Zynq-7000 AP SoC supports Quad-SPI, NAND, SD-Card, NOR and JTAG as primary boot interfaces.
Primary Boot Devices
The following table shows which chapters of the Zynq-7000 All Programmable SoC Technical Reference Manual cover the primary boot interfaces of Zynq-7000 AP SoC:
http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/zynq-7000_user_guides.htm
| Primary Boot Interfaces | TRM Chapters |
| Quad-SPI | Chapter 12 |
| NAND | Chapter 11 |
| NOR | Chapter 11 |
| SD | Chapter 13 |
| JTAG | Chapter 27 |
Considerations
Zynq-7000 AP SoC supports Quad-SPI, NAND, NOR and SD as primary boot interfaces. (Xilinx Answer 50991) covers the pros and cons of choosing these interfaces. It also contains details about which memory vendors and devices families are supported by Xilinx tools. It also has a decoder table for Micron on-die ECC NAND flash memory.
Boot Times for Zynq-7000 Devices
PCIe Tandem PROM boot process
Example of reducing the boot times to meet requirements for PCIe based systems can be found in the Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC ZC706 Evaluation Kit at:
http://www.xilinx.com/products/boards-and-kits/EK-Z7-ZC706-G.htm
http://www.xilinx.com/support/documentation/zynq-7000_user_guides.htm
| Answer Number | Answer Title | Version Found | Version Resolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 54760 | Zynq-7000 AP SoC - Booting a Zynq-7000 SoC Device | N/A | N/A |
| Answer Number | Answer Title | Version Found | Version Resolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50991 | Zynq-7000 - What devices are supported for configuration? | N/A | N/A |