Managing a machine vision project in PYNQ
It's time for more PYNQ tips and tricks. This time I'll showcase a bit on software distribution, testing and some funny OpenCV face detection app
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Using GPIO, USB and HDMI on the PYNQ-Z2 board
In this article I'll go over some additional PYNQ-Z2 features like GPIO, USB and HDMI functionalities. If you are new to PYNQ FPGA accelerated edge-computing platform then you can go check out my introduction tutorial.
WoW pre-Shadowlands hardware news
We got some WoW and hardware related news and tips that showed up recently as well as some generic changes on the hardware market that may affect people purchase decisions in preparation for Shadowlands (or The Burning Crusade).
Baader ASF - ready to use AstroSolar filters
Baader ASBF/ASSF/ASTF is an AstroSolar filter in a fitting provided by Baader. For people who do not want to make an AstroSolar fitting themselves, this may be an option worth choosing. In this article I will present this series using ASBF 50 as an example.
X7-ATX-500 - 500W PicoPSU for custom and small form factor builds
X7-ATX-500 is a DC-DC passive ATX power supply that can be used in small form factor and fanless builds. Due to it very small dimensions it allows for taller CPU coolers in cube cases where normal ATX power supply would limit it.
In this article I'll go over the X7 power supply and it capabilities.
Overview of PYNQ project offering FPGA capabilities to Python and data engineers.
FPGA is an chip that can be configured via a hardware programming language to make nearly any digital circuit. Hardware engineer can use them while Python developer can’t. But there is a distinct group of Xilinx FPGA based devices that can be used by software developers and data engineers, even with Python. This is possible thanks to PYNQ for Xilinx Zynq chips. In this article I'll showcase this platform and it capabilities.
World of Warcraft on macOS Apple devices
Apple hardware is quite recognizable and quite unique. For gaming we have a different operating system, different GPU API and only a subset of PC hardware available when compared to the Windows ecosystem. Blizzard games like World of Warcraft are supported and in this article we will check out how the game performs.
Quick start into GUI applications with PyQt5 and PySide2
Qt is a powerful framework for developing cross platform GUI applications. KDE Linux desktop environment uses it as well as many Open Source and commercial applications.
In this article I'll showcase how to use Qt in Python to make GUI applications (the very basics of it).
Benchmarking World of Warcraft on integrated graphics
Integrated graphics aren't the best but quite often when on a budget or on the go it's the only thing we can use. Let see how does mobile and desktop integrated graphics perform in WoW BfA and Classic. Which picks are better if you have to rely on iGPU?
Taking a look at a generic USB3 HDMI capture devices
Streamers, gamers and other often want to record their desktop or other digital video source. AMD and Nvidia support such features for their GPUs but there are times when the data can't be recorded on the main PC or is coming from another device. Dedicated HDMI capture devices like those from AVerMedia get the job done but aren't cheap either. There are however generic USB3 HDMI grabbers that claim to record 1080p or 4K at 60FPS. Lets take a look at one of such HDMI grabbers.
