Abstract. Adaboost algorithm based on Haar-like feature and integral image is made up of cascaded classifier, and the computation is very large. This paper uses the hardware and software co-design for implementing the face detection system on Zynq-7000.And realizes the functions of video acquisition, processing, real-time detection and display, and designs the hardware acceleration module of the integral image. At the same time, it improves the detection speed of the system by using dual-core operation, and the detection speed of the system is obviously improved compared with the pure software solution. This design is verified on ZedBoard. It can work with high resolution stream for real-time face detection.