The configuration of DE5a in the paper and RAM needed for syntheses

[myih]

Hi professor @doonny

I'm curious about the configuration (vector, lane) you used for DE5a to achieve 5ms for Alexnet in the paper. I tried to test it myself with my Arria10GX board, but with (vector=16, lane=64 or 48) the syntheses failed because my 32Gb RAM was not enough. Also, why didn't you use more resources with the DE5a when there's still resources left?

Thank you!

[doonny]

For arria10 device, you need at least 64GB RAM for your PC. And try to compile the design in flat mode. It is recommended by Intel.

[myih]

Thanks @doonny I compiled the aocx on another machine with more RAM, with (vector=16, lane=64) the runtime for Alexnet is 11.1ms on my Arria10GX. I use flat mode and no profile. Could you tell me what configuration can achieve 5ms for Alexnet? Thank you!

[doonny]

@myih Please use multiple batches, for example, batch-16.

[laski007]

Dear @myih Do you mind to tell me what command should I use to specify "flat mode" when I compile? Thank you so much!

[myih]

@laski007 use flag --bsp-flow=flat

[laski007]

Dear @myih Thank you so much!! BTW, do you mind to tell me or give me some links to introduce what is "flat mode" and its benefit?

[laski007]

Dear Prof. Wang @doonny , do you mind to tell me what is flat mode and its benefit? Many thanks.

[CrazyBingo]

@laski007 have you ever resole it？？ Altera I set：“VENDOR = amd； PLATFORM = x86”，the compile result is like this：

but if I set ：“VENDOR = altera； PLATFORM = arm32”，the compile result is like this：

不管哪种方式，始终讲的是找不到*.lib，但明明文件就在这边：

[laski007]

@CrazyBingo 找不到庫是環境變量的設置問題，我感覺你大概需要把該路徑添加到系統的環境變量中。