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Getting Started with Beethoven

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Beethoven is a flexible framework for designing and deploying heterogeneous multi-core hardware accelerators. It simplifies the development process by providing high-level abstractions for communication and platform integration while maintaining performance comparable to hand-written RTL.

Key Features​

  • Multi-Core Support: Design and deploy multiple accelerator cores with automatic resource management
  • Platform Agnostic: Supports multiple FPGA platforms and ASIC development
  • Memory Abstraction: Simplified memory management through Reader/Writer interfaces
  • Software Integration: Automatic generation of C++ bindings and runtime management
  • Flexible Communication: Built-in support for host-to-accelerator and accelerator-to-accelerator communication

Prerequisites​

  • Basic understanding of hardware accelerator design concepts
  • Familiarity with Chisel Hardware Description Language
  • Development environment with Chisel toolchain installed

Performance Expectations​

Based on our benchmarks:

  • Comparable or better performance than HLS-generated designs
  • Similar resource utilization to hand-written RTL
  • Significantly reduced development time
  • Successful deployment of complex systems (e.g., 23-core attention accelerator)

Getting Started​

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Template​

Please clone or fork the Beethoven Accelerator Template and start building your accelerator with Beethoven.

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