# Softmax Functions

CMSIS-NN: Softmax Functions

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## Functions

void | arm_softmax_q15 (const q15_t *vec_in, const uint16_t dim_vec, q15_t *p_out)
| Q15 softmax function. More...
void | arm_softmax_q7 (const q7_t *vec_in, const uint16_t dim_vec, q7_t *p_out)
| Q7 softmax function. More...

## Description

EXP(2) based softmax function

## Function Documentation

void arm_softmax_q15 | ( | const q15_t * | vec_in,
|  | const uint16_t | dim_vec,
|  | q15_t * | p_out
| ) |  |

Parameters

  [in] | vec_in | pointer to input vector
  [in] | dim_vec | input vector dimention
  [out] | p_out | pointer to output vector

Returns
  none.

Here, instead of typical e based softmax, we use 2-based softmax, i.e.,:

y_i = 2^(x_i) / sum(2^x_j)

The relative output will be different here. But mathematically, the gradient will be the same with a log(2) scaling factor.

void arm_softmax_q7 | ( | const q7_t * | vec_in,
|  | const uint16_t | dim_vec,
|  | q7_t * | p_out
| ) |  |

Parameters

  [in] | vec_in | pointer to input vector
  [in] | dim_vec | input vector dimention
  [out] | p_out | pointer to output vector

Returns
  none.

Here, instead of typical natural logarithm e based softmax, we use 2-based softmax here, i.e.,:

y_i = 2^(x_i) / sum(2^x_j)

The relative output will be different here. But mathematically, the gradient will be the same with a log(2) scaling factor.

Referenced by main().