The Zybo Z7 is a feature-rich, ready-to-use embedded software and digital circuit development board built around the Xilinx Zynq-7000 family. This is the second generation update to the popular Zybo that was released in 2012. The Zynq family is based on the Xilinx All Programmable System-on-Chip (AP SoC) architecture, which tightly integrates a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor with Xilinx 7-series Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) logic. The Zybo Z7 surrounds the Zynq with a rich set of multimedia and connectivity peripherals to create a formidable single-board computer, even before considering the flexibility and power added by the FPGA. The Zybo Z7's video-capable feature set, including a MIPI CSI-2 compatible Pcam connector, HDMI input, HDMI output, and high DDR3L bandwidth, was chosen to make it an affordable solution for the high end embedded vision applications that Xilinx FPGAs are popular for. Attaching additional hardware is made easy by the Zybo Z7's Pmod connectors, allowing access to Digilent's catalog of over 70 Pmod peripheral boards, including motor controllers, sensors, displays, and more.
If you are migrating from the original Zybo, please take a look at the Migration Guide.
Zybo Z7 comes in two APSoC variants: Zybo Z7-10 features Xilinx XC7Z010-1CLG400C. Zybo Z7-20 features the larger Xilinx XC7Z020-1CLG400C. Users will select which variant they would like at checkout.
Zybo Z7-10 | Zybo Z7-20 | |
FPGA part | XC7Z010-1CLG400C | XC7Z020-1CLG400C |
1 MSPS On-chip ADC | Yes | Yes |
Look-up Tables (LUTs) | 17,600 | 53,200 |
Flip-flops | 35,200 | 106,400 |
Block RAM | 270 KB | 630 KB |
Clock Management Tiles | 2 | 4 |
Available Shield I/O | 32 | 40 |
Total Pmod Ports | 5 | 6 |
Fan Connector | No | Yes |
Zynq Heat Sink | No | Yes |
HDMI CEC Support | TX port only | TX and RX ports |
RGB LEDs | 1 | 2 |
ZYNQ Processor
667 MHz dual-core Cortex-A9 processor
DDR3L 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 controllers: SPI, UART, CAN, I2C
Programmable from JTAG, Quad-SPI flash, and microSD card
Programmable logic equivalent to Artix-7 FPGA
Memory
1 GB DDR3L with 32-bit bus @ 1066 MHz
16 MB Quad-SPI Flash with factory programmed 128-bit random number and 48-bit globally unique EUI-48/64™ compatible identifier
microSD slot
Power
Powered from USB or any 5V external power source
USB and Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet PHY
USB-JTAG Programming circuitry
USB-UART bridge
USB 2.0 OTG PHY with host and device support
Audio and Video
Pcam camera connector with MIPI CSI-2 support
HDMI sink port (input) with CEC (Zybo Z7-20) and without CEC (Zybo Z7-10)
HDMI source port (output) with CEC
Audio codec with stereo headphone, stereo line-in, and microphone jacks
Switches, Push-buttons, and LEDs
6 push-buttons (2 processor connected)
4 slide switches
5 LEDs (1 processor connected)
2 RGB LEDs (Zybo Z7-20) and 1 RGB LED (Zybo Z7-10)
Expansion Connectors
6 Pmod ports (Zybo Z7-20) and 5 Pmod Ports (Zybo Z7-10)
8 Total Processor I/O
40 Total FPGA I/O (Zybo Z7-20) and 32 (Zybo Z7-10)
4 Analog capable 0-1.0V differential pairs to XADC
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