Ascend C

Overview

Ascend C is a programming language developed based on CANN for operator development. It supports native C and C++ standards and features both development efficiency and runtime performance. The operator program compiled based on Ascend C runs on the Ascend AI Processor through compiler compilation and runtime scheduling. With Ascend C, developers can efficiently customize algorithms based on the Ascend AI hardware.

Ascend C has the following advantages in custom operator development:

• Complying with C/C++ coding standards to adapt to user development habits
• Automatic parallel scheduling, achieving optimal execution performance
• Structured kernel function programming, simplifying operator development logic
• CPU/NPU twin debugging, improving operator debugging efficiency

More information is available at Ascend C.

Operator Development Process

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