Can I compile a HEF with NHCW (native) input layout to skip the NHWC→NHCW conversion?

General Discussion
1

  • Device: Hailo-8L, HailoRT , DFC

  • HEF input (parse-hef) is NHWC. Feeding NHWC works.

    The guide says NHCW is the native HW format. My data comes from another device, so I’d like to feed NHCW directly and skip the NHWC→NHCW conversion.

    Tried (InferModel, Python):
    infer_model.input().set_format_order(FormatOrder.NHCW) # also NCHW
    → error: “Unsupported input stream transformation from NHCW to NHWC,
    HAILO_INVALID_OPERATION(6)”

    Questions:

    1. Can the Dataflow Compiler compile a HEF whose host input is NHCW (so no conversion)? If yes, which option controls it?
    2. If not, where does the NHWC→NHCW conversion run — host or NN-Core?