PYNQ NCO Overlay

This repository hosts a Numerically Controlled Oscillator (NCO) overlay compatible with PYNQ image v2.7 and greater for the following development boards:

• ZCU208,
• ZCU216,
• ZCU111,
• RFSoC4x2,
• RFSoC2x2.

Quick Start

Follow the instructions below to install the project now. You will need to give your board access to the internet.

• Power on your RFSoC development board with an SD Card containing a fresh PYNQ v2.7 image or greater.
• Navigate to Jupyter Labs by opening a browser (preferably Chrome) and connecting to http://<board_ip_address>:9090/lab.
• We need to open a terminal in Jupyter Lab. Firstly, open a launcher window as shown in the figure below:

• Now open a terminal in Jupyter as illustrated below:

Run the code below in the jupyter terminal to install the project.

pip3 install https://github.com/strath-sdr/pynq_nco/releases/download/v1.1.0/pynq_nco.tar.gz

This repository currently has no Jupyter notebooks. See https://github.com/strath-sdr/RFSoC-Book for compatible notebooks.

Using the Project Files

The following software is required to use the project files in this repository.

• Vivado Design Suite 2020.2

Vivado

This project can be built with Vivado from the command line. Open Vivado 2020.2 and execute the following into the tcl console:

cd /<repository-location>/boards/<board-name>/pynq_nco/

Now that we have moved into the correct directory, make the Vivado project by running the make commands below sequentially.

make block_design
make bitstream

Alternatively, you can run the entire project build by executing the following into the tcl console:

make all

License

BSD 3-Clause