accelerator

A circuit, usually done with hardwareIn this context, "hardware" refers to functions in an IoT device that are built into a silicon chip or some other dedicated component. It's distinct from "software," which refers to instructions running on a processor. instead of softwareIn this context, "software" refers to functions in an IoT device that are implemented by running instructions through some kind of processor. It's distinct from "hardware," where functions are built into a silicon chip or some other component., that can perform some task faster than a processorA computer chip that does computing work for a computer. It may do general work (like in your home computer) or it may do specialized work (like some of the processors in your smartphone). can. Instead of the processor handling the task itself, it offloads the work to the accelerator, and the accelerator sends the answer (whatever that means for the task) back to the processor.