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Blog #3: Third Eye for Blind - How to Make and Modify a PYNQ Overlay

taifur

In my second blog, I discussed the ZYNQ SoC and PYNQ overlay in detail. I also controlled the onboard LEDs of the Arty Z7 board with the onboard buttons and switches using the base overlay. At the beginning of this blog, I will show how I made a simp...
- 11 Oct 2024
Blog 3 - Custom IP implementation

pandoramc

The IP catalog is really wide in terms of logical blocks with AXI interface for system integration with the Hard Processor (Zynq7) or Soft Processor (Microblaze V). In the last blog, an AXI GPIO was integrated to share data between the HP and the Pro...
- 10 Oct 2024
Timeline Reminder and Extra Credit Blogs Due Date - The Eye on Intelligence

rscasny

Hi All. This is just a reminder of the timeline for The Eye on Intelligence Challenge Extra Credit Blogs Due 17th November, 2024 Final Summary Blog Due 18th November, 2024 Winners Announced November, 2024 Prizes Shipped November, 2024 I took a quic...
- 9 Oct 2024
Blog 2 - Hard Processor interface with Programmable Logic

pandoramc

Sometimes it is neccessary to use of soft components in order to meet specific processing tasks. In this scenario, the interface with the RGB Leds and buttons for data capture and software based behavior synthesis is implemented to test an AXI perip...
- 7 Oct 2024
Blog #1: CNN HW Accelerator for Handwriting Recognition - HDMI and USB Camera Bring-Up

yesha98

Pre-requisites 1. Arty Z7 2. HDMI cable and Monitor 3. USB Camera Image The Arty Z7 is fully compatible with the PYNQ-Z1. 1. Head to https://www.pynq.io/boards.html# 2. Click on the v3.0.1 image to download the PYNQ-Z1 Image 3. Burn the image...
- 5 Oct 2024
Blog #2: Third Eye for Blind - Deep Dive into ZYNQ & PYNQ

taifur

This is my second blog for the Eye On Intelligence Challenge sponsored by AMD. In my first blog, I unboxed the challenger kit and prepared the Arty Z7 board for developing applications with Python. I will share my experience with the ZYNQ SoC and the...
- 28 Sep 2024
Blog 1 - FPGA Augmented Microscopy. an overview

pandoramc

Introduction The main idea is create an image processor for feature enhancement on the live acquisition from a microscope. The first stage is create a general purpose image processor with classical techniques and continuos system improving. Most of ...
- 27 Sep 2024
Eye On Intelligence Challenge - a Birds-Eye view - Software, software, software and more software

rsc

It seems like I'm spending all my time installing software for this project instead of actual coding. First package required is Vitis and Vivado. I choose version 2024.1 because some of the HDMI examples were coded for this version.It turns out ...
- 26 Sep 2024
Blog #1: Third Eye for Blind - Overview

taifur

Introduction This will be my first blog post on the Eye On Intelligence Challenge. At the very beginning of my blog post, I would like to thank Element14 and the contest sponsor AMD for choosing me as one of the official challengers for the Eye On In...
- 23 Sep 2024
Blog 2 - FruitVision Scale - PYNQ on the Digilent Arty Z7 - Quickstart

javagoza

This is my second entry for the AMD-sponsored “The Eye on Intelligence” experimentation challenge. In my initial post, I provided a brief introduction to my smart fruit scale project and explored the potential of the Arty Z7 development b...
- 18 Sep 2024
ADAS and Vehicle Monitoring System – Battery Charging and Management

vmate

Overview To power all the electronics when the car is not running, there’s a need for some sort of energy storage system. When the car is running, the batteries are charged from the generator of the vehicle. In case of extended periods of time ...
- 12 Sep 2024
Blog 1 - FruitVision Scale - Digilent Arty Z7 - AMD Zynq-7000 - Overview

javagoza

Introduction Hello everyone! Welcome to my first post for the "The Eye on Intelligence" experimentation challenge. Thanks to element14 for selecting me as a participant. Throughout this challenge I will be attempting to build a smart fruit weighing s...
- 11 Sep 2024
ADAS and Vehicle Monitoring System - Overview

vmate

Overview My goal is to build an ADAS and monitoring system for cars, serving as an advanced security and surveillance system when the car is parked, and a driver assistance system when the car is driven.The core of the system will be one or more came...
- 4 Sep 2024
Eye On Intelligence Challenge - a Birds-Eye view - Introduction and Project Planning

rsc

My objective for this project is to develop a smart bird feeder video system that uses the Arty Z7 to capture images and identify the birds that visit my back porch. I've built a similar device for capturing pictures of Halloween trick-or-t...
- 26 Aug 2024