[fpga-miniconf] Final Reminder of FPGA Miniconf prework and other notes....

[Tim 'mithro' Ansell]

Sorry for the confusion. The kits will be *available* on Monday if you want
to get a head start. It is fine to get your kit on Tuesday morning at the
start of the Miniconf.

Tim 'mithro' Ansell

On 21 January 2018 at 19:13, Jason Ball <ballmeister at gmail.com> wrote:

> Other than registering tomorrow morning i won't be on site to pickup the
> kit for Tuesday as i will need to go to work.
>
> Is there as I chance we can work around this?
>
> On 21 Jan 2018 7:09 PM, "Tim 'mithro' Ansell" <me at mith.ro> wrote:
>
>> Hello everyone,
>>
>> With just over 24 hours until the FPGA Miniconf, this is the final
>> reminder that everyone **must** complete the prework at
>> http://j.mp/pre-fpga-lca2018
>>
>> You must complete up to the paragraph which says the following in bright
>> red;
>>
>>> The instructions from here can only be done after you receive hardware.
>>> You can stop here if completing the prework.
>>
>>
>> If you have not completed the prework you will not be able to attend --
>> that includes observing or anything similar.
>>
>> If you are stuck, on Monday, 22 Jan 2018, FPGA Miniconf helpers will be
>> available to help. They should be available during morning tea, lunch and
>> afternoon tea somewhere near the Tomu test station. Hopefully they will be
>> able to solve any issues you are having.
>>
>> There will also be an opportunity to pick up the hardware kits during
>> lunch at the same location. This will allow you to get a head start on
>> setup we need to do at the start of the Miniconf.
>>
>> It would be a good for everyone to update their litex-buildenv sometime
>> Monday evening -- there have been a large number of updates since the last
>> email was sent out. This can be done by doing the following and then
>> following the prework instructions for testing QEmu / Linux.
>>
>>
>> cd litex-buildenv
>> git pull
>> export CPU=or1k PLATFORM=arty TARGET=net
>> ./scripts/download-env.sh
>> source ./scripts/enter-env.sh
>>
>>
>> Depending on internet speeds, updating should only take 10-15 minutes.
>>
>> People are also reminded that the FPGA Miniconf is on Tuesday, 23 January
>> 2018 and will be starting at 10:15AM. This is right after the Matthew
>> Todd's keynote talk. Please make sure you make a beeline from the keynote
>> venue to Large POD Room CB11.04.400 when the keynote finishes. Please see
>> the schedule email for the full details.
>>
>> Look forward to seeing everyone on Tuesday!
>>
>> Tim 'mithro' Ansell
>>
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>>
>>
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