在学习深度网络框架的过程中，我们发现一个问题，就是如何输出各层网络参数，用于更好地理解，调试和优化网络？针对这个问题，TensorFlow开发了一个特别有用的可视化工具包：TensorBoard，既可以显示网络结构，又可以显示训练和测试过程中各层参数的变化情况。本博文分为四个部分，第一部分介绍相关函数，第二部分是代码测试，第三部分是运行结果，第四部分介绍相关参考资料。
一. 相关函数
TensorBoard的输入是tensorflow保存summary data的日志文件。日志文件名的形式如：events.out.tfevents.1467809796.lei-All-Series 或 events.out.tfevents.1467809800.lei-All-Series。TensorBoard可读的summary data有scalar，images，audio，histogram和graph。那么怎么把这些summary data保存在日志文件中呢？
数值如学习率，损失函数用scalar_summary函数。tf.scalar_summary(节点名称，获取的数据)
accuracy = tf.reduce_mean(tf.cast(correct_prediction, tf.float32))
tf.scalar_summary('accuracy', accuracy)各层网络权重，偏置的分布，用histogram_summary函数
preactivate = tf.matmul(input_tensor, weights) + biases
tf.histogram_summary(layer_name + '/pre_activations', preactivate)其他几种summary data也是同样的方式获取，只是对应的获取函数名称换一下。这些获取summary data函数节点和graph是独立的，调用的时候也需要运行session。当需要获取的数据较多的时候，我们一个一个去保存获取到的数据，以及一个一个去运行会显得比较麻烦。tensorflow提供了一个简单的方法，就是合并所有的summary data的获取函数，保存和运行只对一个对象进行操作。比如，写入默认路径中，比如/tmp/mnist_logs (by default)
merged = tf.merge_all_summaries()
train_writer = tf.train.SummaryWriter(FLAGS.summaries_dir + '/train', sess.graph)
test_writer = tf.train.SummaryWriter(FLAGS.summaries_dir + '/test')SummaryWriter从tensorflow获取summary data，然后保存到指定路径的日志文件中。以上是在建立graph的过程中，接下来执行，每隔一定step，写入网络参数到默认路径中，形成最开始的文件：events.out.tfevents.1467809796.lei-All-Series 或 events.out.tfevents.1467809800.lei-All-Series。
for i in range(FLAGS.max_steps):
if i % 10 == 0: # Record summaries and test-set accuracy
summary, acc = sess.run([merged, accuracy], feed_dict=feed_dict(False))test_writer.add_summary(summary, i)print('Accuracy at step %s: %s' % (i, acc))else: # Record train set summarieis, and trainsummary, _ = sess.run([merged, train_step], feed_dict=feed_dict(True))train_writer.add_summary(summary, i)二. 代码测试
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# =============================================================================="""A simple MNIST classifier which displays summaries in TensorBoard.This is an unimpressive MNIST model, but it is a good example of using
tf.name_scope to make a graph legible in the TensorBoard graph explorer, and of
naming summary tags so that they are grouped meaningfully in TensorBoard.It demonstrates the functionality of every TensorBoard dashboard.
"""
from __future__ import absolute_import
from __future__ import division
from __future__ import print_functionimport tensorflow as tffrom tensorflow.examples.tutorials.mnist import input_dataflags = tf.app.flags
FLAGS = flags.FLAGS
flags.DEFINE_boolean('fake_data', False, 'If true, uses fake data ''for unit testing.')
flags.DEFINE_integer('max_steps', 1000, 'Number of steps to run trainer.')
flags.DEFINE_float('learning_rate', 0.001, 'Initial learning rate.')
flags.DEFINE_float('dropout', 0.9, 'Keep probability for training dropout.')
flags.DEFINE_string('data_dir', '/tmp/data', 'Directory for storing data')
flags.DEFINE_string('summaries_dir', '/tmp/mnist_logs', 'Summaries directory')def train():# Import datamnist = input_data.read_data_sets(FLAGS.data_dir, one_hot=True,fake_data=FLAGS.fake_data)sess = tf.InteractiveSession()# Create a multilayer model.# Input placehoolderswith tf.name_scope('input'):x = tf.placeholder(tf.float32, [None, 784], name='x-input')image_shaped_input = tf.reshape(x, [-1, 28, 28, 1])tf.image_summary('input', image_shaped_input, 10)y_ = tf.placeholder(tf.float32, [None, 10], name='y-input')keep_prob = tf.placeholder(tf.float32)tf.scalar_summary('dropout_keep_probability', keep_prob)# We can't initialize these variables to 0 - the network will get stuck.def weight_variable(shape):"""Create a weight variable with appropriate initialization."""initial = tf.truncated_normal(shape, stddev=0.1)return tf.Variable(initial)def bias_variable(shape):"""Create a bias variable with appropriate initialization."""initial = tf.constant(0.1, shape=shape)return tf.Variable(initial)def variable_summaries(var, name):"""Attach a lot of summaries to a Tensor."""with tf.name_scope('summaries'):mean = tf.reduce_mean(var)tf.scalar_summary('mean/' + name, mean)with tf.name_scope('stddev'):stddev = tf.sqrt(tf.reduce_sum(tf.square(var - mean)))tf.scalar_summary('sttdev/' + name, stddev)tf.scalar_summary('max/' + name, tf.reduce_max(var))tf.scalar_summary('min/' + name, tf.reduce_min(var))tf.histogram_summary(name, var)def nn_layer(input_tensor, input_dim, output_dim, layer_name, act=tf.nn.relu):"""Reusable code for making a simple neural net layer.It does a matrix multiply, bias add, and then uses relu to nonlinearize.It also sets up name scoping so that the resultant graph is easy to read, andadds a number of summary ops."""# Adding a name scope ensures logical grouping of the layers in the graph.with tf.name_scope(layer_name):# This Variable will hold the state of the weights for the layerwith tf.name_scope('weights'):weights = weight_variable([input_dim, output_dim])variable_summaries(weights, layer_name + '/weights')with tf.name_scope('biases'):biases = bias_variable([output_dim])variable_summaries(biases, layer_name + '/biases')with tf.name_scope('Wx_plus_b'):preactivate = tf.matmul(input_tensor, weights) + biasestf.histogram_summary(layer_name + '/pre_activations', preactivate)activations = act(preactivate, 'activation')tf.histogram_summary(layer_name + '/activations', activations)return activationshidden1 = nn_layer(x, 784, 500, 'layer1')dropped = tf.nn.dropout(hidden1, keep_prob)y = nn_layer(dropped, 500, 10, 'layer2', act=tf.nn.softmax)with tf.name_scope('cross_entropy'):diff = y_ * tf.log(y)with tf.name_scope('total'):cross_entropy = -tf.reduce_mean(diff)tf.scalar_summary('cross entropy', cross_entropy)with tf.name_scope('train'):train_step = tf.train.AdamOptimizer(FLAGS.learning_rate).minimize(cross_entropy)with tf.name_scope('accuracy'):with tf.name_scope('correct_prediction'):correct_prediction = tf.equal(tf.argmax(y, 1), tf.argmax(y_, 1))with tf.name_scope('accuracy'):accuracy = tf.reduce_mean(tf.cast(correct_prediction, tf.float32))tf.scalar_summary('accuracy', accuracy)# Merge all the summaries and write them out to /tmp/mnist_logs (by default)merged = tf.merge_all_summaries()train_writer = tf.train.SummaryWriter(FLAGS.summaries_dir + '/train', sess.graph)test_writer = tf.train.SummaryWriter(FLAGS.summaries_dir + '/test')tf.initialize_all_variables().run()# Train the model, and also write summaries.# Every 10th step, measure test-set accuracy, and write test summaries# All other steps, run train_step on training data, & add training summariesdef feed_dict(train):"""Make a TensorFlow feed_dict: maps data onto Tensor placeholders."""if train or FLAGS.fake_data:xs, ys = mnist.train.next_batch(100, fake_data=FLAGS.fake_data)k = FLAGS.dropoutelse:xs, ys = mnist.test.images, mnist.test.labelsk = 1.0return {x: xs, y_: ys, keep_prob: k}for i in range(FLAGS.max_steps):if i % 10 == 0: # Record summaries and test-set accuracysummary, acc = sess.run([merged, accuracy], feed_dict=feed_dict(False))test_writer.add_summary(summary, i)print('Accuracy at step %s: %s' % (i, acc))else: # Record train set summarieis, and trainsummary, _ = sess.run([merged, train_step], feed_dict=feed_dict(True))train_writer.add_summary(summary, i)def main(_):if tf.gfile.Exists(FLAGS.summaries_dir):tf.gfile.DeleteRecursively(FLAGS.summaries_dir)tf.gfile.MakeDirs(FLAGS.summaries_dir)train()if __name__ == '__main__':tf.app.run()
三. 运行结果
代码运行
生成文件
调用TensorBoard可视化运行结果
tensorboard --logdir=/tmp/mnist_logs/train/
打开链接 http://0.0.0.0:6006
EVENTS是训练参数统计显示，可以看到整个训练过程中，各个参数的变换情况
IMAGES输入和输出标签，省略
GRAPH网络结构显示
双击进去，可以显示更多的细节，包括右边的列表显示
HISTOGRAM训练过程参数分布情况显示
四. 参考资料
如果你想了解更多信息，可以参考一下资料:
https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r0.9/how_tos/summaries_and_tensorboard/index.html
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/r0.9/tensorflow/tensorboard/README.md
https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/r0.9/tensorflow/examples/tutorials/mnist/mnist_with_summaries.py
https://www.tensorflow.org/versions/r0.9/how_tos/graph_viz/index.html
