Training gives engineers head start in mastering design flows using Xilinx’s Vivado Design Suite
Avnet (NYSE: AVT),
a leading global technology distributor, today announced that
registration is now open for a series of interactive SpeedWay Design
Workshops™ to help engineers jump-start the development of
single-core Xilinx® Zynq®-7000 All Programmable
SoC devices using the Avnet MiniZed™ Zynq SoC development
kit, a cost-optimized prototyping platform for embedded vision and
Industrial IoT systems. These one-day instructional programs, hosted by
Avnet in more than 40 cities across North America, Europe and Asia, will
train customers on the latest design flows using Xilinx’s Vivado®
Design Suite through a mix of lecture and interactive labs.
Avnet’s MiniZed Zynq SoC development kit showcases the power of the
single-core Xilinx® Zynq®-7000 All Programmable
SoC devices, which feature a single-core ARM® Cortex™-A9
processor paired with 28nm Artix®-7 based programmable logic.
MiniZed features on-board connectivity through USB, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
and a compact design that is small enough to fit into a shirt pocket.
Peripherals can be plugged into dual Pmod-compatible connectors, the
Arduino-compatible shield interface or the USB 2.0 host interface.
Workshop attendees will have the opportunity to integrate the HTU21D
peripheral module from TE Connectivity (TE), a global leader in
connectivity and sensor solutions, and explore the results through the
interactive lab sessions.
For designers new to Xilinx SoC technology and tools, or those looking
to brush up their skills, Avnet will offer two introductory courses:
Developing Zynq Hardware and Developing Zynq Software. More experienced
designers can choose from two advanced course offerings: Integrating
Sensors on MiniZed with PetaLinux and A Practical Guide to Getting
Started with Xilinx SDSoC™ development environment. A brief
video overview of the SpeedWay Workshop series can be viewed at http://avnet.me/speedway2017.
“Avnet’s MiniZed SpeedWay Design Workshops teach developers the basics
of both hardware and software integration using the MiniZed platform,”
said Jim Beneke, vice president, engineering and technology, Avnet.
“With this training, engineers will have the technology, tools and
design expertise they need to more quickly capture the benefits of the
single-core Xilinx Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC, which is one of the
industry’s most flexible, scalable and secure platforms for
cost-sensitive as well as high-performance applications.”
The extensive MiniZed SpeedWay workshop series will begin on November 1,
2017, and will run in locations globally through March 2018. Pricing for
the first full-day training in North America locations is $155, which
includes a MiniZed Board and complimentary TE HTU21D peripheral module.
The fee for all subsequent courses in North America is $59 per workshop.
Visit the
Avnet Training and Events web page for additional pricing
information. Workshop pricing in Asia and Europe will vary. For
information on currently scheduled courses and to register, visit. http://avnet.me/speedway2017.
Visit the www.minized.org
site for MiniZed development kit tutorials and to join the MiniZed
community where users can collaborate with other engineers also working
on Zynq designs.
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Maureen O’Leary, 480-643-7499
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