At this year's embedded world North America Conference, Acromag introduced its XMC-ZU series modules equipped with the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC from AMD (formerly Xilinx). These modules combine a quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 application CPU with a dual-core Cortex-R5 real-time processor, integrated Mali-400 GPU support, and programmable logic from the UltraScale+ fabric — all on one chip.
The hardware supports plug-and-play I/O modules (such as the AXM-Z01) that expose high-speed serial channels, USB 3.0, DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, LVDS I/O, and PCIe Gen3 through the XMC connectors. The module, designed for embedded applications such as sensor fusion, image processing, motor control, and adaptive filtering, is available in rugged or COTS-friendly formats, with air- or conduction-cooled platforms.
According to Acromag, the XMC-ZU offers system designers both processing and programmable-logic flexibility in a single module. Thus, it’s well-suited for systems where tight integration between logic and software is critical.
