19-12-2019 | Digilent | Subs & Systems
Digilent has introduced the Genesys ZU, a cost-effective and powerful Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC development board loaded with peripherals and an extensive ecosystem of add-on modules. The device is a standalone board created with optimised specs that will meet the most exacting applications, powerful multimedia and network connectivity interfaces, and an excellent learning curve to get users up and working quickly. There will be two versions of the board available, the baseline Genesys ZU-3EG and the more powerful Genesys ZU-5EV.
Meant to give an ideal entry to Xilinx’s MPSoC offering, the company has combined cost-effectiveness with powerful multimedia and network connectivity interfaces. The Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC at the heart of the Genesys ZU is a great leap from the Zynq-7000 series: faster and more processor cores, upgraded memory interface, and integrated gigabit transceivers deliver support for DDR4, USB Type-C 3.1, PCIe, SATA, and DisplayPort. Both board offerings support multiple camera inputs, 4K video, 1G Ethernet with high memory bandwidth in a Linux-based platform, serving as an advanced reVISION system. The upgraded 5EV model also offers SFP+ 10G Ethernet and HDMI source/sink.
The board is principally targeted towards Linux-based applications that enable easy access to Wi-Fi, cellular radio (WWAN), SSD, USB SuperSpeed, and 4K video. Digilent Pmod and high-speed SYZYGY-compatible Zmod ports provide for flexible expansion and easy access to a broad ecosystem of add-on modules, excellent for silicon evaluation, rapid prototyping, and research.
