MN-Core Software Samples & Build Resources

This repository provides resources for working with MN-Core.

Try the MN-Core SDK

The MN-Core SDK enables developers to build and optimize programs for the MN-Core architecture. The SDK consists of two primary components:

• MLSDK: Provides PyTorch-compatible interface for developing machine learning models.
• HPCSDK: Provides OpenCL-compatible environment for developing C++ applications.

Programs developed with the MN-Core SDK are portable. They can be executed on MN-Core emulators and GPUs in addition to MN-Core hardware. This flexibility allows you to verify the compatibility of your programs quickly even without direct access to MN-Core hardware.

We recommend installing the MN-Core SDK environment using Docker for consistent setup. Please refer to the following documentation for detailed installation instructions:

• sdk/0.4/README.md

When using MLSDK, the following documentation will be helpful:

• MLSDK Documentation
• MLSDK Examples

When testing HPCSDK, please refer to the header files included with the SDK. Note that HPCSDK is currently in alpha stage.

Run Programs on MN-Core

There are two primary methods for running programs on actual MN-Core hardware:

Run on the cloud (Preferred Computing Platform; PFCP)

The Preferred Computing Platform (PFCP) provides environments equipped with MN-Core processors. You can use pre-built Docker images on PFCP that are equivalent to images built with sdk/0.4/README.md. These pre-built images available on PFCP allow you to seamlessly deploy programs developed and verified in your local environment directly onto MN-Core hardware. For instructions on utilizing MN-Core on PFCP, please refer to the PFCP documentation.

Run on bare metal (MN-Core 2 Devkit / MN-Server 2)

MN-Core is also available on bare-metal machine products. These machines allow you to execute programs on actual MN-Core hardware within a Docker container built according to sdk/0.4/README.md.

Repository Contents

• apt/ -- Resources to install MN-Core packages via apt
  • add_mncore_packages.sh -- Script to add the APT repository in your Ubuntu system
• sdk/ -- MN-Core SDK
  • 0.4/ -- MN-Core SDK 0.4
    • mncore-sdk-minimal.Dockerfile -- Dockerfile to build the MN-Core SDK 0.4 minimal Docker image with dependencies
    • mncore-sdk-full.Dockerfile -- Dockerfile to build the MN-Core SDK 0.4 "full" Docker image with extra packages
    • create_dev_ctr.sh -- Script to start an MN-Core SDK 0.4 development container
  • examples/ -- Examples for the latest MLSDK