Cora Z7: Zynq-7000 Single Core Options
The Digilent Cora Z7 is a ready-to-use, low-cost, and easily embeddable development platform designed around the powerful Zynq-7000 All-Programmable System-on-Chip (APSoC) from Xilinx. The Zynq-7000 architecture tightly integrates a single or dual-core 667MHz ARM Cortex-A9 processor with a Xilinx 7-series FPGA. This pairing grants the ability to surround the processor with a unique set of software-defined peripherals and controllers, tailored for the target application.
The Cora Z7’s wide array of hardware interfaces, from a 1Gbps Ethernet PHY to analog-to-digital converters and general-purpose input/output pins, make it an ideal platform for the development of a vast variety of embedded applications. The small form factor and mounting holes make the Cora Z7 ready to be used as one component of a larger solution. The onboard SD Card slot, Ethernet, and Power solution allow the Cora Z7 to operate independently of a host computer.
ZYNQ Processor
- 667MHz dual-core (*single-core) Cortex-A9 processor
- FPGA Programmable logic equivalent to Artix-7 FPGA
- 4,400 Programmable logic slices (*3,600)
- 80 DSP slices (*60)
- 270 KB of block RAM (*225 KB) - DDR3 memory controller with 8 DMA channels and 4 High Performance AXI3 Slave ports
- High-bandwidth peripheral controllers: 1G Ethernet, USB 2.0, SDIO
- Low-bandwidth peripheral controllers: SPI, UART, CAN, I2C
- Dual-channel, 1 MSPS internal analog-digital converter
- Programmable from JTAG and microSD card
Memory
- 512MB DDR3 with 16-bit bus @ 1050Mbps
- microSD slot
Power
- Powered from USB or any 4.5V-5.5V external power source
USB and Ethernet
- Gigabit Ethernet PHY with 48-bit globally unique EUI-48/64™ compatible identifier available on sticker
- USB-JTAG programming circuitry
- USB-UART bridge
- USB OTG PHY (supports host only)
Push-buttons and LEDs
- Two Push-buttons
- Two RGB LEDs
Expansion Connectors
- Two Pmod connectors
- 16 Total FPGA I/O - Arduino/chipKIT Shield connector
- Up to 49 Total FPGA Digital I/O
- 6 Single-ended 0-3.3V Analog inputs to XADC
- 8 Differential 0-1.0V Analog inputs to XADC - Unloaded expansion header
- 12 additional FPGA Digital I/O