Make Sure the ZC706 Hardware is Working

This post shows how to ensure the ZC706 hardware is working by running the Built-In Self-Test.

It follows UG961, the ZC706 Getting Started Guide, adding links and pictures to make it easier for others to “check-out” the board quickly.

Hardware Needed

All of these items are included in the ZC706 Kit.

  • ZC706 evaluation board with the Zynq-7000 XC7Z045 FFG900-2 AP SoC part

    zc706_board_top_1

    zc706_bottom_right_corner_2

    zc706_top_right_corner_3

    zc706_top_left_corner_4

    zc706_bottom_left_corner_5

  • USB to Type-A to Mini-B cable (for UART)

    usb_cable_6

    mini_b_cable_7

    uart_port_8

  • Digilent JTAG USB Type-A to Micro-B cable

digilent_jtag_usb_cable_9

jtag_cable_10

TODO: is there something special about this cable?

  • AC power adapter (12 VDC)

ac_power_adaptor_port_11

wall_plug_12

  • TeraTerm Pro terminal or alternative

TeraTerm is available at [link]. Version 4.99 was used in this post. Its available at [link]. I selected the Standard install. This installed:

Destination location:

C:\Program Files (x86)\teraterm

Setup type:

Standard installation

Selected components:

Tera Term & Macro

TTSSH

CygTerm+

TTProxy

Additional Plugins

TTXResizeMenu (VT-Window size can be changed from preset)

TTXttyrec (ttyrec format record data can be recorded or playback)

Start Menu folder:

Tera Term

Additional tasks:

Create Tera Term shortcut to Desktop

Create Tera Term shortcut to Quick Launch

Note: When I tried to download Tera Term Pro from the link listed in the Getting Started Guide [link] from Ayera Technologies on July 4th 2018 (Version 3.1.3) I got the following error:

ayera_webpage_error_13

  • USB-UART drivers from Silicon Labs

More to come…

Reference

ZC706 Getting Started Guide, UG961 (v6.0.1) January 28, 2015 [link]