Overview of all SD-card images
The SD card contains an "image" which is the file system to run Linux (just like the hard disk on most computers) and the so-called "bitstream" for the FPGA. To be able to use the PYNQ, you need to flash (i.e. copy) the image on the SD card.
The following SD-card images are available.
Which image you require depends on the course for which you use the PYNQ board.
| Course | Year | Version | Size | Comment | Node Locked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5EID0 | 2023/24 | 5EID0-2024-v0.1.0 | 1.93GB | Latest release | No |
| 5EWC0 | 2023/24 | 5EWC0-2023-v0.2.0 | 1.8GB | Latest release | No |
| 5EWC0 | 2023/24 | 5EWC0-2023-v0.1.0 | 1.8GB | Superseded | No |
| 5LIB0 | 2022/23 | 5LIB0-2022-v0.0.1 | 1.8GB | On request only | Yes |
Depending on your browser or operating system you may have downloaded a zip file (e.g. sdcard-5EWC0-2023-v0.2.0.img.zip) or it may have been expanded to an image file (e.g. sdcard-5EWC0-2023-v0.2.0.img).
When logging in the PYNQ board will display the SD-card version, like this:
Welcome to PYNQ Linux, based on Ubuntu 22.04 (GNU/Linux 5.15.19-xilinx-v2022.1 armv7l)
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SD-card image release 5EWC0-2023 version 0.2.0
Copyright Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), 2023.
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Last login: Sat Oct 22 03:24:22 2022 from 10.43.0.10
The images are hosted on the TU/e Sharepoint for which you may have to log in with your TU/e account.
Click "Download" on the Sharepoint page, which will look something like this:
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The instructions for flashing (installing) an image on the SD card are on the flashing an SD-Card page.
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Some of the SD card images are "node locked," which means that they can run on only one PYNQ board. See the instructions on how to use those at the Node-locked SD-Card images page