The PYNQ-Z2 is a fantastic board, often introduced with the “PYNQ” ecosystem—a Python-based environment that abstracts away the complexity of the underlying hardware (FPGA). While excellent for beginners, this abstraction can become a ceiling.
This repository is the ladder to break through that ceiling.
Here, we transition from using provided overlays to building custom hardware architectures from scratch. We move from Jupyter Notebooks to writing Linux kernel drivers. We go from “Python User” to “Zynq Systems Engineer”.
Conceptual Mastery of the Ecosystem
Before building complex systems, we must understand the tools. These documents serve as the theoretical and practical foundation for working with Xilinx Zynq-7000 SoC devices.
Practical Mastery via “The Vertical Slice”
Theory is useful, but engineering is learned by doing. The Loopback Project is a multi-step tutorial where we build a single, cohesive system that touches every layer of the embedded stack.
We start by designing a custom math accelerator chip (PL), wiring it to the processor (PS), building an OS to run it (Linux), writing a driver to control it (C), and finally integrating it into a full desktop environment.
👉 Enter The Loopback Project (Click here to start the step-by-step tutorial)