FPGA AI Suite: Compiler Reference Manual

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Date 3/29/2024
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Document Table of Contents x
1. FPGA AI Suite Compiler Reference Manual 2. About the FPGA AI Suite Compiler 3. FPGA AI Suite Compiler Use Modes 4. FPGA AI Suite Compiler Command Line Options A. FPGA AI Suite Compiler Reference Manual Archives B. FPGA AI Suite Compiler Reference Manual Document Revision History
3. FPGA AI Suite Compiler Use Modes x
3.1. Compiling a Graph 3.2. Estimating the Performance of a Graph 3.3. Estimating the Performance of a Partition of a Graph 3.4. Estimating the Area of an Architecture 3.5. Generating an Optimized Architecture
3.5. Generating an Optimized Architecture x
3.5.1. Generating an Architecture for Highest Performance 3.5.2. Generating an Architecture Optimized for a Frame Rate Target Value
4. FPGA AI Suite Compiler Command Line Options x
4.1. Inputs (dla_compiler Command Options) 4.2. Outputs (dla_compiler Command Options) 4.3. Reporting (dla_compiler Command Options) 4.4. Compilation Options (dla_compiler Command Options) 4.5. Architecture Options (dla_compiler Command Options) 4.6. Architecture Optimizer Options (dla_compiler Command Options) 4.7. Analyzer Tool Options (dla_compiler Command Options) 4.8. Miscellaneous Options (dla_compiler Command Options) 4.9. Input File Formats for dla_compiler Command 4.10. Generation of Output File Formats 4.11. The Partitioning Table Report
1. FPGA AI Suite Compiler Reference Manual
2. About the FPGA AI Suite Compiler
3. FPGA AI Suite Compiler Use Modes
4. FPGA AI Suite Compiler Command Line Options
A. FPGA AI Suite Compiler Reference Manual Archives
B. FPGA AI Suite Compiler Reference Manual Document Revision History

B. FPGA AI Suite Compiler Reference Manual Document Revision History

Document Version FPGA AI SuiteVersion Changes
2024.03.29 2024.1
  • Added a description of the --fmin-subgraph-layers option to "Compilation Options (dla_compiler Command Options)".
  • Updated the description of the --fanalyze-performance option in "Analyzer Tool Options (dla_compiler Command Options)".
  • Updated the description of the performance estimator in "Estimating the Performance of a Graph"
  • Updated the example command in "Generating an Architecture for Highest Performance".
2023.12.01 2023.3
  • Maintenance release. No major changes.
2023.09.06 2023.2.1
  • Maintenance release. No major changes.
2023.07.03 2023.2
  • Updated "Generating an Architecture for Highest Performance".
  • Updated "Architecture Optimization Options (dla_compiler Command Options)".
2023.04.05 2023.1
  • Updated "Reporting (dla_compiler Command Options)".
  • Renamed the dlac command. The FPGA AI Suite compiler command is now dla_compiler.
  • Updated the Intel® Agilex™ product family name to "Intel Agilex® 7."
2022.12.23 2022.2
  • Added the --bin-data option of the dlac command.
  • Removed references to the --mfamily option of the dlac command. This option is no longer supported.

    Use the family parameter in the architecture description file (.arch) instead.

2022.05.26

2022.1.1
  • Added note that the architecture optimizer supports only interleaves 1xN and Nx1.

2022.04.27

2022.1
  • Removed some command options that were not implemented.
  • Added Agilex™ 7 device information where appropriate.

2021.09.10

2021.2
  • Maintenance release.

2021.04.30

2021.1
  • Improved information formatting and corrected the names of some command options.

2020.12.04

2020.2
  • The following dlac command options have been renamed:
    • --plugins_file is now --plugins-file
    • --network_file is now --network-file
    • --network_weightings is now --network-weightings

2020.10.30

2020.1
  • Initial release.
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