Overview

The Arty S7 is a versatile and affordable development platform built around the Xilinx Spartan-7 FPGA family, making it ideal for educators, students, hobbyists, and engineers. Designed to offer excellent performance-per-watt in a compact form factor, it features a rich set of Arduino™-compatible headers, Pmod™ ports, and USB interfaces. Whether you're working on prototyping, embedded applications, or learning FPGA design, the Arty S7 provides a flexible and approachable entry point into programmable logic development.

Key Features

FPGA Features

• Spartan-7 FPGA (XC7S25 or XC7S50)

• Internal clock speeds exceeding 450 MHz

• On-chip XADC (Analog-to-Digital Converter)

• Programmable via JTAG or Quad-SPI Flash

System Features

• 256 MB DDR3L SDRAM (16-bit bus @ 325 MHz / 650 MT/s)

• 128 Mbit Quad-SPI Flash
  (Note: Due to supply chain constraints, either the S25FL127S or S25FL128S Flash Memory may be present. Both are compatible with Vivado programming and QSPI boot mode.)

• 100 MHz External Clock

• USB-JTAG Programming Circuitry (USB Micro-B cable included with purchase)

• Power Input: USB or external 7V–15V source

Connectivity

• USB-UART Bridge for serial communication

User Interface & Sensory Components

• 4 Slide Switches

• 4 Push Buttons

• 1 Board Reset Button

• 1 FPGA Reset Button

• 4 Green LEDs

• 2 RGB LEDs

Expansion Options

• 4 Pmod Connectors

• Arduino/chipKIT Shield Connector

Software Support

• Vivado Design Suite (supported by free WebPACK edition)

• Vitis Core Development Kit or Xilinx SDK for MicroBlaze processor development

• Digilent Adept Software for board communication and programming

Variants Comparison

Packaging & Compliance

• Digilent cardboard packaging with protective foam

• HTC Code: 8471500150

• ECCN: 5A992.c

Additional Information

• Free USB A to Micro-B cable included (must be added to cart with Arty S7 to receive discount)

• User guides, demos, and reference manuals are available in the Support Materials tab on the Digilent product page.

• For applications requiring transceivers, consider the Arty A7 (Artix-7).

• For SoC-based development, explore the Arty Z7 (Zynq-7000 APSoC).