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

[Hal Ashburner]

Hey guys. Where are you set up today?

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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