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Pynq: Python productivity for zynq

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Hello, what is your opinion about this:
http://www.pynq.io/

I have found on ebay kits around 240 euros. Does it worth to invest time and money on learning programming FPGA with python?
 

I'm sure it's great for those that love it.
So far, no python based fpga development systems have really caught on in industry though, afaik.

But, why not give it a go
 
I think not.

HDL is still the predominant way to design FPGAs.
And If you intend on making a career out of it - it's a must.
If you're a hardware engineer I suggest Verilog / System Verilog.
Of course - understanding the basic design elements of a digital circuit is a prerequisite (MUX, DFF, RAM, etc...).

But IMO joining a group of first adapters of some sort of a niche open source Python to Hardware venture, when you have zero experience & knowledge of how things actually work under the hood is a bad idea.

If you're a software guy that simply wants to play with FPGAs - try Vivado HLS.
https://www.xilinx.com/products/design-tools/vivado/integration/esl-design.html

But you'll never have the full understanding of how things really work until you design something in HDL.
 
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