1. Scope of this document

This document contains the release notes for the IPU control unit (ICU) firmware 2.7.1 for Graphcore’s IPU product family.

2. Package contents

The downloaded unified ICU package will contains the following packages:

Package	Version
ICU firmware	2.7.1

We define the following levels of support:

Supported:

These products are actively worked on: they will receive new features, general updates and security updates.

Notice of deprecation will be made in advance for supported products.

Deprecated:

These products will only receive security updates.

These products are expected to work with the indicated products however correctness is not guaranteed.

It is advised not to upgrade to this software version, unless strictly necessary.

In the future, these products can move to the not supported status, without further notice.

Support level will reflect the deprecated status.

Not supported:

These products are not expected to work with this release.

No support will be provided.

Important

Deprecated products can be moved to the not supported status without further notice.

Model	Revision	ICU firmware version	Driver version	Support level	Notes
C600	All revisions	2.7.1	1.2.1	Supported

Note

Use firmware revision in accordance with IPU revision.

Important

For firmware revision, compatibility is only enforced for patch versions.