Core API

Core functions provide fundamental functionality like connection and firmware update.

It also contains the generic inference functions.

Include Header File: kdp2_core.h

Functions

kdp2_connect_device

To connect a Kneron device via the 'scan_index'.

kdp2_device_t kdp2_connect_device(
    int scan_index
)
Parameters:

scan_index                the dev_idx to connect.
                          value starts from 1, can be retrieved through kdp2_scan_devices().

Returns:

kdp2_device_t represents a device handle, if NULL means failed.

kdp2_connect_device_by_kn_number

To connect a Kneron device via the 'KN number'.

kdp2_device_t kdp2_connect_device_by_kn_number(
    uint32_t kn_num
)
Parameters:

kn_num                    the unique KN number for a Kneron device.

Returns:

kdp2_device_t represents a device handle, if NULL means failed.

kdp2_connect_device_by_port_path

To connect a Kneron device via the port path.

kdp2_device_t kdp2_connect_device_by_port_path(
    const char *port_path
)
Parameters:

port_path                 the USB port path of target device.

Returns:

kdp2_device_t represents a device handle, if NULL means failed.

kdp2_connect_device_by_product

To connect the first connectable Kneron device for specified 'product ID'.

kdp2_device_t kdp2_connect_device_by_product(
    kdp2_product_id_t prod_id
)
Parameters:

prod_id                   refer to kdp2_product_id_t.

Returns:

kdp2_device_t represents a device handle, if NULL means failed.

kdp2_disconnect_device

To disconnect a Kneron device.

int kdp2_disconnect_device(
    kdp2_device_t device
)
Parameters:

device                    a connected device handle.

Returns:

refer to KDP2_API_RETURN_CODE.

kdp2_get_device_descriptor

To get the device descriptor of a connected device from perspective of USB .

kdp2_device_descriptor_t * kdp2_get_device_descriptor(
    kdp2_device_t device
)
Parameters:

device                    a connected device handle.

Returns:

refer to kdp2_device_descriptor_t.

kdp2_load_model

upload models to device through USB

int kdp2_load_model(
    kdp2_device_t device
    void *nef_buf
    int nef_size
    kdp2_all_models_descriptor_t *model_desc
)
Parameters:

device                    a connected device handle.
nef_buf                   a buffer contains the content of NEF file.
nef_size                  file size of the NEF.
model_desc                this parameter is output for describing the uploaded models.

Returns:

refer to KDP2_API_RETURN_CODE.

kdp2_load_model_from_file

Similar to kdp2_load_model(), and it accepts file path instead of a buffer.

int kdp2_load_model_from_file(
    kdp2_device_t device
    const char *file_path
    kdp2_all_models_descriptor_t *model_desc
)
Parameters:

device                    a connected device handle.
file_path                 a buffer contains the content of NEF file.
model_desc                this parameter is output for describing the uploaded models.

Returns:

refer to KDP2_API_RETURN_CODE.

kdp2_raw_inference_receive

Generic raw inference receive.

int kdp2_raw_inference_receive(
    kdp2_device_t device
    kdp2_raw_output_descriptor_t *output_desc
    uint8_t *raw_out_buffer
    uint32_t buf_size
)
When a image inference is done, this function can be used to get the results in RAW format.

Note that the data received is in Kneron RAW format, users need kdp2_raw_inference_retrieve_node() to convert RAW format data to floating-point data.

Parameters:

device                    a connected device handle.
output_desc               refer to kdp2_raw_output_descriptor_t for describing some information of received data.
raw_out_buffer            a user-allocated buffer for receiving the RAW data results, the needed buffer size can be known from the 'max_raw_out_size' in 'model_desc' through kdp2_load_model().
raw_buf_size              size of raw_out_buffer.

Returns:

refer to KDP2_API_RETURN_CODE.

kdp2_raw_inference_retrieve_node

Retrieve single node output data from raw output buffer.

kdp2_node_output_t * kdp2_raw_inference_retrieve_node(
    uint32_t node_idx
    uint8_t *raw_out_buffer
)
This function retrieves and converts RAW format data to floating-point data on the per-node basis.

The pointer of 'kdp2_node_output_t' actually points to raw_out_buffer so do not free raw_out_buffer before completing the use of 'kdp2_node_output_t *'

Parameters:

node_idx                  wanted output node index, starts from 0. Number of total output nodes can be known from 'kdp2_raw_output_descriptor_t'
raw_out_buffer            the RAW output buffer, it should come from kdp2_raw_inference_receive().

Returns:

refer to kdp2_node_output_t. It describe 'width x height x channel' in conjunction with floating-pint values of this node.

kdp2_raw_inference_send

Generic raw inference send.

int kdp2_raw_inference_send(
    kdp2_device_t device
    kdp2_raw_input_descriptor_t *inf_desc
    uint8_t *image_buffer
)
This is to perform a single image inference, it is non-blocking if device buffer queue is not full.

When this is performed, user can issue kdp2_raw_inference_receive() to get the result.

In addition, to have better performance, users can issue multiple kdp2_raw_inference_send() then start to receive results through kdp2_raw_inference_receive().

Parameters:

device                    a connected device handle.
inf_desc                  needed parameters for performing inference including image width, height ..etc.
image_buffer              the buffer contains the image.

Returns:

refer to KDP2_API_RETURN_CODE.

kdp2_reset_device

reset the device in hardware mode or software mode.

int kdp2_reset_device(
    kdp2_device_t device
    kdp2_reset_mode_t reset_mode
)
Parameters:

device                    a connected device handle.
reset_mode                refer to kdp2_reset_mode_t.

Returns:

refer to KDP2_API_RETURN_CODE.

kdp2_scan_devices

Scan all Kneron devices and report a list.

int kdp2_scan_devices(
    kdp2_devices_list_t **list
)
This function can get devices connectivity information at runtime.

kdp2_devices_list_t is a data structure containing multiple kdp2_device_descriptor_t and each represents one scanned device.

The scan_index in the kdp2_device_descriptor_t can be used as inputs when connecting a specified device.

Example usage:

kdp2_devices_list_t *list;

kdp2_scan_devices(&list);

.. use list ..

free(list);

Parameters:

list                      is an input, the API will allocate memory and fullfill the content.

Returns:

refer to KDP2_API_RETURN_CODE.

kdp2_set_timeout

To set a global timeout value for all USB communications with the device.

void kdp2_set_timeout(
    kdp2_device_t device
    int milliseconds
)
Parameters:

device                    a connected device handle.
milliseconds              pre-set timeout value in milliseconds.

kdp2_update_firmware

update firmware to specified device.

int kdp2_update_firmware(
    kdp2_device_t device
    kdp2_firmware_id_t fw_id
    void *buffer
    int size
)
Parameters:

device                    a connected device handle.
fw_id                     update ID, refer to kdp2_firmware_id_t.
buffer                    buffer for the update content
size                      buffer size

Returns:

refer to KDP2_API_RETURN_CODE.

kdp2_update_firmware_from_file

Similar to kdp2_update_firmware(), and it accepts file path instead of a buffer.

int kdp2_update_firmware_from_file(
    kdp2_device_t device
    kdp2_firmware_id_t fw_id
    const char *file_path
)
Parameters:

device                    a connected device handle.
fw_id                     update ID, refer to kdp2_firmware_id_t.
file_path                 a buffer contains the content of NEF file.

Returns:

refer to KDP2_API_RETURN_CODE.