Section 0 - Getting Set Up for IRON

This programming guide focuses on application programming for the NPU found in Ryzen™ AI laptops and mini PCs. The latest information on Ryzen™ AI CPUs can be found here.

Example Recommended Hardware

• Phoenix Point Mini PC: Minisforum EM780 : AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840U

• Hawk Point Mini PC: Minisforum UM890 Pro : AMD Ryzen™ 9 8945HS

• Strix Point Mini PC: Minisforum AI X1 Pro : AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370

• Krackan Point Mini PC: ASRock 4x4 BOX-AI350 : AMD Ryzen™ AI 7 350

AMD Ryzen™ AI Initial Setup

Please be sure to follow the quick setup path:

• Getting Started on AMD Ryzen™ AI with Linux (Recommended)
• Building IRON and MLIR-AIE from source on Linux (for developers)

Once you have a working NPU

• Fastest on-ramp: the Mini Tutorial — five tiny @iron.jit exercises that get a design running on the NPU in minutes.
• Full guide top-to-bottom: continue with Section 1 — Basic AI Engine building blocks.
• Just want to see an end-to-end working program? Jump to Section 3 — My First Program.

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