diff --git a/settings/MNIST/CNN_Approx/dataset.json b/settings/MNIST/CNN_Approx/dataset.json
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+++ b/settings/MNIST/CNN_Approx/dataset.json
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+{
+    "data_path": "./DATA_MNIST/",
+    "data_mode": "MNIST"
+}
diff --git a/settings/MNIST/CNN_Approx/def.json b/settings/MNIST/CNN_Approx/def.json
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+++ b/settings/MNIST/CNN_Approx/def.json
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+{
+    "epoch_id_max": 200,
+    "batch_size": 24,
+    "stage_id": 0,
+    "simulation_id": 0,
+    "learning_parameters": {
+        "loss_mode": 1, // X-Entropy
+        "number_of_batches_for_one_update": 20,
+        "learning_rate_gamma_w": 0.001,
+        "lr_scheduler_patience_w": -1,
+        "adapt_learning_rate_after_minibatch": false,
+        "w_trainable": [
+            true
+        ]
+    },
+    "augmentation": {},
+    "image_statistics": {},
+    "approximation_setting": {
+        "number_of_frac_bits": [
+            30
+        ], // Quantization of the mantissa
+        "approximation_enable": [
+            true
+        ], // In addition to the quantization more approx
+        "number_of_trunc_bits": [
+            1
+        ]
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/settings/MNIST/CNN_Approx/network.json b/settings/MNIST/CNN_Approx/network.json
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+{
+    "network_structure": {
+        "number_of_output_neurons": 10,
+        "layer_type": [
+            "APPROX CONV2D",
+            "RELU",
+            "MAX POOLING",
+            "APPROX CONV2D",
+            "RELU",
+            "MAX POOLING",
+            "APPROX CONV2D",
+            "RELU",
+            "APPROX CONV2D"
+        ],
+        "strides": [
+            [
+                1,
+                1
+            ], // "CONV2D"
+            [], // "RELU",
+            [
+                2,
+                2
+            ], // "MAX POOLING",
+            [
+                1,
+                1
+            ], // "CONV2D"
+            [], // "RELU",
+            [
+                2,
+                2
+            ], // "MAX POOLING",
+            [
+                1,
+                1
+            ], // "CONV2D"
+            [], // "RELU",
+            [
+                1,
+                1
+            ] // "CONV2D"
+        ],
+        "forward_neuron_numbers": [
+            [
+                1,
+                32
+            ], // "CONV2D",
+            [], // "RELU",
+            [], // "MAX POOLING",
+            [
+                32,
+                64
+            ], // "CONV2D",
+            [], // "RELU",
+            [], // "MAX POOLING",
+            [
+                64,
+                96
+            ], // "CONV2D",
+            [], // "RELU",
+            [
+                96,
+                10
+            ] // "CONV2D",            
+        ],
+        "forward_kernel_size": [
+            [
+                5,
+                5
+            ], // "CONV2D",
+            [], // "RELU",
+            [
+                2,
+                2
+            ], // "MAX POOLING",
+            [
+                5,
+                5
+            ], // "CONV2D",
+            [], // "RELU",
+            [
+                2,
+                2
+            ], // "MAX POOLING",
+            [
+                3,
+                3
+            ], // "CONV2D",
+            [], // "RELU",
+            [
+                1,
+                1
+            ] // "CONV2D",            
+        ]
+    }
+}
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