Deep Learning Processor Unit (DPU) - 1.1 English

Vitis AI User Guide (UG1414)

Document ID
UG1414
Release Date
2020-03-23
Version
1.1 English

DPU is a programmable engine optimized for deep neural networks. It is a group of parameterizable IP cores pre-implemented on the hardware with no place and route required. The DPU is released with the Vitis AI specialized instruction set, allowing efficient implementation of many deep learning networks.

Vitis AI offers a series of different DPUs for both embedded devices such as Xilinx Zynq®-7000, Zynq® UltraScale+™ MPSoC, and Alveo™ cards such as U50, U200, U250 and U280, enabling unique differentiation and flexibility in terms of throughput, latency, scalability, and power.

Figure 1. DPU Options