansion Connectors
  • Two standard Pmod ports
    • 16 Total FPGA I/O
  • Arduino/chipKIT Shield connector
    • Up to 49 Total FPGA I/O (see table above)
    • 6 Single-ended 0-3.3V Analog inputs to XADC
    • 4 Differential 0-1.0V Analog inputs to XADC