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Chapter 1
Introduction
1.1 Overview
The Zynq®-7000 family is based on the Xilinx® All Programmable SoC (AP SoC) architecture. These
products integrate a feature-rich dual or single-core ARM® Cortex™-A9 MPCore™ based processing
system (PS) and Xilinx programmable logic (PL) in a single device, built on a state-of-the-art,
high-performance, low-power (HPL), 28 nm, and high-k metal gate (HKMG) process technology. The
ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore CPUs are the heart of the PS which also includes on-chip memory, external
memory interfaces, and a rich set of I/O peripherals.
The Zynq-7000 family offers the flexibility and scalability of an FPGA, while providing performance,
power, and ease of use typically associated with ASIC and ASSPs. The range of devices in the
Zynq-7000 AP SoC family enables designers to target cost-sensitive as well as high-performance
applications from a single platform using industry-standard tools. While each device in the
Zynq-7000 family contains the same PS, the PL and I/O resources vary between the devices. As a
result, the Zynq-7000 AP SoC devices are able to serve a wide range of applications including:
Automotive driver assistance, driver information, and infotainment
Broadcast camera
Industrial motor control, industrial networking, and machine vision
IP and smart camera
LTE radio and baseband
Medical diagnostics and imaging
Multifunction printers
Video and night vision equipment
The Zynq-7000 architecture conveniently maps the custom logic and software in the PL and PS
respectively. It enables the realization of unique and differentiated system functions. The integration
of the PS with the PL provides levels of performance that two-chip solutions (for example, an ASSP
with an FPGA) cannot match due to their limited I/O bandwidth, loose-coupling and power budgets.
Xilinx and the Xilinx Alliance partners offer a large number of soft IP modules for the Zynq-7000
family. Stand-alone and Linux device drivers are available for the peripherals in the PS and the PL
from Xilinx and additional OSes and board support packages (BSPs) from partners. The ISE® Design
Suite Embedded Edition development environment enables a rapid product development for
software, hardware, and systems engineers. Many third-party software development tools are also
available.