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Understanding Local Minima in Neural-Network Training

Understanding Local Minima in Neural-Network Training

This article discusses a complication that can prevent your Perceptron from achieving adequate classification accuracy.


Incorporating Bias Nodes Into Your Neural Network

Incorporating Bias Nodes Into Your Neural Network

This article shows you how to add bias values to a multilayer Perceptron implemented in a high-level programming language such as Python.


How to Increase the Accuracy of a Hidden Layer Neural Network

How to Increase the Accuracy of a Hidden Layer Neural Network

In this article, we’ll perform some classification experiments and gather data on the relationship between hidden-layer dimensionality and network performance.


How Many Hidden Layers and Hidden Nodes Does a Neural Network Need?

How Many Hidden Layers and Hidden Nodes Does a Neural Network Need?

This article provides guidelines for configuring the hidden portion of a multilayer Perceptron.


Training Datasets for Neural Networks: How to Train and Validate a Python Neural Network

Training Datasets for Neural Networks: How to Train and Validate a Python Neural Network

In this article, we’ll use Excel-generated samples to train a multilayer Perceptron, and then we’ll see how the network performs with validation samples.


Signal Processing Using Neural Networks: Validation in Neural Network Design

Signal Processing Using Neural Networks: Validation in Neural Network Design

This article explains why validation is particularly important when we’re processing data using a neural network.


How to Create a Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network in Python

How to Create a Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network in Python

This article takes you step by step through a Python program that will allow us to train a neural network and perform advanced classification.


Neural Network Architecture for a Python Implementation

Neural Network Architecture for a Python Implementation

This article discusses the Perceptron configuration that we will use for our experiments with neural-network training and classification, and we’ll also look at the related topic of bias nodes.


How to Train a Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network

How to Train a Multilayer Perceptron Neural Network

We can greatly enhance the performance of a Perceptron by adding a layer of hidden nodes, but those hidden nodes also make training a bit more complicated.


The Sigmoid Activation Function: Activation in Multilayer Perceptron Neural Networks

The Sigmoid Activation Function: Activation in Multilayer Perceptron Neural Networks

In this article, we’ll see why we need a new activation function for a neural network that is trained via gradient descent.


Understanding Learning Rate in Neural Networks

Understanding Learning Rate in Neural Networks

This article discusses learning rate, which plays an important role in neural-network training.


Understanding Simple Neural Network Training

Understanding Simple Neural Network Training

In this article, we’ll review some important aspects of neural-net training, and then we’ll discuss the concept of overtraining.


How to Train a Basic Perceptron Neural Network

How to Train a Basic Perceptron Neural Network

This article presents Python code that allows you to automatically generate weights for a simple neural network.


How to Use a Simple Perceptron Neural Network Example to Classify Data

How to Use a Simple Perceptron Neural Network Example to Classify Data

This article demonstrates the basic functionality of a Perceptron neural network and explains the purpose of training.


How to Perform Classification Using a Neural Network: What Is the Perceptron?

How to Perform Classification Using a Neural Network: What Is the Perceptron?

This article explores the basic theory and structure of a well-known neural network topology.


How to Build an Analog Sensor and Analog Output Using Microchip’s RN487x Bluetooth Module

How to Build an Analog Sensor and Analog Output Using Microchip’s RN487x Bluetooth Module

Learn how to hook up an analog input (potentiometer) and output (LED) using a Microchip BLE module.


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Embedded Firmware Tips: How to Initialize Arrays in C with Signal Waveforms and Other File Data

Embedded Firmware Tips: How to Initialize Arrays in C with Signal Waveforms and Other File Data

This article shows how to initialize arrays in a C program with values from text files.


Classical R-C Oscillators: The Bridged-T Network and the Wien Oscillator Network

Classical R-C Oscillators: The Bridged-T Network and the Wien Oscillator Network

Learn more about these two classic oscillator network topologies, including their simulations.


A Clever Oscillator Circuit You’ve Probably Never Heard of: The Sulzer Network

A Clever Oscillator Circuit You’ve Probably Never Heard of: The Sulzer Network

Learn about the Sulzer network, an alternative to classic R-C networks that is easier to tune over wide frequency ranges.


Pole Splitting in Electronics

Pole Splitting in Electronics

Learn how pole splitting arises as the byproduct of Miller frequency compensation.