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Sign Language Interpreter Blog 4: Using PYNQ overlays with HDMI and USB webcam on Arty Z7

cbohra00627

IntroductionIn this blog, we will use PYNQ overlays to connect the video stream from a USB webcam to a TFT screen, and then overlay text onto the displayed video. What is PYNQ Overlay?Overlays are programmable FPGA designs that extend applications fr...
- 23 Nov 2024
Sign Language Interpreter Blog 3: Running PYNQ on Arty Z7

cbohra00627

IntroductionIn this blog, we will install PYNQ in an SD card and boot the board from that. The goal is to be able to use python jupyter notebook on it. What is PYNQ?PYNQ is an open-source project from AMD that makes it easier to use Adaptive Computin...
- 23 Nov 2024
Sign Language Interpreter Blog 2: Hands on with Arty Z7

cbohra00627

IntroductionIn this blog, I will bring up the Arty Z7 board and load some custom HDL design onto it using the Vivado Design suite. What is Vivado?Vivado Design Suite is a software suite developed by AMD for synthesis and analysis of hardware descript...
- 22 Nov 2024
Person Detection with yolo #6 Person Detection with OpenCV--Final?Not Yet!

fyaocn

#6 Person Detection with OpenCV--Final?Not Yet! Table of Contents 1 Summary of the work 2 Person Detection with OpenCV 3 Person Detection with DPU in pynq 4 Not Yet! 1 Summary of the work Throughout the building period, the challenges i...
- 20 Nov 2024
Eye On Intelligence Challenge - a Birds-Eye view - Not Quite Final Blog

rsc

I was in Rhode Island setting up equipment for a field experiment last week for work so I'm a little late with this project. I'll summarize my progress, however, the project is not quite complete. After several hours of trying to instal...
- 19 Nov 2024
Blog #6: Third Eye for Blind - Final Blog

taifur

Introduction About 2.2 Billion people globally don’t have the capability to see. Due to blindness or shortsight, they cannot perceive their environment and navigate like normal humans which results in reduced mobility. In my country, I see most...
- 19 Nov 2024
Final Blog: CNN HW Accelerator for Handwriting Recognition

yesha98

Previous Blogs: Blog #1: CNN HW Accelerator for Handwriting Recognition - HDMI and USB Camera Bring-Up Blog #2: CNN HW Accelerator for Handwriting Recognition - Introduction to CNN for Handwritten Digit Recognition Blog ...
- 19 Nov 2024
Smarter Runner - Biomechanics Assistant

vlasov01

Project Overview I like running, but I also get injuries from time to time. I attribute them to my bad running form. Unfortunately, I'm not alone. Many runners have the same challenge. Key Decisions 1. Use CPU instead of FPGA for video process...
- 19 Nov 2024
Finale Blog - Monocular Visual SLAM on Zynq 7000 APSoC

venkat01

This blog is the finale blog of the series of blogs listed below Blog #1 Introduction Blog #2 Image Processing on Zynq 7000 APSoC Blog #3 PMOD ALS Blog #4 SLAM Blog #5 CNN's on Zynq 7000 using Tensil.ai In our first installment, we laid the groundwor...
- 18 Nov 2024
Final - FruitVision Scale

javagoza

Introduction: A Smart Solution for Fruit Identification and Weighing For my entry in this challenge, I came up with a project to make the self-service weighing of fruits and vegetables in supermarkets easier. Right now, in many stores, customers have...
- 18 Nov 2024
Z7_Color_AID: Color Detection Final Summary and Future Work

flyingbean

Table of Contents Color Detection and Contour Drawing Flowchart Colormap for HSV Z7_Color_AID Phase 1 Project Demonstration Future Work of Z7_Color_AID Project References Color Detection and Contour Drawing Flowchart As my previous blog mentioned...
- 18 Nov 2024
EC Blog #5

venkat01

Using Tensil.ai for CNN Models on the Arty Z7 Tensil.ai is a powerful platform that enables the efficient deployment of convolutional neural networks (CNNs) on FPGA hardware, specifically tailored for development boards like the Arty Z7. This article...
- 18 Nov 2024
ADAS and Vehicle Monitoring System – Final Blog – Finishing Touches, Overview, Future Plans

vmate

In previous blogs, all of the major components of the system were implemented, all that’s left is to write some code to tie everything together. DPU over ZMQ As the Arty Z7 will be connected over Ethernet, I need a way to send it images, and g...
- 18 Nov 2024
Final Blog - Digital Image Porosity Enhancement

pandoramc

One of the critical factors in determining the quality of a material is the porosity present in it. In order to detect the porosity in the material based on image processing there is a wide catalog of heterogeneity detectors such as Canny or Laplacia...
- 18 Nov 2024
EC Blog #4

venkat01

Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping [ VSLAM ] What is SLAM? SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) is a sophisticated technological approach used in robotics and autonomous systems that enables devices to create and navigate through un...
- 18 Nov 2024
EC Blog #3

venkat01

PMOD ALS [Ambient Light Sensor] The Pmod ALS is a sophisticated peripheral that converts ambient light into digital signals that an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) can process. It consists of two main components : 1. Vishay TEMT6000X01 Th...
- 18 Nov 2024
Blog 5 - FruitVision Scale - Exploring Deep Learning Applications with AMD Zynq 7000

javagoza

Introduction In this blog post, I'll explore Deep Learning and quantization using the AMD Zynq 7000. I'm focusing on how these techniques can be applied to Computer Vision for my FruitVision Scale project. To do this, I'll use the Zynq 7000 and PYNQ....
- 17 Nov 2024
Z7_Color_AID Blog #5: OpenCV on Zynq FPGA

flyingbean

Table of Contents OpenCV On Zynq FPGA Template Match for Bee Detection on Zynq Next Step of the Design Challenge References OpenCV On Zynq FPGA OpenCV is a great framework for image processing projects. Machine learning (ML) projects need to use ...
- 17 Nov 2024
Blog #5: CNN HW Accelerator for Handwriting Recognition - Integrating the HW Accelerator as a PYNQ Overlay

yesha98

The PYNQ (Python Productivity for Zynq) Framework PYNQ overlays use a combination of .bit, .hwh, and optionally .tcl files to reconfigure the programmable logic (PL) on a Xilinx Zynq SoC and provide a seamless interface for Python-bas...
- 17 Nov 2024
EC Blog #2

venkat01

Image Processing using the Zynq 7000 Series APSoC 1. Introduction In the era of digital technology, image processing has become an essential component across various applications, ranging from industrial automation and medical imaging to augmented re...
- 17 Nov 2024
EC Blog #1

venkat01

Introduction Hello, and welcome to my first blog post for The Eye on Intelligence experimentation challenge! I am deeply honored to have been selected as a participant by element14, and I extend my heartfelt thanks to AMD for their invaluable support...
- 17 Nov 2024
ADAS and Vehicle Monitoring System – Training YOLOv3 and inference on DPU

vmate

With a sufficiently large dataset created, the next step is training a model to run on the DPU. I couldn’t find a full list of supported models for the DPU and its corresponding toolchain, but YOLOv3 is confirmed to be working, so I will be usi...
- 16 Nov 2024
Z7_Color_AID Blog #4: Architecture Discussion of Z7_Color_AID

flyingbean

Table of Contents Z7_Color_AID Project Background Z7_Color_AID Project Introduction Next Step of the Design Challenge References Z7_Color_AID Project Background Detecting color is important for a lot of applications. In self-driving cars, A...
- 16 Nov 2024
ADAS and Vehicle Monitoring System – Object Recognition, Neural Network Training, DPU

vmate

The core of the ADAS system will be an Object Recognition model, detecting traffic signs, lights, and speed limits. The two main features the blogs will be focusing on are traffic light change notifications and speeding warnings. The Dataset For tra...
- 15 Nov 2024
Blog #5: Third Eye for Blind - Training and Optimizing YOLOv3 Model for Object Detection

taifur

This blog aims to create a custom YOLOv3 model for object detection. But before going into the details I wish to check the web camera that came with the kit using the Arty Z7 board to confirm everything is working as expected. I created a Python note...
- 15 Nov 2024