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Arty Z7

Digilent Zynq-7000 board for learning ARM + FPGA workflows in Vivado/Vitis.

Short verdict: community-supported learning. Critical characteristics must be checked against sources before purchase or external wiring.

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Not a pure FPGA beginner board; boot and software image flow add complexity.
MPN
Arty-Z7
Status
active
Availability
unknown
Price
not source-backed
Device type
SoC FPGA
Chip
XC7Z020-1CLG400C (Zynq-7000)
Recommendation
community-supported learning
Verified
2026-04-29

Interfaces, connectors and memory

Interfaces

HDMI x1, Ethernet x1, USB x1

Connectors

Pmod x2, Arduino/chipKIT shield x1

Memory

DDR3 requires Digilent resource center verification

Toolchains

Vivado + Vitis

official; proprietary/vendor flow

Documentation, schematics, pinout, constraints

Digilent Arty Z7 resource centerdocumentation

Example projects

Digilent Arty Z7 demos

Where to get help

Digilent Forum

Sources

https://digilent.com/reference/programmable-logic/arty-z7/starthttps://digilent.com/shop/arty-z7-zynq-7000-soc-development-board/