The VL-ZedBOARD is a powerful development platform based on the AMD Zynq-7000 SoC, combining a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor with FPGA fabric. It supports hardware–software co-design for embedded Linux, RTOS, and bare-metal applications on a single platform. With rich I/O, PMOD expansion, and PCAM camera support, it is well suited for embedded vision, signal processing, and real-time control.
Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 with tightly coupled FPGA fabric.
Supports Linux, Android, Windows, and RTOS environments
Multiple PMOD interfaces for sensor, ADC/DAC, audio, and communication modules
High-speed Ethernet, USB OTG, SD card, HDMI, and VGA interfaces.
Integrated OLED display, audio codec, and user I/O (LEDs, switches, buttons)
PCAM support for embedded vision and image processing applications.
SoC: Zynq XC7Z020-1CSG484CES (ARM Cortex-A9 + FPGA)
Memory: 512 MB DDR3 SDRAM, 256 Mb QSPI Flash
Connectivity: Gigabit Ethernet, USB 2.0 OTG, USB-UART, SD card
Expansion: 5 × PMOD headers, FMC LPC connector, AMS header
Display & Audio: HDMI, VGA (12-bit), 128×32 OLED, audio in/out
Clocking: 33.333 MHz (PS), 100 MHz (PL)
ARM–FPGA co-design: communication between Processing System and Programmable Logic
ADC/DAC interfacing using PMOD AD and DA modules.
Embedded Linux booting, device tree configuration, and peripheral control.
Audio signal acquisition and playback using I2S and amplifier PMODs.
Sensor interfacing (temperature, humidity) via I²C and SPI.
Camera interfacing and real-time image processing using PCAM module.
