Digilent's Cora Z7 is a ready-to-use, low-cost, and easily embeddable development platform designed around the powerful Zynq®-7000 all-programmable system-on-chip (APSoC) from Xilinx®. The Zynq-7000 architecture tightly integrates a single- or dual-core 667MHz ARM Cortex®-A9 processor with a Xilinx 7-series FPGA. This pairing grants the ability to surround the processor with a unique set of software-defined peripherals and controllers, tailored for the target application.
The Cora Z7’s wide array of hardware interfaces, from a 1 Gbps Ethernet PHY to analog-to-digital converters (ADC) and general purpose input/output pins, make it an ideal platform for the development of a vast variety of embedded applications. The small form-factor and mounting holes make the Cora Z7 ready-to-use as one component of a larger solution. The on-board SD card slot, Ethernet, and power solution allow this device to operate independently of a host computer.
Features
- XC7Z010-1CLG400C/XC7Z007S-1CLG400C
- 512 MB DDR3 with 16-bit bus at 1,050 Mbps
- MicroSD slot
- G-bit Ethernet PHY with 48-bit globally unique EUI-48/64™ compatible identifier available on sticker
- USB-UART bridge
- USB OTG PHY (supports host only)
- Two Pmod connectors
- General purpose IO
- Two push buttons
- Two RGB LEDs
- Arduino/chipKIT shield connector
- 12 additional FPGA digital I/O
- Powered from USB or any 4.5 V to 5.5 V external power source
- Programmable from JTAG and microSD card
- Full support for Vivado and Petalinux design environments
- Small form-factor and mounting holes
Applications
- Programmable logic controller
- Embedded Linux