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##RFSoC4x2 Setup
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## RFSoC4x2 Setup
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You need to prepare an SD Card from which the rfsoc4x2 can boot Linux. The compressed image is hosted by BYU here https://casper.groups.et.byu.net/rfsoc4x2/rfsoc4x2_casper.img.tar.gz
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The uncompressed image is 16GB so choose an appropriate sd card.
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Insert the sd card into the rfsoc4x2 and position the adjacent switch to 'SD' so the board knows to boot from the sd card.
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#Getting the IP address of the rfsoc4x2
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# Getting the IP address of the rfsoc4x2
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If you know the ip address you can skip this step
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With a micro-usb cable, establish a serial connection with the rfsoc4x2
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Power on the board, the boot log should appear in the serial connection. After boot is complete, login with user: 'casper', password: 'casper'. Run
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Power off the rfsoc4x2. Connect it to a network over ethernet cable and power on the rfsoc4x2. Try to ssh into the rfsoc 4x2 with casper@<ip address> and password: 'casper'. If this works you can move on to the next step.
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##Installing python and casperfpga
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## Installing python and casperfpga
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The python module casperfpga will allow you to communicate with the rfsoc4x2, including programming the fpga.
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The following instructions explain how to setup a python environment using miniconda.
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If no errors are thrown, then you installed casperfpga correctly.
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#Programming the rfsoc4x2
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# Programming the rfsoc4x2
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This needs to be done every time the rfsoc4x2 boots up. We use casperfpga for programming. Once again enter an ipython session:
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$ ipython
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