Out-of-Box Designs

This is the software and hardware platform, boot files, Linux kernel and RAMdisk that are provided on the pre-installed SD card.

Using USB for Secondary Boot Images

This application note builds on a PetaLinux BSP and demonstrates how to use a USB device to store Linux and bitstream images.  The BOOT.BIN file is reduced to < 400 KB in size, and u-boot is responsible for loading the programmable logic via PCAP.

HDMI Bare Metal Reference Design Using ADV7511 and ADI IP

This reference design demonstrates how to create a bare metal system to output HDMI video and audio using the ADI ADV7511 HDMI transmitter. The IP used in this design is free and publicly available through ADI.

PetaLinux Board Support Packages

Compressed PetaLinux BSPs for Avnet Zynq system platforms.

PetaLinux Software Reference Design

This reference design demonstrates how to create, customize and execute a PetaLinux kernel on Avnet Zynq system platforms.

SFP Socket IBERT Reference Design

This reference design demonstrates how to use the Xilinx IBERT to test the SFP interface on the Mini-ITX board.

SATA-III Hard Drive Interface Reference Design

This reference design is based on a standalone OS and demonstrates how to test a SATA-III hard drive connected to the Mini-ITX board.

Embedded Standalone OS (Bare-Metal) Reference Design ITX

This reference design is based on a standalone OS and demonstrates the basic functionality of the Mini-ITX board.

PCIe Root Complex Reference Design

This reference design demonstrates how to build a PCIe Root Complex System on the Mini-ITX board.

ARM DSTREAM Interface Reference Design

This reference design demonstrates how to interface the ARM DSTREAM debug adapter to the Mini-ITX board.

Development Using Ubuntu Desktop Linux

These tutorials provide a means to integrate several different technologies on a single platform.  Using the Avnet target boards, we have the power of a ARM Cortex-A9 processors, combined with the unrivaled flexibility of Xilinx programmable logic to implement custom hardware systems.    We use a Linux kernel as the foundation operating system running on the processor cores which enables a very large ecosystem of software to be run on our development kits. Virtual machines can provide a very convenient Ubuntu development environment for building the hardware platform and cross-compiling software to target the Processing System.