About this item

The Digilent Arty S7-50 Spartan-7 FPGA Development Board is a versatile platform designed for makers, students, and professionals seeking to explore FPGA-based designs. At its core, the board features the Xilinx Spartan-7 XC7S50 FPGA, offering 52,160 logic cells, 120 DSP slices, and 2,700 Kbits of block RAM, making it suitable for a wide range of applications from digital signal processing to embedded systems. The board is equipped with 256 MB of DDR3L memory operating at 667 MHz, providing ample bandwidth for complex designs. For storage, it includes 128 MB of Quad-SPI flash memory. Connectivity options are abundant, with four Pmod ports (two standard and two high-speed), an Arduino-compatible shield connector, and a USB-UART bridge, facilitating easy expansion and communication with peripherals. User interaction is supported through four switches, four buttons, and six LEDs (four green and two RGB). The board is powered via USB or any 7–15V external source and supports USB-JTAG programming. Designed to be MicroBlaze-ready, it is compatible with the Xilinx Vivado Design Suite and the free WebPack edition, allowing users to develop and debug their designs efficiently. This combination of features makes the Arty S7-50 an excellent choice for those looking to delve into FPGA development and embedded systems design.