AI Optimization & FPGA Deployment

End-to-end cloud platform for neural network compression and hardware synthesis via hls4ml. From dataset to bitstream, no HLS code required.

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Core Capabilities

A unified platform covering every stage of the ML-to-FPGA pipeline.

Dataset Management

Native support for MNIST, CIFAR-10, and custom CSV uploads. Integrated AI Dataset Agent recommends optimal preprocessing strategies.

Architecture Design

Define Baseline, Student, and QKeras architectures via GUI. Import pre-trained models. AI Architect designs board-optimized topologies.

Compression Suite

Pruning, Knowledge Distillation, QAT (TF-MOT & QKeras), Low-Rank Factorization, and fused KD+QAP pipelines.

HLS Conversion

Direct Keras-to-C++ conversion via hls4ml with control over precision, reuse factors, and implementation strategies.

Resource Estimation

Surrogate FPGA resource estimator (LUT, FF, DSP, BRAM) calibrated against Vivado/Vitis HLS synthesis results.

Hardware Synthesis

Build Agent bridges cloud dashboard with on-premise Xilinx tools. Auto-generated DMA/AXI-Stream wrappers for Zynq SoC.

Workflow

Seven steps from raw data to synthesizable FPGA firmware.

1

Load & Analyze

Upload dataset, AI recommends preprocessing

2

Design Architecture

Define model via GUI or AI Architect

3

Train Baseline

Float32 training with K-Fold CV

4

Optimize & Compress

Pruning, KD, QAT, SVD, or fused pipelines

5

Evaluate

Accuracy vs. Size vs. Params

6

Convert to HLS

Keras to C++ via hls4ml

7

Deploy

DMA wrappers + Build Agent

Compression Techniques

Technique Engine Description Tier
Baseline Training TensorFlow/Keras Float32 reference training with K-Fold CV Free
Pruning TF-MOT Unstructured & structured weight sparsity Free
Knowledge Distillation Custom Teacher→Student transfer with temperature scaling Developer
QAT (TF-MOT) TF-MOT Post-training quantization-aware fine-tuning Developer
QAT / QAP (QKeras) QKeras Per-layer bit-width control Developer
KD + QAP (Fused) QKeras + Custom Combined distillation and quantization Developer
Low-Rank (SVD) NumPy/Keras Matrix decomposition of dense layers Developer
Automated Pipeline All Multi-stage sequences with score-based ranking Developer

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Open Source Commitment: KalEdge pricing exclusively covers access to our cloud dashboard, automated orchestration, and reporting features. Underlying tools like hls4ml and QKeras are completely free and open-source.