IT Society of India (ITSI)
The use of embedded operating systems such as Linux in a product or an end application is growing every day. In this paper, an overview of Zedboard development board and Zynq AP SoC is given. The internal architecture of the SoC (System-on-Chip) is explained. The AXI bus architecture and operations are described. The use of Xillinux operating system and Xillybus IP core are also discussed. The process of implementing a custom application to run on this platform is detailed. Possible applications for this platform are mentioned.