Introduction to the Chimera SDK

Chimera SDK Overview

The Quadric Chimera Software Development Toolkit (SDK) is a comprehensive environment for the development of complex application code targeting the Chimera GPNPU. You can use the Quadric SDK to create complex signal chains that mix and match any data-parallel algorithm, whether expressed as a Neural Network (NN) graph or as traditional C++ code. These applications can then be compiled into programs executing on Chimera cores.

The Chimera SDK comprises:

• Chimera SDK Command Line Interface (CLI)
• Chimera Graph Compiler (CGC)
• Chimera Compute Library (CCL) API
• Chimera LLVM C++ Compiler
• Chimera Instruction Set Simulator (ISS)

Use the SDK Online or On-premise

You can access the full Chimera SDK online via Quadric DevStudio, available at app.quadric.ai. The DevStudio has a graphical interface front-end where you can drag-and-drop C++ kernels and pre-compiled DNN models developed by Quadric and provided with the Chimera SDK. You can also upload your own proprietary models, compile them using the Chimera Graph Compiler (CGC), and profile their performance for different hardware configurations using the Chimera Instruction Set Simulator (ISS) model of the Chimera GPNPU.

Alternatively, the Chimera SDK is made available as a container for deployment on private clouds or on-premise systems.