Arty Z7 Reference Manual
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Arty Z7 Reference Manual
The Arty Z7 is a ready-to-use development platform designed around the Zynq-7000™ All
Programmable System-on-Chip (AP SoC) from Xilinx. The Zynq-7000 architecture tightly
integrates a dual-core, 650 MHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor with Xilinx 7-series Field
Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) logic. This pairing grants the ability to surround a
powerful processor with a unique set of software defined peripherals and controllers, tailored
by you for the target application.
The Vivado, Petalinux, and SDSoC toolsets each provide an approachable path between
defining your custom peripheral set and bringing it's functionality up to a Linux OS or bare
metal program running on the processor. For those looking for a more traditional digital logic
design experience, it is also possible to ignore the ARM processors and program the Zynq's
FPGA like you would any other Xilinx FPGA. Digilent provides a number of materials and
resources for the Arty Z7 that will get you up and running with your tool of choice quickly.
