Arty A7

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Arty A7
Artix-7 FPGA Development Board
Features
  • Programmable over JTAG and Quad-SPI Flash
  • On-chip analog-to-digital converter
Key Specifications
FPGA Part #
XC7A35TICSG324-1L (XC7A100TCSG324-1*)
Logic Slices
5,200 (15,850*)
Block RAM
1,800 Kbits (4,860* Kbits)
DSP Slices
90 (240*)
DDR3
256 MB @ 333 MHz (667 MT/s)
Internal clock
450 MHz+
Quad-SPI Flash
16 MB
Ethernet
10/100 Mbps
  • (*A7-100 variant value in parentheses where different)
Connectivity and Onboard I/O
Pmod Connectors
4
Shield Connector
Arduino / chipKIT compatible
Switches
4
Buttons
4
Reset LED
1
User LED
4
User RGB LED
4
Electrical
Power
USB
7-15v (2.5mm coaxial) supply
Logic Level
3.3v
Physical
Width
3.4 in
Length
4.3 in
Design Resources
Mechanical Drawing
Product Compliance
HTC
8471500150
ECCN
EAR99

Note

The Arty A7-35T variant is no longer in production and is now retired.

The Arty A7, formerly known as the Arty, is a ready-to-use development platform designed around the Artix-7™ Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) from Xilinx. It was designed specifically for use as a MicroBlaze Soft Processing System. When used in this context, the Arty A7 becomes the most flexible processing platform you could hope to add to your collection, capable of adapting to whatever your project requires. Unlike other Single Board Computers, the Arty A7 isn't bound to a single set of processing peripherals: One moment it's a communication powerhouse chock-full of UARTs, SPIs, IICs, and an Ethernet MAC, and the next it's a meticulous timekeeper with a dozen 32-bit timers.




Documentation

Note: Xilinx software tools are not available for download in some countries. Prior to purchasing the Arty A7, please check the supporting software's availability, as it is required for the board's use.


Tutorials


Example Projects

Demos Supporting Vivado 2022.1

Other Demos

Community Projects

  • The Hex Five X300 RISC-V SoC (found in Hex Five's multizone-fpga GitHub repository) is a soft-core RISC-V processor compatible with both the Arty A7-100T and Arty A7-35T.
    • Created by Adam Taylor.
    • Contains instructions for using the ARM Cortex-M1 with the Arty S7.
    • Note: While this project was created for the Arty S7, ARM's DesignStart FPGA materials also contain base projects for working with the Arty A7.
    • Note: Working with DesignStart FPGA requires a license. A free 90-day trial license can be obtained, as described in the guide.
    • Created by Adam Taylor.
    • Contains instructions for using the ARM Cortex-M3 with the Arty S7.
    • Note: While this project was created for the Arty S7, ARM's DesignStart FPGA materials also contain base projects for working with the Arty A7.
    • Note: Working with DesignStart FPGA requires a license. A free 90-day trial license can be obtained, as described in the guide.
  • Digilent Forum user jmw created a Microblaze port of the Adafruit GFX and Adafruit SSD1306 libraries for the Arty, which likely can be made compatible with the Pmod OLED. The original Forum thread is available here.
  • Arty A7 100T project using the Pmod ACL2, Pmod CLS, and Pmod 7SD created by user Tim S. on the Digilent Forum Forum thread
  • Arty A7 100T project using the Pmod SF3 and Pmod CLS created by user Tim S. on the Digilent Forum Forum thread

Additional Resources