Yesterday, Avnet announced the Ultra96-V2 as a replacement for the Ultra96 which is going EOL.
https://news.avnet.com/press-release/avnet/avnet-introduces-ultra96-v2-development-board
While Ultra96-V2 has the same Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC device, same 96Boards CE form factor, and the same basic features, there are several key differences which I thought would be useful to explain.
- Microchip Wi-Fi / BLE 5
- Pre-certified in 75+ countries, including several where Ultra96 was not previously available like China, Taiwan, India, Australia, and New Zealand
- For the complete list of pre-certified countries, see http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/ATWILC3000-MR110CA%20Worldwide%20Regulatory%20Information.pdf
- Updated Buttons
- Easier to push
- Relocated away from sensitive, unprotected ESD-prone connectors
- Infineon power
- Opens up future opportunities to automate sophisticated domain control for power savings as well as telemetry reporting
- While we were modifying the power circuitry, we also added a 96Boards specification to protect the board against accidental, simultaneous plug-in of power on both the baseboard and mezzanine
- Micron memory upgraded to the latest -053 speed-grade (single-die) since the previous one was not recommended for new design
- This caused the board definition to change. You can find the new one at https://github.com/Avnet/bdf/tree/master/ultra96v2/1.0
- For a detailed description of these changes, please view LPDDR4 Memory differences between Ultra96-V1 and Ultra96-V2
- IDT clock chip
- Consolidated 3 timing devices on Ultra96
- Dialog On/Off controller
- Fixed an interrupt polarity issue with the MPSoC PMU
- Added a missing 96Boards requirement for instant power on option
- All components selected to:
- Eliminate EOL items
- Update with Industrial temperature-grade options
- I-grade Ultra96-V2 pending characterization – More info in July
Relevant Websites:
- Avnet.com Pre-Order -- http://avnet.me/NewUltra96V2
- Documents -- http://avnet.me/ultra96-v2
- Forum -- http://avnet.me/Ultra96_Forum
We will continue to support Ultra96 from a technical perspective into the future as well.
Bryan
