Single-Core Zynq-7000 SoC-based board delivers performance in small form factor for entry-level application development
Avnet (NYSE: AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, today introduced the compact
and cost-effective MiniZed™ Zynq SoC development platform.
MiniZed provides an entry-level development and demonstration platform
for single-core Xilinx® Zynq®-7000 All
Programmable SoC devices. This cost-optimized solution supports cloud
connectivity and industrial IoT applications such as motor control and
embedded vision. The $89 starter kit is now available for ordering, with
shipments starting in early July. A video demonstration of the MiniZed
technology can be viewed here.
Showcasing the power of the Zynq-7000S SoC device family, which features
a single-core ARM® Cortex™-A9 processor paired
with 28nm Artix®-7 based programmable logic, MiniZed
represents the lowest cost entry point to the scalable Xilinx Zynq-7000
All Programmable SoC development platform. MiniZed’s compact design –
small enough to fit into a shirt pocket – features on-board connectivity
through USB, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Peripherals can be plugged into dual
Pmod-compatible connectors, the Arduino-compatible shield interface or
the USB 2.0 host interface. User LEDs, a button and a switch allow for a
physical board interface, while JTAG circuitry is incorporated onto the
MiniZed base board. Tutorials, which will be available for download at http://minized.org,
use the on-board microphone as an example input to demonstrate how to
easily implement filters and FFTs in the fabric. The on-board eMMC (8GB)
provides convenient storage for the OS, files and logs.
“Whether customers are developing a Linux-based system or have a simple
bare metal implementation, with MiniZed, Zynq-7000 development has never
been easier,” said Stefan Rousseau, senior technical marketing engineer
for Avnet. “Designers need only connect to their laptops with a single
micro-USB cable and they are up and running. And with Bluetooth or
Wi-Fi, users can also connect wirelessly, transforming a mobile phone or
tablet into an on-the-go GUI.”
“Avnet's new MiniZed offers customers a low-cost entry point to high
performance Zynq-7000 single-core ARM Cortex-A9 based SoC devices,” said
Evan Leal, director of product marketing at Xilinx. “The kit is designed
for ease of use with tutorials that accelerate customer prototyping for
embedded designs. MiniZed also features Xilinx’s SDSoC™ Development
Environment, which enables software engineers to quickly migrate
compute-intensive C/C++ functions to hardware, effectively accelerating
the functions and offloading the processor.”
The MiniZed platform is supported by the minized.org
community website, where users can collaborate with other engineers also
working on Zynq designs. Click here
for more information and to place your order.
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