Quickstart

The Quick Start Guide provides a simple step by step instruction on how to do an initial system setup for the EVAL-ADAQ7980-SDZ board on the ZedBoard FPGA development board. It will discuss how to program the bitstream and run a no-OS program.

• ZedBoard
  • Using no-OS as software
    • Necessary files
    • Required Software
    • Required Hardware
    • Testing
      • Creating the setup
      • Booting and running
      • Console output
      • Useful commands and tips
      • Troubleshooting
      • Next steps
  • Additional Resources

Supported carriers

The carrier we support is:

• ZedBoard on FMC connector

Supported Environments

The supported environments are:

Board	HDL	Linux Software	No-OS Software
ZedBoard	Yes	No	Yes

Hardware Setup

The EVAL-ADAQ7980-SDZ board connects to the ZedBoard FMC connector. The carrier setup requires power, UART (115200 baud), and JTAG connections for no-OS development.

A typical setup is shown below.

ZedBoard + EVAL-ADAQ7980-SDZ

The EVAL-ADAQ7980-SDZ connects to the ZedBoard via the FMC LPC (Low Pin Count) connector using an FMC-I-SDP interposer board. The interposer provides the physical and electrical connection between the SDP-format ADAQ7980 board and the ZedBoard’s FMC connector.

Connection Steps:

1. Power off the ZedBoard

2. Connect the FMC-I-SDP interposer to the ZedBoard’s FMC LPC connector

3. Connect the EVAL-ADAQ7980-SDZ to the FMC-I-SDP interposer

4. Ensure all connections are fully seated and properly aligned

5. Secure with standoffs if provided

6. Connect USB cable from ZedBoard to host PC (for UART and JTAG)

7. Connect signal source to the SMA input on EVAL-ADAQ7980-SDZ

8. Power on the ZedBoard

Required Connections:

• FMC connector: Between ZedBoard and EVAL-ADAQ7980-SDZ

• USB UART: ZedBoard to host PC (115200 baud, 8N1)

• USB JTAG: ZedBoard to host PC (for programming)

• Power: 12V DC power supply to ZedBoard

• Signal: SMA cable from signal source to EVAL-ADAQ7980-SDZ input

Jumper Settings:

• Ensure ZedBoard boot mode jumpers are set for JTAG boot (for no-OS)

• All EVAL-ADAQ7980-SDZ jumpers should be in default positions

Next Steps

Proceed to the ZedBoard quickstart guide for detailed build and programming instructions.