Hi Glen, The hope is that there will be Casper tutorials on the ~300 Red Pitaya board by the time of the 2019 workshop. Work on this is currently underway (largely in South Africa) and is coming on quite well.
The hope is that this would be an effective springboard to supporting a variety of zynq platforms. Cheers Jack On Wed, 15 May 2019, 2:00 pm Jonathan Weintroub, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Glen, > > Thanks for checking in. We’re still working on the SoC focus curriculum > and content, but broadly the intent is to highlight Xilinx’s new high > performance RFSoC product line, with the development kit of current > interest being ZCU111. > > https://www.xilinx.com/products/boards-and-kits/zcu111.html > > The chip is XCZU28DR-2FFVG1517E > > So, that’s not low end, though enabling early career stage learning is an > ongoing focus of CASPER, and a particular focus of this workshop. > > Another platform which I see discussed by some, and for which there will > be presence is Red Pitaya: > > https://www.redpitaya.com/ > > Maybe that’s closer to your low end request? > > Regarding the ADI and Pynq SDR or SoC products, I don’t think anyone would > have a problem with time being devoted at the workshop to those platforms, > but someone would need to help develop the material. Let me leave my > response there, and ask if you have any specific suggestions or ideas? > > Do you plan to attend the workshop, > > Thanks for your interest again and best wishes. > > Jonathan Weintroub > > > > > On May 15, 2019, at 3:43 PM, Langston, Glen <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Jonathan, > > > > Thanks for organizing the CASPER workshop at Harvard this summer. > > One issue I have is accessing CASPER compatible hardware, in order to > learn by doing. > > > > As you’re probably aware, there are now several very low end Xilinx > devices such as > > Analog Device’s PlutoSDR > > ( > https://www.analog.com/en/design-center/evaluation-hardware-and-software/evaluation-boards-kits/adalm-pluto.html > ) > > > > and the Pynq boards: > > > https://store.digilentinc.com/pynq-z1-python-productivity-for-zynq-7000-arm-fpga-soc/ > > > > It would be great if there was also a low-end CASPER interface that > would allow programming them > > with CASPER tools. > > > > Is anything like that underdevelopment? Your email (below) suggests > there is a system-on-chip > > focus to the workshop, but I did not find anything in the posted agenda > suggesting this. What > > devices will be considered? > > > > Best regards > > > > Glen > > > > > >> On May 14, 2019, at 7:00 PM, Jonathan Weintroub < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> This message repeats the second call for contributions, setting a 1 > week extension on the abstract submission deadline to next Wednesday 22 > May. We appreciate the efforts of those CASPERites who have made > submissions so far, holding the 15 May deadline. We emphasize again that > proposals for teaching focused presentations, of flexible length, are > actively solicited and appreciated. Please feel free to pass this message > on to those in your networks who may be interested in the workshop. > >> > >> Oh, and we have a positive indication (pending final approval) on our > funding proposal for need-based travel support, and continue to encourage > applications in the form of an emailed motivation, which will be > strengthened by a teaching or research contribution to the meeting. > >> > >> > >> Dear CASPERites, PIRE folks, and other DSP aficionados, > >> > >> The 2019 CASPER Workshop and PIRE Summer School will be held at the > Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian in Cambridge, > Massachusetts, USA from 12 to 16 August 2019. The focus of the workshop > will be teaching and early career focused, with a hands on program as > usual, and also tutorial talks. We also plan a technical focus on > emergent FPGA RF System on Chip (RFSoC) technology. In addition to the > usual research contributions, which are welcome even if advanced, we ask > senior CASPER and PIRE members to please consider instead contributing > talks and posters directed at review and teaching on relevant topics in DSP > and CASPER in keeping with the summer school focus. We plan to solicit > industry contributions as well. > >> > >> Please send talk title, co-authors and approximately 300 word abstract > in plain text with “Contribution: LastName” in the Subject line to: > casper2019cfa.harvard.edu > >> > >> The first deadline for contributions is 22 May, and we aim to send > early acceptances for talks or posters by 31 May, when online registration > will open. There will be an early registration deadline of 17 June. Early > registration will be rewarded with a discounted registration fee of $200. > Regular registration is $250 and will close on 12 July. Contributions will > continue to be reviewed for acceptance until 30 June on a space-available > basis, communicated as soon as possible thereafter. > >> > >> We have posted a workshop website with workshop schedule, travel > logistics, hotel suggestions, and other information will be updated from > time to time: > >> www.cfa.harvard.edu/casper2019. More information about the > Collaboration for Astronomy Signal Processing and Electronics Research > (CASPER) can be found on casper.berkeley.edu. > >> > >> We are actively working on raising funds for need-based partial travel > support for junior attendees and plan to solicit applications before the > registration deadline. Those who intend to apply for partial travel > support should submit titles and abstracts by the first 15 May deadline if > possible. The relevance of your contribution will be considered with your > application in assigning the support. We are fairly confident that some > degree of travel, lodging and registration support will become available, > however at this point can make no guarantees. > >> > >> We look forward to the workshop, and thank all in the CASPER community > in advance for their interest and contributions. Please also send your > general questions to [email protected] with an appropriate > subject line. > >> > >> Thanks for your interest in the 2109 CASPER Workshop and PIRE Summer > School, and we look forward to welcoming the community in Cambridge. > >> > >> Best regards, > >> > >> > >> The 2019 CASPER Workshop and PIRE Summer School Local Organizing > Committee > >> Tina Arabadjis > >> Shep Doeleman > >> Lincoln Greenhill > >> Jenine Humber > >> Rosie Johnson (Univ. Arizona PIRE) > >> Dan Marrone (Univ. 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