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You there! You look like a strong traveler. A horrible dragon has awoken from slumber and is terrorizing the kingdoms across our island. Whoever can successfully defeat this beast could be lucky enough to receive a reward! Can you help us?

There is a storm brewing and you'll have to go the long way through the island's kingdoms to get to the dragon's lair. Every month the storm will clear to reveal a new kingdom and task for you to complete. The villagers of each kingdom have offered rewards along the way for lucky travelers who complete their tasks. Each task will prepare you with knowledge for the final battle. Good luck!

Find instructions on the scrolls below to get started.

Create a free Hackster.io user account. 

Then join the AMD community hub at hackster.io/amd.

Each castle on the map contains a task. Complete the form on the associated task during the active submission dates to be entered to win that kingdom's prize.

Welcome to our village shoppe where we stock the best equipment from our neighboring kingdoms. Courageous travelers like yourself could be lucky enough to win these useful tools as you complete parts of your adventure.

Available April 16 - April 29

AMD KRIA™ KR260 ROBOTICS STARTER KIT

PINT TUMBLER

Follow the path to the AMD Kria™ SOMs Kingdom to complete your task. Three successful travelers will win the prize bundle shown above via a random drawing.

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HUZZAH, you made it! Welcome to the AMD Kria™ SOMs Kingdom. Our craftsmen are a tad scarce today, might you lend us a hand? Getting started is easy. Simply read through this tutorial and we will administer a short quiz to make sure you grasped it all. A merry thanks for your assistance!

Check the satchel below for resources. You may find something useful to help you complete this task!

AMD Kria™ SOMs were designed with SW engineers in mind, providing familiar design environments without requiring FPGA programming experience, and enabled by the Kria Starter Kits that are low-cost and out-of-the-box ready development platforms. Getting started with AMD has never been easier.

Task Open April 16 - April 29

Use the project resources in your satchel to get acquainted with AMD Kria™ SOMs! Then fill out the required fields on the quiz form below to complete the task for a chance to win an AMD Kria™ SOMs Kingdom prize bundle.

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Welcome to the AMD PYNQ™ Framework Kingdom! We are a creative bunch who love taking advantage of the capabilities of adaptive computing platforms. We stumbled upon a project we thought you might like and used it to craft a quiz just for you! 

Check the satchel below for resources. You may find something useful to help you complete this task!

AMD PYNQ™ Framework is an open-source project that makes it easier to use Adaptive Computing platforms. Using the Python language and libraries, designers can exploit the benefits of programmable logic and microprocessors to build more capable and exciting electronic systems. AMD PYNQ Framework can be used with AMD Zynq™ SoCs, AMD Zynq UltraScale+™ SoCs, AMD Zynq RFSoCs, AMD Alveo™ accelerator boards and AWS-F1 to create high performance applications with: Parallel hardware execution, High frame-rate video processing, Hardware accelerated algorithms, Real-time signal processing, High bandwidth IO, Low latency control.

Task Open March 19 - April 1

Use the project resources in your satchel to get acquainted with AMD PYNQ™ Framework! Then fill out the required fields on the quiz form below to complete your task and earn a chance to win an AMD PYNQ Framework Kingdom prize bundle.

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A great many of you have surpassed the villagers expectations in the AMD PYNQ™ Framework Kingdom task! And thus, it is with immense joy, we unveil the lucky winners.

1.

Tim Rivas

2.

Taner Avci

3.

Danelis Garrido Guillan

Thank goodness you’re here! A local wizard has gone rogue and locked all our town’s resources behind a spell wall. See if you can break the spell by reading through the wizard’s favorite project and correctly answering his riddles.

Check the satchel below for resources. You may find something useful to help you complete this task!

AMD Spartan™ 7 devices offer exceptional performance per watt, along with small form factor packaging to meet the most stringent requirements. These devices feature an AMD MicroBlaze™ soft processor running over 200 DMIPs with 800Mb/s DDR3 support built on 28nm technology. Additionally, Spartan 7 devices offer an integrated ADC, dedicated security features, and Q-grade (-40°C to +125°C) on all commercial devices. These devices are ideally suited for industrial, consumer, and automotive applications including any-to-any connectivity, sensor fusion, and embedded vision. Learn More >>

Task Open February 13 - February 26

Use the project resources in your satchel to get acquainted with the AMD Spartan™ 7 FPGAs! Then fill out the required fields on the quiz form below to complete your task and earn a chance to win an AMD Spartan™ 7 Kingdom prize bundle: a Real Digital Boolean Board and AMD powerbank.

This task has been completed by travelers before you and the reward has been claimed, however the knowledge you gain from this task could be useful for future tasks along your path!

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Hear ye, hear ye! All you diligent travelers really aced the AMD Spartan™ 7 Kingdom task! And now, with great joy, we're ready to spill the beans on the lucky winners.

1.

Cosmic Bee

2.

Tariq

3.

Kevin Webb

Welcome traveler to the AMD Zynq™ 7000 Kingdom. We have been awaiting your arrival and have prepared a task for you to complete. Fear not, the answers you seek can be found in the project we've provided for you.

Check the satchel below for resources. You may find something useful to help you complete this task!

The Zynq™ 7000 SoC family integrates the software programmability of an Arm®-based processor with the hardware programmability of an FPGA, enabling key analytics and hardware acceleration while integrating CPU, DSP, ASSP, and mixed signal functionality on a single device. Consisting of single-core Zynq 7000S and dual-core Zynq 7000 devices, the Zynq 7000 family is the best option for embedded applications, including multi-camera driver assistance systems, machine vision, medical endoscopy, and 4K2K Ultra-HDTV.

Task Open January 9 - January 22

Use the project resources in your satchel to get acquainted with the AMD Zynq™ 7000 SoC! Then fill out the required fields on the quiz form below to complete your task and earn a chance to win an AMD Zynq 7000 Kingdom prize bundle: a Real Digital Blackboard and AMD Socks.

This task has been completed by travelers before you and the reward has been claimed, however the knowledge you gain from this task could be useful for future tasks along your path!

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Joyous Felicitations! The villagers were in awe of those who conquered the AMD Zynq™ 7000 Kingdom task. 'Tis our great delight to announce the winners of this second task!

1.

Jonathan Rhodes

2.

Mirza Athar Baig

3.

Ansar Yonis

Hello there! You've come upon the ZUBoard Kingdom. Here you will find information on the ZUBoard and a quiz crafted by local villagers to see if you are worthy of winning some of their gear. 

Check the satchel below for resources before you get started. You may find something useful to help you complete this task!

The ZUBoard 1CG provides the flexibility and versatility for engineers to experiment with and learn the AMD Zynq™ UltraScale+™ architecture. The affordable ZU1CG device features 81K programmable logic cells with a Dual-core Arm® Cortex®-A53 MPCore™ and Dual-core Arm Cortex-R5F MPCore, as well as cache and on-chip memory.

Task Open November 29 - December 12

Use the project resources in your satchel to get acquainted with the ZUBoard!  Then fill out the required fields on the quiz form below to complete your task and earn a chance to win a ZUBoard Kingdom prize bundle: an Avnet ZUBoard 1CG and AMD Multifunction Pen.

This task has been completed by travelers before you and the reward has been claimed, however the knowledge you gain from this task could be useful for future tasks along your path!

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Huzzah! The villagers were mightily impressed with all you eager travelers who completed the ZUBoard Kingdom task. 'Tis with immense joy we share the winners of this first task!

1.

Vy Pham

2.

Doug Eaton

3.

Jerahmie Radder

Am I Eligible to Participate?

Everyone is eligible to complete activities for educational and engagement purposes. However, you are only eligible to win or be awarded prizes if:

• You are at least 18 years of age.
• You are a legal resident of the United States or Canada.
• You are not involved in the execution or administration of Game Night with AMD.
• You are not an employee of Hackster, Avnet, or AMD.
• You are not an immediate family member or household member of a Hackster, Avnet or AMD employee.

How do I enter the giveaway?

1. Create a Hackster.io account at https://hackster.io.

2. Join the AMD community on Hackster at https://www.hackster.io/amd.

3. Fill out the required form fields for the task corresponding to the current Drawing Entry Period.

4. Submit the form by clicking “Submit”.

How do I know if I won?

Winners will be contacted via the email used when submitting their quiz within 5 business days after a quiz is closed.

I won a prize! When will I receive it?

The prize fulfillment process will take up to 8 weeks after winners have been announced. You will receive an email when your prize is shipped. If you need to make any changes to your address during that time, please contact us at events@hackster.io.

Do I need to pay taxes/customs fees on my prize shipment?

No, Hackster will ship all the prizes and will cover the taxes/customs fees associated with shipment.

Other questions?

If you have any questions regarding this giveaway, please contact us at events@hackster.io.

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