Are Digilent Zybo boards supported for the Zynq workflow with HDL Coder & Embedded Coder?

Are Digilent Zybo boards supported for the Zynq workflow with HDL Coder & Embedded Coder?

Answer 1

[MathWorks Support Team]

Zybo boards are not officially supported with our Zynq workflows. Here is the list of Zynq boards that we currently support: https://www.mathworks.com/help/hdlcoder/xilinxzynq7000/ug/supported-hardware-for-hdl-coder-support-package-for-xilinx-zynq-7000-platform.html

However, the HDL Coder documentation comes with a tutorial for using our workflows with Zybo boards, which includes a reference design and a link to a Linux image. We provide this tutorial as an example of how to define and register a custom board and reference design for the Zynq workflow.

Depending on which Zybo board you are using, note the following: 

• In R2021b and earlier, our tutorial is designed to work with the original Zybo board: https://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2021b/hdlcoder/ug/define-and-register-custom-board-and-reference-design-for-zynq-workflow.html
• In R2022a, our tutorial was updated to work with the newer Zybo Z7-10 board: https://www.mathworks.com/help/releases/R2022a/hdlcoder/ug/define-and-register-custom-board-and-reference-design-for-zynq-workflow.html
• For using the Zybo Z7-20 board, you will have to create your own reference design and Linux image. You can use the updated tutorial as a reference. Further information can be found here: https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/880813-how-can-i-use-a-custom-board-with-the-zynq-workflow-provided-by-matlab-simulink

Refer to the Digilent website to learn more about the Original Zybo board (retired in 2018) and the new Zybo Z7 (Z7-10 and Z7-20).