Alkali CSD NVMe accelerators test platform

• Introduction
• Repository reference
• System architecture
  • FPGA design
  • Memory map
  • Host Software
  • APU Software
  • RPU Software
• NVMe commands and extensions
  • Basic NVMe operations
  • NVMe Vendor extensions
  • Custom NVMe commands
  • Example command flow
• TensorFlow Lite model preparation
  • TensorFlow Lite models and runtime
  • Test models used in development
  • Compiling the TensorFlow Lite models with examples
• VTA accelerator
  • Basic information
  • Key parameters of the VTA accelerator
  • VTA instructions
  • The structure of the VTA accelerator
  • VTA module synchronization mechanism
  • VTA memory/addressing scheme
• Operations accelerated on VTA accelerator
  • TensorFlow Lite delegation scheme
  • Adding a new operator to the delegate with 8-bit precision
  • ADD operator
  • CONV2D operator
  • Further work
  • Resources
• Flashing and connecting the Basalt board
  • Flashing through NVMe interface
  • Flashing via JTAG using Vivado
  • Connecting the board to the PC