Xilinx Zynq 7010 fpga crypto windfall boards

so far there has been no reason for an update,
but i also don't use the IDE but only the console tools

Just a comment from enduser perspective.

( I already struggle hard to get my small wiring project organized. "cable management" )
Diving into "building Linux from source", and fighting drivers etc. seems to be completely unreal.
Most (or only some?) people already having a hard time with the hal configuration and getting basic UI functions to work.

How many thousand hours do I have to spend extra in sofware research and learning new things, in order to save 60 coins on a control card?

Considering the cost of mechanical components (e.g. for metal working machines), the FPGA card is the least financial problem.

I feel that leaves a very small target group beeing interested in a "race to the bottom" with FPGA card pricing. This target group is also looking into 3d printer firmware and hardware. (cheap, and for some things usable)

The thing is you don't have to spend hours learning new things, you can use the Mesa cards. No one has a gun at your head. I like learning new things....it keeps the Black Dog at bay.

Some of us like to tinker, build hardware and such. Like I said in my first post, it's not always the cheapest route if you're the guy doing the designing.

I've actually gotten a better understanding of the Mesa hardware by getting involved in the projects I've been pursuing.

on ethernet..
Zynq 7010 has two gigabit ethernet controllers (GEMs) available for PS (ARM cores). that EBAZ board however has a single 100 Mbps PHY and magnetics. its RMII port is wired to the PL, so it can be used either with the GEM (via EMIO) or any soft core MAC/CPU/whatever implemented in PL.

nothing wrong with race to the bottom timo. its like running doom on everything. we are having fun.

I think the real question is, why arent i mining crypto when my machine has downtime? make the mesa fallback to a crypot miner

I use Mesa myself, and my motivation was not to spend hundreds of hours just to save 50 bucks on Mesa.
Mesa is the only turnkey solution here from what I can see that does not require JTAG programmer to start . I wanted to see what options would I have if for some reason Mesa will not be available in some future. I would hate to see it happen, but boy haven't we seen enough world craziness lately.

I admire all the people dedicating their personal time for the common benefit here. 

>>I think the real question is, why arent i mining crypto when my machine has downtime? make the mesa fallback to a crypot miner

how do you know Peter is not doing this secretly while we sleep?