Xilinx accelerates productivity in industrial automation with Zynq-7000

USA: Xilinx Inc. has introduced new, All Programmable solutions for meeting the challenges of advanced motion control, real-time industrial networking, machine vision and a host of other next-generation industrial automation applications.

Xilinx’s hardware and software technologies for developing systems with Zynq™-7000 All Programmable SoCs at their heart, accelerates design productivity while increasing system performance and safety through single-chip system integration.

Xilinx is showcasing its latest solutions, all available today, for industrial automation at SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2012, Europe’s leading conference and exhibition on industrial automation, in Hall 6, Stand 200.

“The industrial automation market is driven by increasing of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) to achieve higher productivity, lower total cost of ownership, while increasing safety requirements and system features,” said Yousef Khalilollahi, senior director, business segments at Xilinx.

“Meeting this demand requires systems with faster compute performance, higher data bandwidth, real-time monitoring and system level integration. Xilinx’s Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs and FPGAs enable system developers to meet such stringent design goals not otherwise doable even with a traditional multi-chip approach.”

The Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC architecture seamlessly integrates a feature-rich ARM dual-core Cortex-A9 MPCore processing system that supports for the ARM TrustZone safety technology within the Xilinx 28nm programmable logic in a single device.

The Zynq-7000 devices target numerous applications in various markets that have strict needs of safety and reliability requirements such as industrial, scientific and medical, as well as Aerospace & Defense and automotive applications. The Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs have already been adopted by industrial customers for system integration, increased performance and reduced BOM costs.