Arty S7: Spartan-7 FPGA for Makers and Hobbyists with Xilinx XC7S25

The Arty S7 board features new Xilinx Spartan-7 FPGA and is the latest member of the Arty family for Makers and Hobbyists.

The Spartan-7 FPGA offers the most size, performance, and cost-conscious design engineered with the latest technologies from Xilinx. Putting this FPGA in the Arty form factor provides users with a wide variety of I/O and expansion options. Use the dual row Arduino connectors to mount one of the hundreds of hardware compatible shields available, or use the Pmod ports with Digilent's pre-made Pmod IP blocks for a more streamlined design experience.

Arty S7 was designed to be MicroBlaze soft processor  ready and comes out of the box ready to use with the Xilinx WebPack licensing.

Key Features 

• Internal clock speeds exceeding 450MHz
• On-chip analog-to-digital converter (XADC)
• Programmable over JTAG and Quad-SPI Flash
• System Features:
  
  • 256 MB DDR3L with a 16-bit bus @ 650 MHz
  • 128 Mbits Quad-SPI Flash
  • 100 MHz External Clock
  • USB-JTAG Programming circuitry (USB Micro cable required, NOT INCLUDED)
  • Powered from USB or any 7V-15V source
• System Connectivity:
  
  • USB-UART Bridge
• Interaction and Sensory Devices:
  
  • 4 Switches
  • 4 Buttons
  • 1 Board Reset Button
  • 1 FPGA Reset Button
  • 4 Green LEDs
  • 2 RGB LEDs
• Expansion Connectors:
  
  • 4 Pmod connectors
  • Arduino/chipKIT Shield connector

Project Links

• Integrating Arm Cortex-M Processors into Xilinx FPGAs Course Workbook by Adam Taylor
• Integrating ARM Microprocessors in an Arty S7 - Workshop Recording

Scope of Delivery

• 1 x Arty S7-25 Spartan-7 FPGA board in a Digilent cardboard packaging with protective foam

References

• Manufacturer: Digilent Inc.
• Manufacturer's article name: Arty S7: Spartan-7 FPGA for Makers and Hobbyists
• Manufacturer's article code: 410-352-25

Resources

• Arty S7 data sheet at the Digilent Documentation Center
• Digilent Inc. Support Forum