Zedboard Baseboard: Zynq-7020 All Programmable SOC
Waveform developers using the ZeptoSDR have access to the many benefits offered by the tightly coupled dual core ARM Cortex-A9 and the Artix-7 series FPGA on the Zynq-7020, which will allow them to:
- Target the Xilinx Artix-7 FPGA for intensive processing such as down-conversion, up-conversion, and other PHY layer elements such as OFDM
- Target The SoC's Dual Core ARM Cortex-A9 for the upper protocol layers
- Exceed the performance of a discrete FPGA-processor solution, achieving higher bandwidth with lower latency
For those intending to use the Zynq-7000 series for deployment purposes, the Zynq enables low cost, low power solutions which will ultimately yield a cheaper BOM cost and faster NRE cycles.
Zedboard Baseboard Block Diagram
Zedboard Baseboard Specifications
- Xilinx XC7Z020-1CLG484
- Includes Dual Arm Cortex-A9, up to 667 MHz
- Includes Xilinx Artix-7 (85K Logic Cells; 276 GMACs; 220 Programmable DSP Slices)
- 512 MB DDR3, 226 Mb Quad SPI Flash
- 4GB SD Card included
- 1x GigE
- 1x USB OTG, 1x USB UART
- FMC LPC
- HDMI, VGA, 128×32 OLED
- Slide switches, Push button switches
- Audio I/O CODEC (line in/out, headphone, Mic)
- Xilinx XADC header
- Debug JTAG/DAP
- Combines the Xilinx Zynq with Nutaq’s Linux embedded OS framework
- Supports GigE access from remote Linux/Windows PC