Path to Programmable 3

Project Phases	Dates
Application Period	31st March 2023
Application Deadline	14th May 2023
Participants Announced	17th May 2023
Training Begins	26th May 2023
Training Ends	26th July 2023
Training Blogs for Credit Due	27th July 2023
Build Period	28th July - 28th August 2023
Final Project Blog Due	5th September 2023
Winners Announced	September 2023
Prizes Shipped	September 2023

Path Programmable III

Path to Programmable III, a free FPGA SoC training program that offers participants a development board of their choice to build a graduation project, along with the chance to win up to $4,000 in prizes.

Results for winners

PTPIII - Final Project - Ultra-Gimbal

saadtiwana_int

Foreword I have some past experience of working with FPGAs. I am, by no mean, an expert, but learnt what I needed to get the jobs done for some medium complexity projects. All my previous FPGA projects were running some IPs in the FPGA fabric and running…
- over 1 year ago
- Path to Programmable 3
- Blog
Morse Code from MNIST: Accelerating Convolutional Neural Networks in Ultra96v2 using Tensil AI - Final

rajivbishwokarma

Table of Contents Introduction Training a CNN-based neural network on MNIST? Converting PyTorch model to ONNX Tensil AI accelerator hardware for Ultra96v2 Generating Vivado bitstream for Ultra96v2 LED hardware design Creating PYNQ image…
- over 1 year ago
- Path to Programmable 3
- Blog
P2P3 - Final Blog - Object Detection and Localisation on ultra96v2 using AI/ML

manihatn

Introduction: The final project is based on AI/Machine Learning within the Core Technology Path. The aim of the project was to accelerate object detection and localisation on ultra96v2. I have some prior experience in FPGA design, but this is my first…
- over 1 year ago
- Path to Programmable 3
- Blog
AMD Zynq SoC MIDI Vintage Sound Synthesizer - Final

javagoza

1. Minized Synth I Introduction In a music studio, a newbie synth designer is given a complex sound synthesizer and told to bring out the sound of a 'Grand Piano' using subtractive synthesis. After some tweaking, all that's left is a basic…
- over 1 year ago
- Path to Programmable 3
- Blog

Forum - Thread List

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ZUBoard 1CG is compatible with Petalinux 2023.2? 0

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by Tycho
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I am getting this error. Can anyone please help me in solving it ?

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by kpham
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Penalty points for blogs posted past the due date? 0

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Latest over 1 year ago
by abhishek2018
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Path to Programmable 3 - Extension for Posting the Final Project Blog -- New Due Date Sept 5, 2023

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Latest over 1 year ago
by prashanthgn.engineer
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urgent bug correction 0

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Latest over 1 year ago
by abhishek2018
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Reminder The Deadline for the Final Project for Path to Programmable 3 is August 29th

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Latest over 1 year ago
by abhishek2018
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Ultra96 V2 Restart on Running AI/ML Application

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Latest over 1 year ago
by prashanthgn.engineer
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A Few Words About Your Final Project

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Latest over 1 year ago
by cstanton
Discussion

I want to interface this camera in ultra96-v2 development board

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Latest over 1 year ago
by rajivbishwokarma
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need help in installing petalinux

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Latest over 1 year ago
by manojroy123
Discussion

Need a boot manager for dual boot windows 11 and Ubuntu

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Latest over 1 year ago
by manojroy123
Discussion

A Good Reason to Read the element14 Community's Terms and Conditions

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Latest over 1 year ago
by cstanton
Discussion

need bootable partition manager

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Latest over 1 year ago
by manojroy123
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regarding bot protection logic

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Latest over 1 year ago
by anushyab
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Question about the link to Ubuntu_18_04_04_VIrtual_Box 0

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by javagoza

Blog - Post List

Path to Programmable 3 - Winner's Announcement

rscasny

What is Path to Programmable III? Path III is the third session in the element14 Community’s structured FPGA-based SoC training. The first Path training program was held in 2018 and focused on programmable logic devices PLDs and featured the AV...
- 27 Sep 2023
Demonstration and Outcome - Blog 6

rahulkhanna

Welcome to the final blog on building a Bottle Cap Inspection System using Machine Vision. In this project, we plan to create an automated visual inspection system that can detect defects in bottle caps, such as cracks, deformation, and missing parts...
- 10 Sep 2023
LCD click interface on Ultra96-V2 - Blog 5

rahulkhanna

Welcome to blog 5 for the Ultra96-V2 development board. In this blog, we'll dive into interfacing an LCD Click board with the Ultra96-V2, allowing you to display information, messages, or graphics on an LCD screen. Let's get started...
- 8 Sep 2023
Path to Programmable III Final Project Blog: CarSafety Device using Xilinx ZYNQ FPGA

taifur

Introduction This is the final project blog for Path to Programmable III using the MiniZed Xilinx ZYNQ FPGA board. In this project blog, I will show how I made an internal car safety device using some Grove sensors and the MiniZed FPGA board. From a ...
- 6 Sep 2023
Final Project - Process of medical images

cghaba

The project was developed in the Health part of the Market path though the application is related also to Vision path. The project is intended to allow the process of medical images in order to improve diagnostics or provide radiologists with a tool ...
- 6 Sep 2023
Path to Programmable 3 Final Project : ILA, FEA, CFD, UltraScale+ Irrigation, Cryptography & Custom IPs

abhishek2018

This is the Final Project Blog of International Design Challenge Path to Programmable III. In the beginning, I intended a very complex project which after modification will be filed for Patent but this Ultra96V2G from 'Avnet Engineerin...
- 6 Sep 2023
Morse Code from MNIST: Accelerating Convolutional Neural Networks in Ultra96v2 using Tensil AI - Final

rajivbishwokarma

Table of Contents Introduction Training a CNN-based neural network on MNIST? Converting PyTorch model to ONNX Tensil AI accelerator hardware for Ultra96v2 Generating Vivado bitstream for Ultra96v2 LED hardware design Creating PYNQ image for Tensil A...
- 6 Sep 2023
Interfacing LMS6DSL Click Mezzanine with Ultra96-V2 Using Vitis - Blog 4

rahulkhanna

In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of interfacing the LMS6DSL Click Mezzanine with the Ultra96-V2 development board using Xilinx Vitis. The LMS6DSL Click Mezzanine is equipped with a sensor that can measure both acceleration and ...
- 5 Sep 2023
Exploring Xilinx Vitis | Zynq MPSoC - Blog 3

rahulkhanna

In this blog post, we will set up the Vitis IDE, where we will walk through the process of creating a workspace, configuring a Platform project, and creating an Application project. The final stage in the hardware export process...
- 5 Sep 2023
PTPIII - Final Project - Ultra-Gimbal

saadtiwana_int

Foreword I have some past experience of working with FPGAs. I am, by no mean, an expert, but learnt what I needed to get the jobs done for some medium complexity projects. All my previous FPGA projects were running some IPs in the FPGA fabric an...
- 5 Sep 2023
Path to Programmable III Training Blog #06: MiniZed Color Sensor Webserver - Final

flyingbean

Table of Contents Introduction Project Structure MiniZed Color Sensor Webserver Demo Conclusions References Introduction A color sensor is a type of transducer that converts one form of energy into another form. Digilent PMOD color module ...
- 5 Sep 2023
Path to Programmable III Training Blog #6 Final Blog-Build Machine Vision Project with Vitis-AI on IP-DPU

fyaocn

Build Machine Vision Project with Vitis-AI on IP-DPU Table of Contents 1 Ultra96v2 and Vitis AI 2 Create Vitis AI development docker environment 3 Create hardware design with vivado 3 Model Hub and Vitis AI 4 Create the IMG 1 Ultra96v2 and...
- 5 Sep 2023
P2P3 - Final Blog - Object Detection and Localisation on ultra96v2 using AI/ML

manihatn

Introduction: The final project is based on AI/Machine Learning within the Core Technology Path. The aim of the project was to accelerate object detection and localisation on ultra96v2. I have some prior experience in FPGA design, but this ...
- 5 Sep 2023
Path to Programmable III : Ultra96V2 : ADAS Camera Processing through Deep Learning Unit (DPU) | Final Project Blog |

prashanthgn.engineer

Hello Element14 Challengers Introduction Current trend in Automotive segment moving towards different level of autonomous driving. Advanced Driver Assistance system is the key for the Autonomous vehicles. Where the sensor clusters is i...
- 4 Sep 2023
Path to Programmable III Training Blog #02: MiniZed Board Requirement & Details

vishnu123

MiniZed is a single-core Zynq 7Z007S development board. With the advent of the latest cost-optimized portfolio from Xilinx, this board targets entry-level Zynq developers with a low-cost prototyping platform.This compact design features on-boa...
- 4 Sep 2023
Path to Programmable III Training Blog 01: Kit Unboxing & MiniZed Board Understanding

vishnu123

Unboxing the MiniZed Box Contains⦁ MiniZed Board – 1 ⦁ Micro USB cable – 1⦁ SDSoc License from AMD Xilinx – 1 . MiniZed Board Understanding Features⦁ Xilinx Zynq single-core SoC XC7Z007S-1CLG225C.⦁ Micron storage: 512MB DDR3L...
- 4 Sep 2023
Implementation of 3GPP MIMO Decoder on MiniZed board with XC7Z007S-1CLG225C Device

svnagendra2003

Implementation of 3GPP MIMO Decoder on MiniZed board with XC7Z007S-1CLG225C Device
- 4 Sep 2023
Video Mixer on XC7Z007S-1CLG225C device on MiniZed Board

svnagendra2003

Video Mixer on XC7Z007S-1CLG225C device on MiniZed Board
- 4 Sep 2023
Timing optimization techniques for RTL based designs on XC7Z007S-1CLG225C MiniZed board

svnagendra2003

Timing optimization techniques for RTL based designs on XC7Z007S-1CLG225C MiniZed board
- 4 Sep 2023
Extensive usage of XADC module on MiniZed Starter Kit

svnagendra2003

Extensive usage of XADC module on MiniZed Starter Kit
- 4 Sep 2023
Embedded Vision Engine for Development of a Computer Vision terminal

pandoramc

Table of Contents Vitis AI Camera support Real-Time Vitis AI It is an interesting project from AMD to run inference development solutions. There are several versions of Vitis AI. This time, compared with the last post with PYNQ Computer Vision en...
- 4 Sep 2023
UART Test - Serial Message on Ultra96-V2 - Blog 2

rahulkhanna

In this blog, we will be working on the process of printing messages to the serial port on the Ultra96-V2 development board. Serial communication is a fundamental method for interacting with embedded systems, allowing you to monitor and debug yo...
- 4 Sep 2023
Path to Programmable 3 Final Project - A Simple but Complete Control System Tutorial Project for "Very Very Beginners" Implemented in the Zynq7000 SoC on the MiniZed Board

ciorga

Introduction My goal in this project is to practice what I have learned in the training courses by creating a reference tutorial type project that starts from scratch and builds a simple but complete control system utilizing both PL and PS of the Zyn...
- 31 Aug 2023
AMD Zynq SoC MIDI Vintage Sound Synthesizer - Final

javagoza

1. Minized Synth I Introduction In a music studio, a newbie synth designer is given a complex sound synthesizer and told to bring out the sound of a 'Grand Piano' using subtractive synthesis. After some tweaking, all that's left is a basic sin...
- 27 Aug 2023
Path to Programmable III with Ultra96 Zynq - Holes in Driveways' real time reporting.

lfb

As a continuos increasing need, holes in driveways must be fixed in order to preserve cars and reduce maintanance of driving population. It is known that holes might cause traffic jams, accidents and even deadly car crashes. It is also an expen...
- 27 Aug 2023