”Documentation is available, although the datasheet will need to be translated”
That’s one way to see it. An alternative is ”If you’re a young hacker, you better start learning Chinese, just as young hackers fifty-ish years ago didn’t wait for translations, but learnt English”
Lol, I'm literally already doing that (duolingo + Bunnie's Shenzhen book is a pretty good combo).
FWIW, there's not much in the datasheet. Pin assignments and broad features, but no ISA for the KPU (the CNN accelerator), no registers or addresses except some of the SRAM as far as I can see. More 'datasheet' than 'reference manual' since those terms get thrown around meaning different things.
If you are a hacker you probably would likely take a tech powered short-cut. Google has a translator toolkit that lets you upload documents and also create a glossary for technical terms and consistent terminology. Haven't tried it yet but it would be great to start a crowdsourced glossary for electrical engineering documents if one doesn't already exist.
Yes, I decided that Mandarin is a skill I need a few years ago - China is 1/5 of the world's population, and 1/5 of the world's smart people, and with so much energy - not engaging from the west means we're missing out
That’s one way to see it. An alternative is ”If you’re a young hacker, you better start learning Chinese, just as young hackers fifty-ish years ago didn’t wait for translations, but learnt English”