Dev kit and module run Linux on Zynq Ultrascale+ — 326 views Email Topic Embedded has launched a “Florida Plus” dev kit that runs Linux on its Zynq Ultrascale+ based Miami MPSoC Plus module. Meanwhile, Aries announced it has begun distributing Topic’s Zynq-based Miami modules. Netherlands-based Topic Embedded Systems has been around for 20 years doing FPGA work, with the last decade focused primarily on manufacturing Linux-driven Xilinx Zynq based modules. Last week, Topic announced an open-spec Florida Plus Development Kit that showcases its top-of-the-line Miami MPSoC Plus compute module, which features the Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC. system-on-chip. (click images to enlarge) The day before the announcement, Germany based Aries Embedded announced it will distribute Topic’s Zynq-based Miami modules in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Aries does not offer Zynq modules of its own, but it manufactures Linux-powered modules and dev kits based on Intel/Altera FPGA/Arm hybrid SoCs, such as its C-Vision-Kit based on its Cyclone V SoC based MCV module. Aries also offers a M100PFS module built around Microchip’s RISC-V based PolarFire SoC.