Digilent Genesys ZU-3EG: Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC Development Board

The Genesys ZU-3EG is a standalone board designed with optimized specs, multimedia and network connectivity interfaces, with a robust documentation library to quickly get you started on AI, research, aerospace/defense, cloud computing, and embedded vision applications.

The Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC at the heart of the Genesys ZU-3EG offers heterogenous computing with its ARM A-53 APU and ARM Mali-400 MP2 GPU to go along with a substantial memory interface. A full-featured Type-C connector with USB 3.0 & USB 2.0, Dual-Role-Data and Dual-Role-Power, and integrated gigabit transceivers bringing support for DDR4, USB Type-C 3.1, PCIe, SATA, and DisplayPort surround the chip. The Genesys ZU-3EG supports multiple camera inputs, onboard audio codec, 4K video, and WiFi and 1G Ethernet in a Linux-based platform, rounding out a truly unique and all-encompassing development kit that excels in 5G, cellular radio (WWAN), SSD, wireless radio infrastructure, and video applications like surveillance, streaming, and encoding.

The Genesys ZU-3EG contains Digilent Pmod and high-speed SYZYGY-compatible Zmod ports to allow for flexible expansion and access to high speed, high bandwidth I/O for software defined radio, ultrasound, and a wide variety of other user-defined data acquisition or signal processing systems.

Features

• XCZU3EG-1SFVC784E (with heat sink and fan)
  
  • Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 Application Processing Unit
  • Dual-core ARM Cortex-R5 Real-Time Processing Unit
  • Mali-400 MP2 graphics processing unit
  • 154K logic cells
• Memory:
  
  • 4 GiB DDR4 SODIMM module
  • ISSI 256 MB SNOR Flash
  • MicroSD Card Slot
• Peripheral connectivity:
  
  • USB Type-C 3.1 Gen1 Dual-Role Device
  • MiniPCIe / mSATA dual slot
  • USB 2.0 Host
• Network connectivity:
  
  • 2.4 GHz on-board WiFi
  • 1G w/IEEE 1588 Ethernet
  • SIM card slot
  • WLAN/WWAN/LoRa: option - MiniPCIe
• Multimedia:
  
  • 1.2a Dual-Lane Display Port
  • 2 x Pcam Dual-Lane
  • Audio Codec
• Expansion:
  
  • 1 x FMC expansion connector
  • 1 x SYZYGY port
  • 4 x Pmod ports
• GPIO: LED, Buttons, Switches

Target Applications

• Machine Vision
• Medical Endoscopy
• Sensor Processing & Fusion

Project Links

• Installing Vivado, Xilinx SDK and Digilent Board Files
  • Note: When installing Vivado, make sure to include support for Zynq Ultrascale+ parts.
  • Note: Digilent projects for the Genesys ZU are currently only supported in Vivado 2019.1.
• Getting Started with Vivado IP IntegratorZmod Base Library User Guide
  • Note: This guide was originally written for non-Ultrascale Zynq boards and boards using Microblaze. The flow for Ultrascale Zynq is largely the same as non-Ultrascale Zynq. The Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC IP core should be used in place of the ZYNQ7 Processing System.
• Genesys ZU Out-of-Box Vivado Project
• Genesys ZU Out-of-Box Petalinux Project

Scope of Delivery

• 1 x Genesys ZU-3EG: Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC Development Board
• Power Supply, Desktop, 12V, 8A, w/PCIE Connector
• IEC cable, EU, 1.2 meter
• USB A TO MICRO B CABLE
• Cable, USB, A to Type C, 15 cm
• JTAG HS1
• Voucher for the Xilinx MIPI CSI-2 IP cores

References

• Manufacturer: DigilentInc.
• Manufacturer's article name: Genesys ZU-3EG: Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC Development Board
• Manufacturer's article number: 410-383-3EG

Resources

• Product page at Digilent Inc.
• Digilent Inc. Support Forum