OpenCL based Convolutional Neural Network template

[Altera_Forum]

Hello, 

 Is anyone aware of OpenCL based CNN implementation on Altera FPGAs?   I have looked into Intel Deep Learning Inference accelerator (https://software.intel.com/en-us/inference-engine-devguide). It converts models generated by tensorflow and caffe into Intermediate representation. Anyone aware of converting custom graphs in caffe and tensorflow into FPGA binary format (.aocx)?  Regards, Manoj.

[Altera_Forum]

Check Google Scholars, there are tens of papers on this subject. However, if you are looking for something open-source that is ready to use, you wouldn't find more than one or two.

[tirumal]

We recently developed a CNN accelerator based on the OpenCL framework. We used DE10 Nano based on Intel Cyclone V SoC FPGA for the implementation.

You can check out the entire design flow to implement the accelerator and the relevant codes in the following repository: https://github.com/tirumalnaidu/opencl-cnn-accelerator 

For more technical information, refer to this presentation: Link