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+# Copyright (c) 2020, Xilinx
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+# OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+# OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+import os
+
+import numpy as np
+
+# as of Feb'20 there is a bug that segfaults ONNX shape inference if we
+# import pytorch before onnx, so we make sure to import onnx first
+import onnx  # NOQA
+
+import pytest
+import pkg_resources as pk
+from finn.custom_op.registry import getCustomOp
+from finn.core.onnx_exec import execute_onnx
+from finn.transformation.double_to_single_float import DoubleToSingleFloat
+from finn.transformation.infer_shapes import InferShapes
+from finn.transformation.move_reshape import RemoveCNVtoFCFlatten
+from finn.transformation.fold_constants import FoldConstants
+from finn.transformation.general import GiveReadableTensorNames, GiveUniqueNodeNames
+from finn.transformation.streamline import Streamline
+from finn.transformation.lower_convs_to_matmul import LowerConvsToMatMul
+import finn.transformation.streamline.absorb as absorb
+from finn.transformation.streamline.reorder import MakeMaxPoolNHWC
+import finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.convert_to_hls_layers as to_hls
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.create_dataflow_partition import (
+    CreateDataflowPartition,
+)
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.insert_dwc import InsertDWC
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.insert_tlastmarker import InsertTLastMarker
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.prepare_ip import PrepareIP
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.hlssynth_ip import HLSSynthIP
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.replace_verilog_relpaths import (
+    ReplaceVerilogRelPaths,
+)
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.create_stitched_ip import CreateStitchedIP
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.set_exec_mode import SetExecMode
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.prepare_cppsim import PrepareCppSim
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.compile_cppsim import CompileCppSim
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.make_pynq_driver import MakePYNQDriver
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.make_pynq_proj import MakePYNQProject
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.synth_pynq_proj import SynthPYNQProject
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.make_deployment import DeployToPYNQ
+from finn.util.basic import pynq_part_map
+from finn.util.test import get_test_model_trained, load_test_checkpoint_or_skip
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.annotate_resources import AnnotateResources
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.prepare_rtlsim import PrepareRTLSim
+from finn.transformation.fpgadataflow.insert_fifo import InsertFIFO
+from finn.core.throughput_test import throughput_test_rtlsim
+
+build_dir = "/tmp/" + os.environ["FINN_INST_NAME"]
+test_pynq_board = os.getenv("PYNQ_BOARD", default="Pynq-Z1")
+test_fpga_part = pynq_part_map[test_pynq_board]
+target_clk_ns = 10
+mem_mode = "decoupled"
+
+
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_export():
+    import brevitas.onnx as bo
+
+    cnv = get_test_model_trained("CNV", 2, 2)
+    bo.export_finn_onnx(
+        cnv, (1, 3, 32, 32), build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_export.onnx"
+    )
+
+
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_import_and_tidy():
+    model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_export.onnx")
+    model = model.transform(DoubleToSingleFloat())
+    model = model.transform(InferShapes())
+    model = model.transform(FoldConstants())
+    model = model.transform(GiveUniqueNodeNames())
+    model = model.transform(GiveReadableTensorNames())
+    model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_tidy.onnx")
+
+
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_streamline():
+    model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_tidy.onnx")
+    model = model.transform(Streamline())
+    model = model.transform(LowerConvsToMatMul())
+    model = model.transform(MakeMaxPoolNHWC())
+    model = model.transform(absorb.AbsorbTransposeIntoMultiThreshold())
+    model = model.transform(Streamline())
+    model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_streamlined.onnx")
+
+
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_convert_to_hls_layers():
+    model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(
+        build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_streamlined.onnx"
+    )
+    model = model.transform(to_hls.InferQuantizedStreamingFCLayer(mem_mode))
+    model = model.transform(to_hls.InferConvInpGen())
+    model = model.transform(to_hls.InferStreamingMaxPool())
+    model = model.transform(RemoveCNVtoFCFlatten())
+    model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_hls_layers.onnx")
+
+
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_create_dataflow_partition():
+    model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(
+        build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_hls_layers.onnx"
+    )
+    parent_model = model.transform(CreateDataflowPartition())
+    parent_model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_dataflow_parent.onnx")
+    sdp_node = parent_model.get_nodes_by_op_type("StreamingDataflowPartition")[0]
+    sdp_node = getCustomOp(sdp_node)
+    dataflow_model_filename = sdp_node.get_nodeattr("model")
+    dataflow_model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(dataflow_model_filename)
+    dataflow_model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_dataflow_model.onnx")
+
+
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_fold_and_tlastmarker():
+    model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(
+        build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_dataflow_model.onnx"
+    )
+    fc_layers = model.get_nodes_by_op_type("StreamingFCLayer_Batch")
+    # each tuple is (PE, SIMD, in_fifo_depth) for a layer
+    folding = [
+        (8, 3, 256, "auto"),
+        (16, 16, 256, "auto"),
+        (8, 16, 256, "auto"),
+        (8, 16, 256, "block"),
+        (4, 8, 214, "auto"),
+        (1, 8, 2, "auto"),
+        (1, 2, 126, "distributed"),
+        (2, 2, 62, "block"),
+        (5, 1, 6, "distributed"),
+    ]
+    for fcl, (pe, simd, ififodepth, ramstyle) in zip(fc_layers, folding):
+        fcl_inst = getCustomOp(fcl)
+        fcl_inst.set_nodeattr("PE", pe)
+        fcl_inst.set_nodeattr("SIMD", simd)
+        fcl_inst.set_nodeattr("inFIFODepth", ififodepth)
+        fcl_inst.set_nodeattr("ram_style", ramstyle)
+
+    swg_layers = model.get_nodes_by_op_type("ConvolutionInputGenerator")
+    swg_idepth = [2, 51, 9, 106, 2, 2]
+    for i in range(len(swg_layers)):
+        swg_inst = getCustomOp(swg_layers[i])
+        simd = folding[i][1]
+        swg_inst.set_nodeattr("SIMD", simd)
+        swg_inst.set_nodeattr("inFIFODepth", swg_idepth[i])
+
+    model = model.transform(InsertDWC())
+    model = model.transform(InsertFIFO())
+    model = model.transform(InsertTLastMarker())
+    model = model.transform(GiveUniqueNodeNames())
+    model = model.transform(AnnotateResources("estimate"))
+    model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_folded.onnx")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.slow
+@pytest.mark.vivado
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_gen_hls_ip():
+    model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_folded.onnx")
+    model = model.transform(PrepareIP(test_fpga_part, target_clk_ns))
+    model = model.transform(HLSSynthIP())
+    model = model.transform(AnnotateResources("hls"))
+    model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipgen.onnx")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vivado
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_ip_stitch():
+    model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipgen.onnx")
+    model = model.transform(ReplaceVerilogRelPaths())
+    model = model.transform(CreateStitchedIP(test_fpga_part, target_clk_ns))
+    model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipstitch.onnx")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vivado
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_verify_dataflow_part():
+    model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipstitch.onnx")
+    x = np.zeros((1, 32, 32, 3), dtype=np.float32)
+    inp_name = model.graph.input[0].name
+    out_name = model.graph.output[0].name
+    inp_dict = {inp_name: x}
+    # cppsim
+    model = model.transform(PrepareCppSim())
+    model = model.transform(CompileCppSim())
+    model = model.transform(SetExecMode("cppsim"))
+    model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipgen_cppsim.onnx")
+    ret_cppsim = execute_onnx(model, inp_dict, True)
+    res_cppsim = ret_cppsim[out_name]
+    # node-by-node rtlsim
+    model = model.transform(SetExecMode("rtlsim"))
+    model = model.transform(PrepareRTLSim())
+    model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipgen_nodebynode_rtlsim.onnx")
+    ret_rtlsim_nodebynode = execute_onnx(model, inp_dict, True)
+    res_rtlsim_nodebynode = ret_rtlsim_nodebynode[out_name]
+    # whole-network (ip-stitched) rtlsim
+    model.set_metadata_prop("exec_mode", "rtlsim")
+    model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipstitch_whole_rtlsim.onnx")
+    # this is a particularly long-running test, set liveness thr. to unlimited
+    os.environ["LIVENESS_THRESHOLD"] = "-1"
+    ret_rtlsim_whole = execute_onnx(model, inp_dict, True)
+    res_rtlsim_whole = ret_rtlsim_whole[out_name]
+    assert np.isclose(res_cppsim, res_rtlsim_nodebynode).all()
+    assert np.isclose(res_cppsim, res_rtlsim_whole).all()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vivado
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_throughput_test_rtlsim():
+    model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(
+        build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipstitch_whole_rtlsim.onnx"
+    )
+    model.set_metadata_prop("rtlsim_trace", "rtlsim_trace.vcd")
+    # os.environ["RTLSIM_TRACE_DEPTH"] = "4"
+    # run through IP-stitched rtlsim with increasing batch sizes and
+    # check the number of cycles it takes to execute
+    ret = throughput_test_rtlsim(model, 10)
+    # TODO check for expected performance
+    assert ret["cycles"] > 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vivado
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_verify_all():
+    # use the streamlined model as the "golden" model for right answers
+    golden = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(
+        build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_streamlined.onnx"
+    )
+    iname = golden.graph.input[0].name
+    oname = golden.graph.output[0].name
+    # load one of the test vectors
+    fn = pk.resource_filename("finn", "data/cifar10/cifar10-test-data-class3.npz")
+    input_tensor = np.load(fn)["arr_0"].astype(np.float32)
+    input_tensor = input_tensor / 255
+    assert input_tensor.shape == (1, 3, 32, 32)
+    x = input_tensor
+    # x = np.zeros(ishape, dtype=np.float32)
+    ret_golden = execute_onnx(golden, {iname: x}, True)
+    y_golden = ret_golden[oname]
+    # set up parent+child graph to test
+    # we'll use models from the previous step as the child model
+    parent_model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(
+        build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_dataflow_parent.onnx"
+    )
+    iname = parent_model.graph.input[0].name
+    oname = parent_model.graph.output[0].name
+    # produce results with cppsim
+    sdp_node = parent_model.get_nodes_by_op_type("StreamingDataflowPartition")[0]
+    sdp_node = getCustomOp(sdp_node)
+    load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipgen_cppsim.onnx")
+    sdp_node.set_nodeattr("model", build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipgen_cppsim.onnx")
+    ret_cppsim = execute_onnx(parent_model, {iname: x}, True)
+    y_cppsim = ret_cppsim[oname]
+    # produce results with node-by-node rtlsim
+    load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(
+        build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipgen_nodebynode_rtlsim.onnx"
+    )
+    sdp_node.set_nodeattr(
+        "model", build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipgen_nodebynode_rtlsim.onnx"
+    )
+    ret_nodebynode_rtlsim = execute_onnx(parent_model, {iname: x}, True)
+    y_nodebynode_rtlsim = ret_nodebynode_rtlsim[oname]
+    # produce results with whole-network (stitched ip) rtlsim
+    load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(
+        build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipstitch_whole_rtlsim.onnx"
+    )
+    sdp_node.set_nodeattr(
+        "model", build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipstitch_whole_rtlsim.onnx"
+    )
+    # this is a particularly long-running test, set liveness thr. to unlimited
+    os.environ["LIVENESS_THRESHOLD"] = "-1"
+    ret_whole_rtlsim = execute_onnx(parent_model, {iname: x}, True)
+    y_whole_rtlsim = ret_whole_rtlsim[oname]
+    assert np.isclose(y_golden, y_cppsim).all()
+    assert np.isclose(y_golden, y_nodebynode_rtlsim).all()
+    assert np.isclose(y_golden, y_whole_rtlsim).all()
+    assert np.argmax(y_golden) == 3
+
+
+@pytest.mark.vivado
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_make_pynq_proj():
+    model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_ipstitch.onnx")
+    model = model.transform(MakePYNQProject(test_pynq_board))
+    model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_pynq_project.onnx")
+
+
+@pytest.mark.slow
+@pytest.mark.vivado
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_synth_pynq_project():
+    model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(
+        build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_pynq_project.onnx"
+    )
+    model = model.transform(SynthPYNQProject())
+    model = model.transform(AnnotateResources("synth"))
+    model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_synth.onnx")
+
+
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_make_driver():
+    model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_synth.onnx")
+    model = model.transform(MakePYNQDriver())
+    model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_pynq_driver.onnx")
+
+
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_deploy_on_pynq():
+    model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(
+        build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_pynq_driver.onnx"
+    )
+    try:
+        ip = os.environ["PYNQ_IP"]  # no fault for this one; skip if not defined
+        if ip == "":
+            pytest.skip("PYNQ board IP address not specified")
+        username = os.getenv("PYNQ_USERNAME", "xilinx")
+        password = os.getenv("PYNQ_PASSWORD", "xilinx")
+        port = os.getenv("PYNQ_PORT", 22)
+        target_dir = os.getenv("PYNQ_TARGET_DIR", "/home/xilinx/finn")
+        model = model.transform(DeployToPYNQ(ip, port, username, password, target_dir))
+        # save the model to be able to link it to the parent
+        model.save(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_pynq_deploy.onnx")
+    except KeyError:
+        pytest.skip("PYNQ board IP address not specified")
+
+
+def test_end2end_cnv_w2a2_run_on_pynq():
+    # use the streamlined model as the "golden" model for right answers
+    golden = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(
+        build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_streamlined.onnx"
+    )
+    iname = golden.graph.input[0].name
+    oname = golden.graph.output[0].name
+    # load one of the test vectors
+    fn = pk.resource_filename("finn", "data/cifar10/cifar10-test-data-class3.npz")
+    input_tensor = np.load(fn)["arr_0"].astype(np.float32)
+    input_tensor = input_tensor / 255
+    assert input_tensor.shape == (1, 3, 32, 32)
+    x = input_tensor
+    # run using FINN-based execution
+    ret_golden = execute_onnx(golden, {iname: x}, True)
+    y_golden = ret_golden[oname]
+    # set up parent+child graph to test
+    # we'll use models from the previous step as the child model
+    parent_model = load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(
+        build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_dataflow_parent.onnx"
+    )
+    iname = parent_model.graph.input[0].name
+    oname = parent_model.graph.output[0].name
+    try:
+        ip = os.environ["PYNQ_IP"]  # NOQA
+        if ip == "":
+            pytest.skip("PYNQ board IP address not specified")
+        # produce results with cppsim
+        sdp_node = parent_model.get_nodes_by_op_type("StreamingDataflowPartition")[0]
+        sdp_node = getCustomOp(sdp_node)
+        load_test_checkpoint_or_skip(build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_pynq_deploy.onnx")
+        sdp_node.set_nodeattr("model", build_dir + "/end2end_cnv_w2a2_pynq_deploy.onnx")
+        ret = execute_onnx(parent_model, {iname: x}, True)
+        y = ret[oname]
+        assert np.isclose(y, y_golden).all()
+        assert np.argmax(y) == 3
+
+    except KeyError:
+        pytest.skip("PYNQ board IP address not specified")