Avnet intros I/O carrier card

PHOENIX, USA: Avnet Electronics Marketing, an operating group of Avnet Inc, introduced the I/O carrier card, an extension of the MicroZed evaluation kit and SOM that offers hardware and software designers a proven, cost-effective prototype platform based on the Xilinx Zynq 7000 all programmable SoC.

The I/O carrier card provides easy access to the full 108 or 123 user I/O available from the MicroZed SOM, offering connections compatible with industry-standard hardware in the form of twelve digilent Pmod compatible interfaces.

And with features on the I/O carrier card, such as push-buttons, power-supplies, LEDs, and an on-board oscillator. The I/O carrier card includes Maxim Integrated power technology that users can leverage to get a quick start on their power supply design.

"Using Avnet's proven, integrated I/O carrier card, designers can quickly link the MicroZed SOM into a wide variety of hardware systems," said Jim Beneke, VP of global technical marketing for Avnet Electronics Marketing. "It offers users access to the full spectrum of Zynq-7000 all programmable SoC capabilities for both prototyping and use in real-world embedded SOM applications."

The I/O carrier card interfaces include two 100-pin board-to-board microheaders, a Xilinx PC4 JTAG header for download and debug, twelve digilent Pmod-compatible interfaces for access to a maximum of 96 SoC PL user I/O, a reset push button, four user-defined push buttons, two configuration push buttons, eight user LEDs, 4 user DIP switches, 2 Status LEDs, and a Xilinx AMS header. The I/O carrier card also offers a 100 MHZ on-board oscillator and a 1 KB 1-wire EEPROM on-board memory.

The I/O carrier card kit includes:

* Avnet I/O carrier card

* 5 V @ 3 A AC/DC power supply

* Getting started card