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 Duration 14 hours

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Introduction to Edge AI and Ascend 310

  • Overview of Edge AI: trends, constraints, and applications
  • Huawei Ascend 310 chip architecture and supported toolchain
  • Positioning CANN within the edge AI deployment stack

Model Preparation and Conversion

  • Exporting trained models from TensorFlow, PyTorch, and MindSpore
  • Using ATC to convert models to OM format for Ascend devices
  • Handling unsupported operations and lightweight conversion strategies

Developing Inference Pipelines with AscendCL

  • Utilizing the AscendCL API to execute OM models on Ascend 310
  • Input/output preprocessing, memory management, and device control
  • Deploying within embedded containers or lightweight runtime environments

Optimization for Edge Constraints

  • Reducing model size and precision tuning (FP16, INT8)
  • Leveraging the CANN profiler to identify performance bottlenecks
  • Managing memory layout and data streaming to improve performance

Deploying with MindSpore Lite

  • Using the MindSpore Lite runtime for mobile and embedded targets
  • Comparing MindSpore Lite with the raw AscendCL pipeline
  • Packaging inference models for device-specific deployment

Edge Deployment Scenarios and Case Studies

  • Case study: smart camera with an object detection model on Ascend 310
  • Case study: real-time classification in an IoT sensor hub
  • Monitoring and updating deployed models at the edge

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Experience with AI model development or deployment workflows
  • Basic proficiency in embedded systems, Linux, and Python
  • Familiarity with deep learning frameworks like TensorFlow or PyTorch

Target Audience

  • IoT solution developers
  • Embedded AI engineers
  • Edge system integrators and AI deployment specialists

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