Xilinx Accelerates Productivity in Industrial Automation with
Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs
NUREMBERG, Germany, Nov. 26,
2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Xilinx, Inc. (NASDAQ: XLNX) today
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.
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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 achievable 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 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.
Xilinx at SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2012
At SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2012, attendees can see Zynq-7000 All
Programmable SoCs in action in several industrial automation
systems including motion control and real-time networking. Xilinx
Alliance Program member, QDESYS, will be at Xilinx's booth
demonstrating a high-performance motion control application on the
Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC Intelligent Drives Platform,
showcasing Gigabit Ethernet tightly coupled networking, advanced
motor and motion control implementing innovative low EMI power
modulation scheme. Enabled with graphical user interface (GUI) and
a powerful component object model (COM) interface for Windows
applications, designers can perform in-depth analysis and control
of their motion systems achieving performance increase compared to
traditional ASSP solutions.
Visitors can also see how POWERLINK, the industrial market's
leading real-time networking protocol, is implemented using the
programmable system integration capabilities of the Zynq-7000
family. Open Source IP cores and source code for Zynq-7000 devices
are available for free at the Ethernet POWERLINK Consortium web
site.
The Avnet Motor Control FMC Module in combination with the
Xilinx Spartan®-6 FPGA Industrial Ethernet Kit will showcase a
state-of-art dual-core lockstep motor control application only
available from Xilinx that will assist designers in achieving
IEC61508 functional safety certification for their systems.
Finally, Xilinx Alliance Program member, SOC-e, will demonstrate
high availability seamless redundancy (HSR) Ethernet communications
based on Spartan-6 FPGAs according to IEC62439.
Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC Intelligent Drives Platform
Available Today
Xilinx's new Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC Intelligent Drives
Platform in conjunction with Xilinx Alliance Program members
provide the necessary hardware, design tools, motors, IP cores and
reference designs for accelerating the design and implementation of
industrial embedded control systems. The platform is ideal for
designs requiring single-chip, high-performance motor control
and/or industrial networking capability. The Zynq-7000 All
Programmable SoC Intelligent Drives Platform, the industrial
networking IP cores and the motor control IP cores are available
now. Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoCs are available today in
industrial grade temperatures –40°C to +100°C.
Xilinx will also be presenting an upcoming webinar titled,
"Increasing System Efficiency and Performance in Factory
Automation: How All Programmable Technology is Displacing
Traditional MCU Approaches" on Tuesday, December 11 at 4:00 p.m. PST. Register here.
About Xilinx
Xilinx is the world's leading provider of All Programmable
devices, SoCs and 3D ICs. These industry-leading devices are
coupled with a next-generation design environment and IP to serve a
broad range of customer needs, from programmable logic to
programmable systems integration. For more information, visit
www.xilinx.com.
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Xilinx
Bruce
Fienberg
408-879-4631
Bruce.Fienberg@xilinx.com
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