▶ Product Description

The Brain-1 is an open, modular ARM + FPGA development platform featuring the new SYZYGY standard for high-performance peripherals and Xilinx Zynq FPGA. With integrated SDRAM, high-efficiency power supplies, ethernet interface, USB 2.0 host port and four SYZYGY Compatible peripheral connectors, the Brain-1 is an excellent choice for system prototyping and integration.

▶ SYZYGY Connectivity

The Brain-1 is a launch platform for Opal Kelly’s SYZYGY open standard for high performance FPGA peripheral connectivity. SYZYGY fills the need for interconnectivity between Digilent™ Pmod and VITA 57.1 FMC that accommodates high performance peripherals. The Brain-1 is the first realization of a carrier board supporting SYZYGY.

▶ Applications

• High performance prototypes
• System integration and testing
• Evaluation systems
• Data acquisition
• Machine vision, Video I/O
• Software-defined radio
• Sensors
• Robotics

▶ Features & Specifications

• Xilinx Zynq 7012S Single-core ARM + FPGA
• Three SYZYGY Standard ports
• One SYZYGY Transceiver port
• SYZYGY SmartVIO support with two groups
• 1 GiB DDR3 memory
• SD card slot
• Gigabit Ethernet
• USB Type-C OTG
• JTAG

▶ Library

• Brain-1 User's Manual
• Pin Reference
• Aligni PLM (public / syzygy)