IRONSmith

IRONSmith is an interactive GUI-based design application that allows developers, students, and performance engineers to visually construct and simulate AMD AI Engine (AIE) / Ryzen AI NPU programs using the IRON framework.

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Code Editing Area

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Kernels Catalog With Preview

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Messages Panel

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Installing Dependencies

macOS (Homebrew)

brew install cmake ninja python qt qscintilla2 googletest

Ubuntu / WSL

sudo apt update
sudo apt install build-essential clang cmake ninja-build python3 python3-venv qt6-base-dev libqscintilla2-qt6-dev libgtest-dev libgmock-dev

Build & Run

git clone https://github.com/advent-lab/IRONSmith
cd IRONSmith

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate

pip install lxml networkx

cmake --preset dev-release
cmake --build --preset build-dev-release

# Run ironsmith
./out/build/dev-release/bin/ironsmith

For custom presets, local CMake configuration, and troubleshooting, see the Developer Guide.

Authors

• Brock Sorenson btsorens@asu.edu brocksorenson10@gmail.com

• Samer Ali swali6@asu.edu

License

IRONSmith is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0.

Copyright (C) 2026 Samer Ali and Brock Sorenson

A copy of the full license text should be included in the LICENSE file.

Third-Party Dependencies

IRONSmith depends on third-party software, including:

• Qt
• QScintilla
• nlohmann_json
• GoogleTest / GMock (when tests are enabled)

Please review the licenses of these dependencies before redistribution.