Arty Z7: Zynq-7000 SoC Development Board

The Arty family of Digilent FPGA/SoC boards was designed with versatility and flexibility in mind. With universally popular Arduino™ headers and multiple Pmod™ ports, an Arty will be the most adaptable FPGA/SoC board in your toolbox.

The Arty Z7 is a ready-to-use development platform designed around the Xilinx Zynq®-7000 System-on-a-chip (SoC) family. The Zynq®-7000 SoC family integrates the software programmability of an ARM®-based processor with the hardware programmability of an FPGA, enabling key analytics and hardware acceleration while integrating CPU, DSP, ASSP, and mixed signal functionality on a single device.

The Arty Z7 is supported by Xilinx's Vivado Design Suite, including the free WebPACK version. The SDSoC™ Development Environment provides a familiar embedded C/C++/OpenCL application development experience for heterogeneous Zynq® SoC deployment.

There are two variants of the Arty Z7: The Arty Z7-10 features the XC7Z010-1CLG400C, and the Arty Z7-20 features the larger XC7Z020-1CLG400C. There is a third option available, the Arty-Z7-20 with a Xilinx SDSoC voucher, which is recommended for those interested in video processing applications.

If your application does not require the processing system of an SoC, the Arty A7, or Arty S7 may be better options.

Guides and demos are available to help you get started quickly with the Arty Z7. These can be found through the Support Materials tab.

• 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 B 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

• Arty Z7: SoC Development Board (Micro B USB cable NOT included)
• Digilent cardboard packaging with protective foam

To create and modify designs for your Arty Z7, you can use Xilinx's Vivado Design Suite. Vivado is a software designed for the synthesis and analysis of HDL designs.

The Xilinx SDSoC Development environment provides a familiar embedded C/C++/OpenCL application development experience for heterogeneous Zynq® SoC deployment. A voucher for the SDSoC Development Environment is available for purchase with the Arty Z7-20. This voucher does not include access to the Vivado Design Suite, but both variants of the Arty Z7 are supported by the free WebPACK edition of the Vivado Design Suite.

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