{"id":27955,"date":"2020-09-03T10:45:03","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T17:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=27955"},"modified":"2021-06-09T12:41:45","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T19:41:45","slug":"zoinks-whats-a-zmod","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/zoinks-whats-a-zmod\/","title":{"rendered":"Zoinks! What’s a Zmod?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Similar to a Pmod, A Zmod is an expansion module, about the size of a business card. They are designed for use with FPGA prototyping and development boards. The \u201cZ\u201d in Zmod comes from within the word SYZYGY (pronounced sizz-uh-jee), which is an open standard for high-performance peripheral connectivity. The SYZYGY standard<\/a> provides a higher speed and bandwidth interface than Pmods<\/a>, while taking up less space and fewer pins than FMC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

At the time of this post, Digilent has two Zmods available: the Zmod ADC 1410<\/a> and Zmod DAC 1411<\/a>. These Zmods offer an analog-to-digital converter and a digital-to-analog converter, respectively, each with 14 bits of resolution and a maximum sample rate of 100MS\/s. Digilent also offers three FPGA development boards with SYZYGY Standard Zmod connectors. The Eclypse Z7<\/a> has two such connectors, and the Genesys ZU<\/a> and USB104 A7<\/a> both have one. We think Zmods are great for high speed control and software-defined radio projects.<\/p>\n

Check out these other blog posts for the SYZYGY Origin Story<\/a> and how Digilent is adopting the new standard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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