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XC7Z020-1CLG484C

XC7Z020-1CLG484C

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Dual ARM® Cortex®-A9 MPCore™ with CoreSight™ System On Chip (SOC) IC Zynq®-7000 Artix™-7 FPGA, 85K Logic Cells 667MHz 484-CSPBGA (19x19)
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Overview

The XC7Z020-1CLG484C is a Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC that integrates a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor with 85K Artix-7 FPGA logic cells. This architecture allows developers to offload compute-intensive tasks to hardware logic while maintaining the ease of software development on a Linux-capable processing system. It features a rich set of peripherals including Gigabit Ethernet, USB OTG, and high-speed SDIO interfaces.

Why Choose This Part

The primary benefit is the tight integration between the Processor System (PS) and Programmable Logic (PL) via high-bandwidth AXI interfaces, eliminating the bottlenecks of external bus architectures. With 85K logic cells and a 667MHz clock speed, it provides a balanced ratio of hardware resources to software performance for mid-range embedded applications.

Applications

Embedded Vision
Utilizing the FPGA fabric for real-time image processing and hardware acceleration of computer vision algorithms while the ARM cores handle high-level application logic.
Software Defined Radio (SDR)
Implementing high-speed signal processing chains in the 85K logic cells with control-plane management via the Cortex-A9 cores.
Industrial Control Systems
Managing complex motor control loops or multi-axis robotics where sub-microsecond determinism is required through the FPGA fabric.
Edge AI Inference
Deploying optimized neural network accelerators in hardware to achieve low-latency inference for local sensor data.

Key Specifications

Speed 667MHz
RAM Size 256KB
Peripherals DMA
Architecture MCU, FPGA
Connectivity CANbus, EBI/EMI, Ethernet, I2C, MMC/SD/SDIO, SPI, UART/USART, USB OTG
Core Processor Dual ARM Cortex-A9 MPCore with CoreSight
Package / Case 484-LFBGA, CSPBGA
Primary Attributes Artix-7 FPGA, 85K Logic Cells
Operating Temperature 0degC ~ 85degC (TJ)
Supplier Device Package 484-CSPBGA (19x19)

Getting Started

Development typically centers around the AMD Xilinx Vivado Design Suite for hardware synthesis and Vitis Unified Software Platform for C/C++ application development. For hardware evaluation, the ZedBoard or the Digilent Zybo Z7-20 are industry-standard platforms that utilize the CLG484 package variant. Engineers should start by configuring the Zynq processing system (PS) IP core to initialize the DDR memory and peripheral clocks.

Part of AMD Xilinx Zynq family » XC7Z020

XC7Z020 Family

Comparing specs that differ across variants. The current part is highlighted.

Part Number Speed Package Temp Range Stock
XC7Z020-1CLG484C (this part) 667M LFBGA-484 0degC ~ 85degC (TJ) —
XC7Z020-1CLG400I (Xilinx (AMD)) 667M LFBGA-400 -40degC ~ 100degC .. 229
XC7Z020-2CLG400I 766M LFBGA-400 -40degC ~ 100degC .. 72
Also available as: XC7Z020-1CLG400C, XC7Z020-2CLG400E

Also Consider

XC7Z010-1CLG400C AMD - A smaller, more cost-effective Zynq-7000 variant with 28K logic cells for applications with lower hardware complexity requirements.
Cyclone V SE SoC 5CSEBA2 Intel - An alternative SoC FPGA architecture featuring a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 and comparable programmable logic density.