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2020 PYNQ-Z2 Workshop - in 2026: Getting Started/Lab 1

2026-02-20T21:51:34Z

I have a little more time on my hands these days and while looking for something (I forget what), I came across the PYNQ-Z2 board that I had won in a Hackster competition. It was kind of a bucket raffle where you earned points and could "bid" o...(read more)

PYNQ Overlay creation per Getting up and Running

2020-08-29T03:24:57Z

This was a tutorial without feedback. I had NO idea what I did except to click , drag, and connect. I double-checked my connections and the bitstream came out fine. I wish I would have an understanding of what the IP components do beyond their ...(read more)

QNNClassifier Fun

2020-08-28T18:29:00Z

I used scp to copy images from my host machine into the QNN classifer's directory to see what happened. A pile of cigarette butts was missed-- it got some animal. I threw it an italian spinone dog and it got the following:class: otterhound probabilit...(read more)

My final creation

2020-08-03T03:16:55Z

first of all, i am truly sorry for delay in posting, as there is some shipment complexity and i only got my PYNQ-Z2 board first week of July. it is somewhat too short time to rush through everythingeventually over the last week , i manage to rush thr...(read more)

Ping Pong trainer

2020-07-28T19:07:56Z

Introduction First of all, this is a work in progress. This blog will be updated regularly. I did not post any of this yet since development is going slow. Partly due to the beginning of July being very hectic work-wise...Anyhow, I would like to...(read more)

Ponq - bringing Pong to life with Pynq

2020-07-07T10:41:08Z

What's Ponq?A false startI'd been wondering exactly what to so for my PYNQ embedded vision project. I'd started out with an attempt to identify racing kayaks as they crossed the finish line, but I was having a lot of trouble with the OCR ...(read more)

PYNQ Session 1: pynq starter project with logictools overlay : The missing blog

2020-05-31T21:10:13Z

The PYNQ is a versatile platform that combines the power of FPGA with the flexibility of software(python on linux). Running atop the Zynq series of SOCs from Xilinx, this platform builds towards rapid prototyping of solutions. In this blo...(read more)

The hottest FPGA game of 2020

2020-05-11T18:24:44Z

Below is the hottest game of 2020. A £500 reward is given to anyone who is able to win. A light run to the right will indicate a sequence beggining with a length 1 for you to remember, a second light run to the right shows the sequence has finis...(read more)

Taylor waves - WaveDrom demonstration on the PYNQ framework

2020-05-06T13:58:38Z

PYNQ-Z2: Embedded Vision Workshop Series with Adam Taylor Getting Started | Getting Up and Running | Unlocking Your Inner PYNQ Hero | Project14 | PYNQ Workshop TL;DR - How many waves can you add to WaveDrom? Benchmark it using...(read more)