{"id":1937,"date":"2014-09-29T14:24:18","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T21:24:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=1937"},"modified":"2022-02-03T14:14:08","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T22:14:08","slug":"digilent-zynq-based-boards-in-the-zynq-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/digilent-zynq-based-boards-in-the-zynq-book\/","title":{"rendered":"Digilent Zynq-Based Boards in The Zynq Book"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I recently found another exciting example of Digilent boards in an academic textbook! The Zynq Book is\u00a0a handy tool for a\u00a0deeper understanding of \u201csophisticated\u201d devices and as the first look at the Zynq System on Chip (SoC). In fact this is Digilent\u2019s mission: to bring engineering to every interested person through affordable materials.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Zynqbook.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3037 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Zynqbook-410x600.png\" alt=\"Zynqbook\" width=\"410\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Zynqbook-410x600.png 410w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Zynqbook-700x1024.png 700w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Zynqbook-153x225.png 153w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Zynqbook-411x600.png 411w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Zynqbook-800x1169.png 800w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Zynqbook.png 913w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 410px) 100vw, 410px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A very basic approach to\u00a0what the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,400,1198&amp;Prod=ZYBO\">Zynq<\/a> device is and high-level implementation theory is described in the\u00a0Zynq Book. This is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zynqbook.com\/\">a free downloadable book<\/a> written by a team of professors and researchers from University of Strathclyde in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It is a very easily readable book and could be interesting to\u00a0beginners, hobbyists, postgraduate\u00a0students, teachers, and industry researchers. As I read through the book, I found some benefits for all of the target demographics!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Starting at a <strong>beginner&#8217;s level<\/strong>, after reading and using the available set of tutorials supported by the ZedBoard, readers will better understand:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Basic concepts for\u00a0the Zynq SoC\u00a0and the differences between that and\u00a0alternative devices<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Software and hardware design\u00a0and\u00a0IP block creation through hands-on tutorials<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;ZedBoard features and a\u00a0variety of helpful resources to start the Zynq-based design<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>If you are a teacher, researcher, or master&#8217;s level student , or industry professional<\/strong>,\u00a0you\u2019ll find:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Trends and opportunities in teaching and process-based learning SoC design through Zynq-based boards: Zed, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.avnet.com\/wps\/portal\/us\/products\/avnet-boards\/avnet-board-families\/microzed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MicroZed<\/a>, and Zybo<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;How the Digilent Design Contest encourages students\u00a0to make their own projects based on Zynq boards<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Tutorials based on the Xilinx Vivado Design Suite and ZedBoard hardware, giving\u00a0students practical experience with\u00a0embedded design<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;Interesting research papers published that\u00a0might help in finding new areas of investigation<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1938\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The-Z-Robot1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1938\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The-Z-Robot1.jpg\" alt=\"The Z Robot\" width=\"600\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The-Z-Robot1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The-Z-Robot1-300x248.jpg 300w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/The-Z-Robot1-1024x847.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The ZRobot, based on the ZedBoard \u2013 photo from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zynqbook.com\/\">The Zynq Book<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally reading and experiencing this book will help growing engineers ready for dive into emerging technologies challenges. 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