ZZ9000 Compendium

More than a modern Amiga graphics card
Compiled by a ZZ9000 owner and enthusiast

Updated: March 25, 2023 | ZZ9000 is © 2019-2023 MNT Research GmbH


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Specifications

Front view of main board with ZZ9000CX connector (native Amiga passthrough and scandoubling)Connector view
(top to bottom:
HDMI, Ethernet,
USB, microSD)
Back view of main board
FPGA-based graphics:
One 200 MHz Xilinx ZYNQ 7-series XC7Z020 chip
ARM Cortex-A9 processors:
Two 32-bit, 666 MHz cores
Graphics output:
One HDMI port - DVI via non-HDMI compliant HDMI connector, with SiliconImage 9022 encoder)
Memory:
1 GB of DDR3 RAM
Networking:
One Gigabit Ethernet port - using Micrel KSZ9031 PHY [source]
Firmware storage:
One microSD port - not AmigaOS accessible; supporting microSD cards from 128 MB to at least 32 GB. The official maximum supported capacity is currently unknown.
USB Connectivity:
One USB v2.0 port - zzusb.device/ZZ0: in the ZZ9000 ROM and mass storage only (firmware v1.9+) and no hotplug yet. Be sure to insert USB stick before starting/resetting Amiga; requires stable 1.9 or higher drivers) [source | archived image]
Native Amiga (scandoubled/flicker-fixed) video throughput:
One ZZ9000CX video slot capture card with ribbon cable (34-pin 2.54 mm-pitch Female/Female 34-wire IDC Flat Ribbon Cable)
Zorro II cable length: 55 cm (21.6 in.)
Zorro III cable length: 10 cm (3.9 in.)
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