Keynote 1 — Growing the ReConFig community through python, zynq and hardware overlays

In this talk, modern software trends will be explored with a focus on how we can grow the ReConFig community — specifically by learning-from and welcoming-in software developers who want FPGA benefits but do not have a background in programmable logic. Putting that emphasis into action, I'll also talk about an open source project I'm passionate about today — PYNQ: Python Productivity for Zynq. Applying the software trends that will first be presented, PYNQ software is freely available, requires no proprietary tools, includes Python libraries for FPGA communication, and leverages a Jupyter Notebook frontend for web based development. Following one final trend from software community keynotes, I will end the talk with a live demonstration of PYNQ on a newly released low-cost Zynq board.