Zynq GEM Reference Designs

This is the documentation for the Zynq GEM reference designs for the Ethernet FMC and Robust Ethernet FMC.

User Guide

• Description
  • Zynq-7000 designs
  • Zynq UltraScale+ designs
  • Ports, MACs and PHYs
  • Hardware platforms
  • Software
• Requirements
  • Choosing the FMC variant
  • List of supported boards
• Supported carrier boards
  • List of supported boards
  • Unlisted boards
  • Board specific notes
• Build instructions
  • Source code
  • License requirements
  • Target designs
  • Cross-platform build runner
• Stand-alone lwIP Echo Server
  • Build
  • Hardware setup
  • Run the application from the SD card
  • Run the application through JTAG
  • Expected output
  • IP address
  • Test the port
  • Change the target port
• PetaLinux
  • Requirements
  • How to build
  • Boot from SD card
  • Boot via JTAG
  • UART terminal
  • Port configurations
  • Log in
  • Example Usage
• Yocto
  • How it works
  • Requirements
  • Build
  • What is in the image
  • Prepare the SD card
  • Boot
  • Log in
  • Use and test the Ethernet FMC ports
  • Wi-Fi on the PYNQ-ZU
  • BSP changes and fixes
• Using and testing the ports
  • Interface names
  • Bring a port up
  • Check the link
  • Read the PHY registers
  • Measure the throughput
  • Benign messages
• Advanced: project structure and customization
  • Repository layout
  • Target naming
  • config/data.json and config/update.py
  • Build runner
  • Vivado side
  • Vitis side
  • PetaLinux side
  • Modifications layered on the stock BSPs
  • Yocto side
  • Where build outputs land
• Troubleshooting
  • Build failures
  • Boot problems
  • Linux: ports not working
  • PYNQ-ZU Wi-Fi (Yocto)
  • Dropped pings/packets
• Revision History
  • 2025.2 Changes
  • 2024.1 Changes
  • 2022.1 Changes