GenesysZUReferenceManual
TL;DR
Theblackmatteboardyouareholdinginyourhandisaprototypingandevaluationboardproudly
designedbyDigilent.AtitsheartisaXilinxZynqUltraScale+MPSoCARM‐FPGAhybrid,coupledwith
upgradeablememory,networkandmultimediainterfaces,andawidevarietyofexpansionconnectors
makingitaversatilecomputingplatform.
Availableintwovariants,3EGand5EV,differentiatedbytheMPSoCmodelandsomeperipherals.Ifthe
fanstickersays5EV,ontopof3EGyougetslightlyfasterDDR4,moreFPGA,videocodecandGTH
transceiversallowingHDMISource,SinkandSFP+10G.
Usedstand‐alonewithaheartybundleinthebox,poweredbythe12Vpowersupply,itstraightup
bootsLinuxfromthemicroSDcard.ConnecttheUSBmicroBcabletoaPCandopenaterminal(115200‐
8‐N‐1)tothefirstCOMportoutofthetwothatappear.Loginandpasswordareboth“root”.Thered
buttonlabeled“POR”alwaysresetstheMPSoCandstartsthebootprocessagain.
Wanttodivedeepintodevelopment?HeadovertoourGitHubpageandusethereposthereasa
startingpoint.BuildyourownbootimageontheSDcardandbootitliketheOOBdemo.Notenough?
ConnectingtheJTAG‐HS1/HS2cabletoheaderJ28willallowforon‐the‐flyprogramminganddebug
usingXilinxVivadoandSDK.
TheDigilentGenesysZUisastand‐aloneZynqUltraScale+MPSoCprototypinganddevelopmentboard.
Itisanadvancedcomputingplatformwithpowerfulmultimediaandnetworkconnectivityinterfaces.
Theexcellentmixofon‐boardperipherals,upgrade‐friendlyDDR4,MiniPCIeandmicroSDslots,multi‐
cameraandhigh‐speedexpansionconnectorsareboundtosupportawidenumberofuse‐cases.
Furthermore,theGenesysZUisavailableintwovariantswithdifferentMPSoCoptionsandadditional
featuresforevenmoreflexibility.Differencesarehighlighted*throughoutthisdocument.
TheXilinxZynqUltraScale+MPSoCattheheartoftheGenesysZUisabigleapfromtheZynq‐7000
series.Fasterandmoreprocessorcores,upgradedmemoryinterface,integratedgigabittransceivers
bringsupportforDDR4,USBType‐C3.1,PCIe,SATA,DisplayPort,SFP+*andHDMI*.TheGenesysZUis
primarilytargetedtowardsLinux‐basedapplicationsthatallowseasyaccesstoWi‐Fi,cellularradio
(WWAN),SSD,USBSuperSpeedand4Kvideo.ThebundledmicroSDcardincludesanout‐of‐boxdemo
thatbootsaLinuximagebuiltinPetalinuxandincludessometestscriptsforsomeoftheperipherals.