{"id":27826,"date":"2020-04-14T08:22:35","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T15:22:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=27826"},"modified":"2020-12-21T11:14:10","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T19:14:10","slug":"putting-the-new-eclypse-z7-to-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/putting-the-new-eclypse-z7-to-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Putting the New Eclypse Z7 to WORK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are really excited about some new products we released earlier this year: the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/eclypse-z7-zynq-7000-soc-development-board-with-syzygy-compatible-expansion\/\">Eclypse Z7<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/zmod-adc-1410-syzygy-compatible-dual-channel-14-bit-analog-to-digital-converter-module\/\">Zmod ADC 1410<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/zmod-dac-1411-syzygy-compatible-dual-channel-14-bit-digital-to-analog-converter-module\/\">Zmod DAC 1410<\/a>. Since we didn\u2019t get a chance to show them off at Embedded World, we wanted to catch you up here.<\/p>\n<p>The Eclypse Z7 is the newest addition to our versatile line of FPGA development boards, but it\u2019s a flavor all its own. Especially when you include the swappable new Zmods, it\u2019s more of a platform or ecosystem than just a new board.<\/p>\n<p>Enough chit chat though, let\u2019s have the hardware do the talking. This demo shows off the Eclypse Z7 with both new Zmods alongside the well-known <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/shop\/analog-discovery-2-100msps-usb-oscilloscope-logic-analyzer-and-variable-power-supply\/\">Analog Discovery 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how it all works together:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27834 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-1024x421.png\" alt=\"Eclypse z7 graphic chart\" width=\"735\" height=\"302\" data-wp-pid=\"27834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-1024x421.png 1024w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-600x247.png 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-768x316.png 768w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1-800x329.png 800w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-1.png 1046w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Analog Discovery 2 provides a signal with its Arbitrary Waveform Generator to the analog-to-digital converter on the Zmod ADC.<\/li>\n<li>The Zmod ADC\u2019s low-level controller provides the digitized data to the Zynq-7020 FPGA, on which we\u2019ve implemented a finite impulse response (FIR) low-pass filter.<\/li>\n<li>The filtered signal, and the original signal, are sent to different channels on the digital-to-analog converter of the Zmod DAC.<\/li>\n<li>These signals are then routed to oscilloscope channels of the Analog Discovery 2, so we can visually see the response and performance of our filter.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-27828 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eclypse-AD2-demo-2-1024x805.jpg\" alt=\"Eclypse Z7 and WaveForms\" width=\"735\" height=\"578\" data-wp-pid=\"27828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eclypse-AD2-demo-2-1024x805.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eclypse-AD2-demo-2-600x472.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eclypse-AD2-demo-2-768x604.jpg 768w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eclypse-AD2-demo-2-1536x1207.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eclypse-AD2-demo-2-800x629.jpg 800w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eclypse-AD2-demo-2-1200x943.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Eclypse-AD2-demo-2.jpg 1884w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re stoked to see what customers use this board for. We had mentioned the new SYZYGY standard <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/embracing-a-new-standard\/\">on our blog<\/a> previously. This is the standardused on the high-performance, small form factor Zmods. We\u2019re looking to rapidly grow our line of available Zmods to enable engineers across even more applications. Comment below with any future Zmod ideas that would be helpful for your next project!<\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style6 like-27826 jlk' data-task='like' data-post_id='27826' data-nonce='ac068a413b' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-27826 lc'>+3<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style6 unlike-27826 jlk' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='27826' data-nonce='ac068a413b' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Unlike' \/><span class='unlc-27826 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <div class='status-27826 status align-left'><\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are really excited about some new products we released earlier this year: the Eclypse Z7, Zmod ADC 1410, and Zmod DAC 1410. 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