{"id":22184,"date":"2017-09-15T08:05:32","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T15:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=22184"},"modified":"2021-06-10T16:26:50","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T23:26:50","slug":"introducing-the-zybo-z7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/introducing-the-zybo-z7\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the Zybo Z7!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today we are excited to announce an update to our popular Zybo board, the Zybo Z7<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Originally released in late 2012, the Zybo featured the Zynq 7010 APSoC from Xilinx, a combination FPGA and Dual Core ARM Cortex A9. Since then, the Zybo has found it\u2019s way into classrooms world wide and onto thousands of work benches.<\/p>\n

Original Zybo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the past year, we’ve been releasing new Zynq based products<\/a> (like the Arty Z7-10 and Arty Z7-20<\/a>) and it became apparent that the Zybo was overdue for an update.<\/p>\n

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So, we got to work on the designing the Zybo Z7<\/a>! This board keeps the things that we most loved about the Zybo, but offers several improvements to help keep the Zybo namesake current. Let\u2019s take a look at some of these.
\nThe first is that the Zybo Z7 now comes in two options, a 7010 <\/strong>and a 7020<\/strong> version.<\/p>\n

The 7010 version is the exact same Zynq chip that was on the Zybo, but doubles the DRAM from 512MB to 1GB and uses DDR3 memory for lower power consumption. There has also been a minor improvement on processor speed from 650 MHz, to 667 MHz. The 7020 version has the same improvements, but has an increase of\u00a0\u00a03 times the look up tables, flipflops, block RAM and double the clock management tiles.<\/p>\n

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The Zybo Z7<\/a> still has on board programming, with a bypass header (if you need to use your own JTAG programmer), USB OTG, Ethernet, MicroSD Card, configurable power from USB, or external sources and audio including headphone out, microphone and line in. \u00a0These were all peripherals on the original Zybo, and there were no changes. There are still\u00a04 Switches, 6 buttons, 2 reset buttons and 4 LEDs, like with the original Zybo.<\/p>\n

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Our first change is we\u2019ve added RGB LED\u2019s on the Zybo Z7, there is one on the 7010 and two on the 7020.<\/p>\n

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Another change is the\u00a0HDMI and VGA. The original Zybo had single HDMI sink and source port with a unique configuration to choose which mode the HDMI was in.<\/p>\n

\"\"This was a creative solution at the time of release to allow users to have access to both VGA and HDMI options. Since then, we have received feedback that users prefer having dedicated HDMI in and HDMI out Ports. So on the Zybo Z7, we have removed the VGA connector and replaced it with dedicated ports. Users that still need VGA support can purchase the recently released Pmod™ VGA<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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On the original Zybo, there were 6 Pmod connectors. This is the same for the Zybo Z7-20, however, for the Zybo Z7-10, there are only 5 Pmod connectors. We\u2019ve left that Pmod connector as unloaded.<\/p>\n

\"\"The Zybo Z7-10 did not have enough signals to route to both a Pmod connector and support the most substantial update to the Zybo, the Pcam Connector.\u00a0<\/span>
\n\"\"\u00a0The Pcam connector is a MIPI- CSI2, or MIPI- Camera Serial Interface is a standard connector that supports a wide range of high speed video options such as 1080P, 4K and high resolution photography. You can use a wide range of camera options, such as a Raspberry Pi Camera or the Digilent Pcam modules that will be released later in the year.<\/p>\n

For those customers that are using the Zybo in courses, there may be concern about migrating from the original Zybo to one of the Zybo Z7<\/a> options. To help make this transition smoother, we created a migration guide that you will be able to access on the resource center.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/td>\nZybo (Original)<\/strong><\/td>\nZybo Z7-10<\/strong><\/td>\nZybo Z7-20<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Price<\/td>\n$189<\/td>\n$199<\/td>\n$299<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Release Date<\/td>\n2012<\/td>\n2017<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Device Family<\/td>\nZynq<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Device Type<\/td>\nAPSoC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
(FPGA + processor)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Part Number<\/td>\nXC7Z010-1GLG400C<\/td>\nXC7Z020-1GLG400C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Processor Type<\/td>\nDual Core ARM Cortex A9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Flip Flops<\/td>\n35,200<\/td>\n106,400<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Look Up Tables (LUTs)<\/td>\n17,600<\/td>\n53,200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kbits fast block RAM<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n270<\/td>\n630<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clock Management Tiles<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DSP Slices<\/td>\n80<\/td>\n220<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
On-chip ADC<\/td>\n2 @ 1 MSPS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Programmable over QSPI<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Speed<\/td>\n650 MHz<\/td>\n667 MHz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory Controllers<\/td>\nDDR3, 8 DMA and 4 AXI3 Slave Ports<\/td>\nDDR3L, 8 DMA and 4 AXI3 Slave Ports<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
High-Bandwidth Peripherals<\/td>\n1G Ethernet, USB 2.0, SDIO<\/td>\n1G Ethernet, USB 2.0, SDIO<\/td>\n1G Ethernet, USB 2.0, SDIO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Low-Bandwidth Peripherals<\/td>\nSPI, UART, CAN, I2<\/sup>C<\/td>\nSPI, UART, CAN, I2<\/sup>C<\/td>\nSPI, UART, CAN, I2<\/sup>C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Memory<\/td>\n512 MB @ 1050 Mhz DDR3 and 16 MB Flash<\/td>\n1GB @ 1066 MHz DDR3L and 16 MB Flash<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Micro SD Card<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Programming Circuitry<\/td>\nOn-board USB-JTAG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Power<\/td>\nUSB or 5V Barrel Jack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ethernet<\/td>\nTrimode: 1Gbit\/100Mb\/10Mb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USB-UART Bridge<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USB<\/td>\nOTG USB 2.0 PHY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buttons<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Switches<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reset Button(s)<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
LEDs<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
RGB LEDs<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio<\/td>\nCodec with Headphone, Microphone and Line In<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heat Sink<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pmod Connectors<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fan Connector<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
HDMI<\/td>\nCombo<\/td>\nSource and Sink (CEC)<\/td>\nSource (CEC) and Sink (CEC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
VGA<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\nPmod VGA required<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pcam Connector (CSI-2)<\/td>\nNo<\/td>\nYes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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We are excited about this refresh of the Zybo product line and think you will be to. Let us know what you think and make sure to check it out<\/a>\u00a0at the Digilent Store<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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