DCGAN inference on a microcontroller: 12.6M parameters, 512KB SRAM, 26-second generation, pure C [P]
A project successfully implemented a 12.6 million parameter DCGAN model for generating 64x64 cat faces on a dual-core RISC-V microcontroller with only 512KB of SRAM. The inference engine, written entirely in C, achieved image generation in 26 seconds, with performance primarily limited by SD card access speed rather than computational power. This work is notable as it bypasses existing ecosystems like TFLite and CMSIS NN, offering a novel solution for running generative models on low-cost embedded hardware. AI
IMPACT Enables generative AI capabilities on low-power, resource-constrained embedded devices.