NEW!: Let's Get Started with the Zynq 7000 Using the AVNET MiniZed Dev Board

Let's Get Started with the Zynq 7000 Using the AVNET MiniZed Dev Board

Listen to Nick Hartl, AVNET's Xilinx FAE, speak about the Xilinx Zynq 7000 and the MiniZed development board. He'll give you some tips and resources so you can get started developing with the Zynq. It's a unique chance to learn about the Zynq 7000 and the MiniZed; the information presented will be exclusive to this webinar.

This webinar is for anyone interested in building projects or developing new products with the Xilinx Zynq 7000 All Programmable SoC using the Avnet MiniZed Development Board. It will touch on the main points of working with an All Programmable SoC. Finally, it will also discuss where to get the resources and documentation to help you.

What the Attendee Will Learn

• Overview of the Xilinx Zynq 7000 All Programmable SoC
• Comparison FPGA, Processor and SoC
• MiniZed Dev Board Overview
• Build Tools: Vivado Design Suite; Software/Hardware Integration
• What You Can Do with the MiniZed Development Board
• Resources: Where To Go For More Information, Tutorials, etc.

This webinar is highly recommended for anyone interested in RoadTesting the AVNET MiniZed Dev Board, which will launch for enrollment in November.

PLUS ...The ZYNQ Book Giveaway....

During the webinar, we will be giving away three copies of The ZYNQ Book. It's a 450 page book that covers all aspects of Zynq development from hardware to software, theory to implementation. The Zynq Book also features a companion set of tutorials. The book has been written in an approachable manner, so that beginners or experienced developers alike can pick it up and find what they need. The Giveaway is only open to those who attend the webinar.

The Zynq®-7000 All Programmable SoC (AP SoC) family integrates the software programmability of an ARM®-based processor with the hardware programmability of an FPGA, enabling key analytics and hardware acceleration while integrating CPU, DSP, ASSP, and mixed signal functionality on a single device. Consisting of single-core Zynq-7000S and dual-core Zynq-7000 devices, the Zynq-7000 family is the best price to performance-per-watt fully scalable SoC platform for your unique application requirements.

The MiniZed™ is a single-core Zynq 7Z007S development board. This board targets entry-level Zynq developers with a low-cost prototyping platform.

On-board connectivity through the Murata "Type 1DX" wireless module that provides

• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
• Bluetooth 4.1 plus EDR and BLE (Bluetooth Low Energy)

On-board memory from Micron

• 512 MB DDR3L
• 128 Mb QSPI flash
• 8 GB eMMC

Peripherals can be plugged into

• Dual Pmod-compatible connectors (16 GPIO)
• Arduino-compatible shield interface (22 GPIO)
• USB 2.0 host interface

Physical interface

• Two bi-element user LED’s
• User pushbutton
• Reset pushbutton
• User switch

The integrated power supply from Dialog generates all on-board voltages.

An auxiliary microUSB supply input can be used to power designs that require additional current.

On-board MEMS sensors from ST Micro

• LIS2DS12 Motion and temperature sensor
• MP34DT05 Digital Microphone

JTAG circuitry is incorporated onto the MiniZed base board. Only a single microUSB cable is required for power, programming, JTAG emulation and serial terminal debug output.

Step 1:  Log in or register on element14.

Step 2: Sign up for the Zynq Webinar (on this page) and Attend the webinar on Nov 17th.

Step 3. During the webinar, ask a question in the Q&A window of the webex screen; or leave a comment in the Chat window of the webex screen.

How Questions and/or Comments will be judged:

The presenter and element14 will choose the top three whose comment or question helped make a great webinar. They will be judged based upon the quality of the question or the value of the comment in expanding the knowledge of the Zynq or the MiniZed dev board.

Good luck.