.. _other-boards:

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Using PYNQ with other Zynq boards
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Pre-compiled images
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Pre-compiled SD card images for supported boards can be found via the 
`PYNQ boards <https://www.pynq.io/boards.html>`_ page.

If you already have a MicroSD card preloaded with a PYNQ image for your
board, you don't need to rewrite it unless you want to restore or update your
image 
to a new version of PYNQ.

To write a PYNQ image, see the instructions below for :ref:`write-sd-card`.

Other boards
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To use PYNQ with other Zynq boards, a PYNQ image is required. 

A list of community contributions of images for other
unsupported boards is available 
`here <https://discuss.pynq.io/t/3rd-party-images-for-zynq-boards/431>`_.

If a PYNQ image is not already available for your board, you will need to build
it yourself. You can do this by following the :ref:`pynq-sd-card` guide. 

.. _write-sd-card:

MicroSD Card Setup
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To make your own PYNQ Micro-SD card:

  1. Download the appropriate PYNQ image for your board
  2. Unzip the image 
  3. Write the image to a blank Micro SD card (minimum 8GB recommended)
   
For detailed instructions on writing the SD card using different operating
systems, see :ref:`writing-the-sd-card`.