Eclypse Z7 - Digilent Reference (2024)

The Eclypse Z7 is a powerful prototyping platform, featuring Xilinx's Zynq-7000 APSoC. A SYZYGY™ ¹⁾ compatible carrier board, it features two SYZYGY™ interface connectors, enabling high speed modular systems.

Eclypse is designed to enable high speed analog data capture and analysis. It is a platform for research and rapid prototyping of test and measurement applications, potentially including software-defined radio, ultrasound, other medical devices, and much more. As a host board for Zmods, applications for the Eclypse can vary significantly between system configurations.

This page is the resource center for the Eclypse Z7, where you will find all of Digilent’s support materials and documentation for the Eclypse, including fully open and customizable hardware designs, baremetal software examples, and Linux images.

• Eclypse Z7 Getting Started Guide

• Eclypse Z7 Hardware Reference Manual

• Eclypse Z7 Git Repositories

• Xilinx 7 Series FPGAs Data Sheet: Overview

• Xilinx Zynq-7000 Technical Reference Manual (UG585)

• Master XDC Files for Digilent Boards

• Board Files for Digilent Boards

• Eclypse Z7 Schematic

• Eclypse Platform MCU Specification

• Digilent Eclypse Utility (decutil) Manual

  • The Digilent Eclypse Utility is a command line tool available within Digilent-provided Linux system images that allows the user to communicate with the Eclypse PMCU.

• Eclypse Z7 Enclosure Assembly Guide

• The Eclypse Z7 is compatible with Digilent Zmods, as well as other modules that conform to Opal Kelly's SYZYGY Standard Specification. A list of Digilent Zmods can be found through their start page, linked above.

• The Eclypse Z7 is compatible with modules that conform to Digilent's Pmod™ Specification, including Digilent's line of Pmods.

• Installing Vivado, Vitis, and Digilent Board Files covers first-time installation of Vivado, Vitis, and board files to support Vivado IPI flows for Digilent boards.

• Petalinux is a tool created by Xilinx, used for the creation and modification of Linux images for Xilinx chips, including the Zynq-7000.
  Xilinx's Petalinux Tools Reference Guide (UG1144) covers installation and usage of Petalinux. Chapter 2 discusses the installation process.
  Note: For Windows users, Digilent recommends the use of either a dual-boot Linux setup or virtual machine that fits the requirements specified in UG1144, linked above.

Note: Xilinx software tools are not available for download in some countries. Prior to purchasing the Eclypse Z7, please check the supporting software's availability, as it is required for the board's use.

• Using the Zmod Scope 1410-105 with the Zmod Library and Eclypse Z7 is a software demo (Baremetal and PetaLinux) that captures data from the ADC and writes it out to a file (in PetaLinux) and standard out. This demo uses the Zmod Library and the initial release of the Zmod IPs. Zmod Scope variants other than the 1410-105 are not supported.

• Using the Zmod AWG with the Zmod Library and Eclypse Z7 is a software demo (Baremetal and PetaLinux) that outputs a ramp waveform through one of the channels of the Zmod AWG. This demo uses the Zmod Library and the initial release of the Zmod IPs.

• Eclypse Z7 Low-Level Low-Pass Filter Demo is a hardware-only demo that captures data from a Zmod Scope, passes it through a FIR filter in the Zynq PL, and outputs it through a Zmod AWG. The latest release of the Zmod IPs is used, and all variants of the Zmod Scope are supported.

• The Eclypse Z7 Out of Box Demo is programmed into flash memory during manufacturing of the Eclypse. Baremetal software is used to cycle the RGB LEDs and report button states over UART.

• Using the Eclypse Z7 with WaveForms

  • The Eclypse is now supported by Digilent's WaveForms software. By setting it up with a boot image on an SD card, you can use this mature software in conjunction with the Eclypse as a fully-featured Mixed-Signal Oscilloscope and Arbitrary Waveform Generator.

• Getting Started with GNU Radio, Eclypse Z7, and the Zmod SDR

  • The Zmod SDR and Eclypse can be used with GNU Radio to build a Software Defined Radio.

• Zmod Base Library User Guide

  • The documentation of the Zmod Base Library includes the steps necessary to run one of several Digilent-provided software examples on the Eclypse Platform.

  • Note: The Zmod Library is only compatible with the initial release of the Zmod IPs, as described above.

• Getting Started with Vivado and Vitis for Baremetal Software Projects

  • This tutorial covers the creation of a basic baremetal application that blinks an LED. Vivado IPI is used to design the system and Vitis is used to develop the application.

• Adding a Hierarchical Block to a Vivado IPI Design

  • This tutorial covers the addition of a hierarchical block supporting a specific peripheral, whether Pmod or Zmod, to an existing IPI design, adding required library source files to a baremetal Xilinx SDK application project, and running an example on the board.

• Adding Zmod Support in Petalinux

  • This tutorial covers the steps necessary to configure and build the Eclypse Z7 Petalinux project to support a new Zmod configuration.

• Creating a Baremetal Boot Image for Zynq-7000 Devices

• Getting Started with Zynq Servers

The Zmod AWG 1411 Controller and Zmod Scope Controller make up the second release of the low-level controller IP. No compatible software libraries are available at the time of writing. The Zmod Digitizer is supported by the Zmod Digitizer Controller IP. The Zmod SDR is supported by the Zmod SDR Controller IP.

For a hardware-only project demonstrating their use, see the Eclypse Z7 Low-Level Low-Pass Filter Demo.

• Zmod Scope Controller IP Core User Guide

• Zmod AWG 1411 Controller IP Core User Guide

• Zmod Digitizer Controller IP Core User Guide

• Zmod SDR Controller IP Core User Guide

The initial release of demos for the Eclypse and Zmod AWG used the Zmod Library to control the Zmod AWG through the Zmod DAC 1411 AXI Adapter and Zmod DAC 1411 Low Level Controller IPs.

Using the Zmod AWG with the Zmod Library and Eclypse Z7 is a software demo (Baremetal and PetaLinux) that outputs a ramp waveform through one of the channels of the Zmod AWG. This demo uses the Zmod Library and the initial release of the Zmod IPs.

• Zmod Base Library User Guide.

• ZmodDAC1411 Library User Guide

• Zmod DAC 1411 AXI Adapter User Guide

• Zmod DAC 1411 Low Level Controller User Guide

The initial release of demos for the Eclypse and Zmod Scope used the Zmod Library to control the Zmod Scope through the Zmod ADC1410 AXI Adapter and Zmod ADC 1410 Low Level Controller IPs. These IPs are only compatible with the Zmod Scope 1410-105 (formerly the Zmod ADC 1410).

Using the Zmod Scope 1410-105 with the Zmod Library and Eclypse Z7 is a software demo (Baremetal and PetaLinux) that performs an immediate capture of 10 μs of data from channel one of the Zmod Scope and writes it to standard out and (in Linux) a file. This demo uses the Zmod Library and the initial release of the Zmod IPs.

• Zmod Base Library User Guide.

• ZmodADC1410 Library User Guide

• Zmod ADC 1410 AXI Adapter User Guide

• Zmod ADC 1410 Low Level Controller User Guide

• Eclypse Z7 Out-of-Box Demo (GitHub)

• Mechanical Diagrams for the Eclypse Z7

• STP 3D Model

• STP Altium Export

• Enclosure Kit STP 3D Model

• Whitepaper - Designing and Verifying a Digital Filter Using MATLAB With Eclypse Z7 as FPGA-in-the-Loop

• VAXEL Resources

  • VAXEL-EZ boosts the productivity of algorithm verification processes on Digilent FPGA boards. The package includes a set of utility software that runs on Windows to facilitate tasks ranging from automation of FPGA synthesis to execution of tests. With VAXEL-EZ, no FPGA expertise is needed to take full advantage of the Digilent FPGA boards.