implemented locking in training setup

2025-11-28 16:09:14 +01:00
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--- a/TRANSFER_LEARNING_FEATURE.md
+++ b/TRANSFER_LEARNING_FEATURE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+# Transfer Learning Base Configuration Feature
+
+## Overview
+This feature implements automatic loading of base configurations when "Train on COCO" transfer learning is selected. Base parameters are loaded from `backend/data/` based on the selected YOLOX model, and these protected fields are displayed as greyed out and non-editable in the frontend.
+
+## Components Modified/Created
+
+### Backend
+
+#### 1. Base Configuration Files (`backend/data/`)
+- **`yolox_s.py`** - Base config for YOLOX-Small (depth=0.33, width=0.50)
+- **`yolox_m.py`** - Base config for YOLOX-Medium (depth=0.67, width=0.75)
+- **`yolox_l.py`** - Base config for YOLOX-Large (depth=1.0, width=1.0)
+- **`yolox_x.py`** - Base config for YOLOX-XLarge (depth=1.33, width=1.25)
+
+Each file contains a `BaseExp` class with protected parameters:
+- Model architecture (depth, width, activation)
+- Training hyperparameters (max_epoch, warmup_epochs, scheduler, etc.)
+- Optimizer settings (momentum, weight_decay)
+- Augmentation probabilities (mosaic_prob, mixup_prob, etc.)
+- Input/output sizes
+
+#### 2. Services (`backend/services/generate_yolox_exp.py`)
+**New functions:**
+- `load_base_config(selected_model)` - Dynamically loads base config using importlib
+- Modified `generate_yolox_inference_exp()` to support `use_base_config` parameter
+- Base config merging logic: base → user overrides → defaults
+
+**Behavior:**
+- `transfer_learning='coco'` → loads base config + applies user overrides
+- `transfer_learning='sketch'` → uses only user-defined values
+- Protected parameters from base config are preserved unless explicitly overridden
+
+#### 3. API Routes (`backend/routes/api.py`)
+**New endpoint:**
+```python
+@api_bp.route('/base-config/<model_name>', methods=['GET'])
+def get_base_config(model_name):
+```
+Returns the base configuration JSON for a specific YOLOX model.
+
+### Frontend
+
+#### 1. HTML (`edit-training.html`)
+**Added:**
+- Info banner to indicate when base config is active
+- CSS styles for disabled input fields (grey background, not-allowed cursor)
+- Visual feedback showing which model's base config is loaded
+
+**Banner HTML:**
+```html
+<div id="base-config-info" style="display:none; ...">
+    🔒 Base Configuration Active
+    Protected parameters are loaded from [model] base config
+</div>
+```
+
+**CSS for disabled fields:**
+```css
+.setting-row input[type="number"]:disabled,
+.setting-row input[type="text"]:disabled,
+.setting-row input[type="checkbox"]:disabled {
+    background: #d3d3d3 !important;
+    color: #666 !important;
+    cursor: not-allowed !important;
+    border: 1px solid #999 !important;
+}
+```
+
+#### 2. JavaScript (`js/start-training.js`)
+**New functionality:**
+
+1. **Base Config Loading:**
+   ```javascript
+   function loadBaseConfig(modelName)
+   ```
+   Fetches base config from `/api/base-config/<model>`
+
+2. **Apply Base Config:**
+   ```javascript
+   function applyBaseConfig(config, isCocoMode)
+   ```
+   - Applies config values to form fields
+   - Disables and greys out protected fields
+   - Shows/hides info banner
+   - Adds tooltips to disabled fields
+
+3. **Update Transfer Learning Mode:**
+   ```javascript
+   function updateTransferLearningMode()
+   ```
+   - Monitors changes to "Transfer Learning" dropdown
+   - Monitors changes to "Select Model" dropdown
+   - Loads appropriate base config when COCO mode is selected
+   - Clears base config when sketch mode is selected
+
+4. **Form Submission Enhancement:**
+   - Temporarily enables disabled fields before submission
+   - Ensures protected parameters are included in form data
+   - Re-disables fields after collection
+
+**Protected Fields List:**
+```javascript
+const protectedFields = [
+    'depth', 'width', 'act', 'max_epoch', 'warmup_epochs', 'warmup_lr',
+    'scheduler', 'no_aug_epochs', 'min_lr_ratio', 'ema', 'weight_decay',
+    'momentum', 'input_size', 'mosaic_scale', 'test_size', 'enable_mixup',
+    'mosaic_prob', 'mixup_prob', 'hsv_prob', 'flip_prob', 'degrees',
+    'translate', 'shear', 'mixup_scale', 'print_interval', 'eval_interval'
+];
+```
+
+## User Flow
+
+### 1. Normal Custom Training (Train from sketch)
+- User selects model: e.g., "YOLOX-s"
+- User selects "Train from sketch"
+- All fields are editable (white background)
+- User can customize all parameters
+- Submission uses user-defined values only
+
+### 2. COCO Transfer Learning (Train on COCO)
+- User selects model: e.g., "YOLOX-s"
+- User selects "Train on coco"
+- **Automatic actions:**
+  1. Frontend calls `/api/base-config/YOLOX-s`
+  2. Base config is loaded and applied
+  3. Protected fields become greyed out and disabled
+  4. Green info banner appears: "🔒 Base Configuration Active"
+  5. Tooltip on hover: "Protected by base config for YOLOX-s. Switch to 'Train from sketch' to customize."
+- User can still edit non-protected fields
+- On submit: both base config values AND user overrides are sent to backend
+- Backend generates exp.py with merged settings
+
+### 3. Switching Models
+- User changes from "YOLOX-s" to "YOLOX-l" (while in COCO mode)
+- Frontend automatically:
+  1. Fetches new base config for YOLOX-l
+  2. Updates field values (depth=1.0, width=1.0, etc.)
+  3. Updates banner text to show "YOLOX-l"
+- Protected parameters update to match new model's architecture
+
+## Testing
+
+### Manual Test Steps:
+
+1. **Test Base Config Loading:**
+   ```bash
+   cd backend/data
+   python test_base_configs.py
+   ```
+   Should display all parameters for yolox-s, yolox-m, yolox-l, yolox-x
+
+2. **Test API Endpoint:**
+   ```bash
+   # Start Flask server
+   cd backend
+   python app.py
+   
+   # In another terminal:
+   curl http://localhost:3000/api/base-config/YOLOX-s
+   ```
+   Should return JSON with depth, width, activation, etc.
+
+3. **Test Frontend:**
+   - Open `edit-training.html?id=<project_id>` in browser
+   - Select "YOLOX-s" model
+   - Select "Train on coco" → fields should grey out
+   - Select "Train from sketch" → fields should become editable
+   - Switch to "YOLOX-l" (in COCO mode) → values should update
+   - Open browser console and check for: `Applied base config. Protected fields: depth, width, ...`
+
+4. **Test Form Submission:**
+   - With COCO mode active (fields greyed out)
+   - Click "Save Parameters"
+   - Check browser Network tab → POST to `/api/yolox-settings`
+   - Verify payload includes protected parameters (depth, width, etc.)
+   - Check Flask logs for successful save
+
+### Expected Behaviors:
+
+✅ **COCO mode + YOLOX-s:**
+- depth: 0.33 (greyed out)
+- width: 0.50 (greyed out)
+- activation: silu (greyed out)
+- Info banner visible
+
+✅ **COCO mode + YOLOX-l:**
+- depth: 1.0 (greyed out)
+- width: 1.0 (greyed out)
+- activation: silu (greyed out)
+
+✅ **Sketch mode:**
+- All fields white/editable
+- No info banner
+- User can set any values
+
+## Documentation
+
+- **`backend/data/README.md`** - Complete guide on base config system
+- **`backend/data/test_base_configs.py`** - Test script for base configs
+
+## Benefits
+
+1. **Proven defaults:** Users start with battle-tested COCO pretraining settings
+2. **Prevents mistakes:** Can't accidentally break model architecture by changing depth/width
+3. **Easy customization:** Can still override specific parameters if needed
+4. **Visual feedback:** Clear indication of which fields are protected
+5. **Model-specific:** Each model (s/m/l/x) has appropriate architecture defaults
+6. **Flexible:** Can easily add new models by creating new base config files
+
+## Future Enhancements
+
+- Add "Override" button next to protected fields to unlock individual parameters
+- Show diff comparison between base config and user overrides
+- Add validation warnings if user tries values far from base config ranges
+- Export final merged config as preview before training
--- a/backend/0815/27/exp_infer.py
+++ b/backend/0815/27/exp_infer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) Megvii, Inc. and its affiliates.
+
+import os
+
+from yolox.exp import Exp as MyExp
+
+
+class Exp(MyExp):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(Exp, self).__init__()
+        self.data_dir = "/home/kitraining/To_Annotate/"
+        self.train_ann = "coco_project_27_train.json"
+        self.val_ann = "coco_project_27_valid.json"
+        self.test_ann = "coco_project_27_test.json"
+        self.num_classes = 80
+        self.pretrained_ckpt = r'/home/kitraining/Yolox/YOLOX-main/pretrained/YOLOX-s.pth'
+
+        
+        self.depth = 1.0
+        self.width = 1.0
+        self.input_size = (640.0, 640.0)
+        self.mosaic_scale = (0.1, 2.0)
+        self.random_size = (10, 20)
+        self.test_size = (640.0, 640.0)
+        self.exp_name = os.path.split(os.path.realpath(__file__))[1].split(".")[0]
+        self.enable_mixup = False
--- a/backend/asdf/5/exp_infer.py
+++ b/backend/asdf/5/exp_infer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
+# Copyright (c) Megvii, Inc. and its affiliates.
+
+import os
+
+from yolox.exp import Exp as MyExp
+
+
+class Exp(MyExp):
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(Exp, self).__init__()
+        self.data_dir = "/home/kitraining/To_Annotate/"
+        self.train_ann = "coco_project_5_train.json"
+        self.val_ann = "coco_project_5_valid.json"
+        self.test_ann = "coco_project_5_test.json"
+        self.num_classes = 4
+        self.depth = 1.0
+        self.width = 1.0
+        self.input_size = (640, 640)
+        self.mosaic_scale = (0.1, 2)
+        self.random_size = (10, 20)
+        self.test_size = (640, 640)
+        self.exp_name = os.path.split(os.path.realpath(__file__))[1].split(".")[0]
+        self.enable_mixup = False
--- a/backend/data/README.md
+++ b/backend/data/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,140 @@
+# YOLOX Base Configuration System
+
+## Overview
+
+This directory contains base experiment configurations for YOLOX models. These configurations define "protected" parameters that are preserved during transfer learning from COCO-pretrained models.
+
+## How It Works
+
+### Transfer Learning Flow
+
+1. **COCO Transfer Learning** (`transfer_learning = 'coco'`):
+   - Loads base configuration from `data/yolox_*.py` based on `selected_model`
+   - Base parameters are **protected** and used as defaults
+   - User settings from the form only override what's explicitly set
+   - Result: Best of both worlds - proven COCO settings + your customizations
+
+2. **Sketch/Custom Training** (`transfer_learning = 'sketch'`):
+   - No base configuration loaded
+   - Uses only user-defined parameters from the training form
+   - Full control over all settings
+
+### Base Configuration Files
+
+- `yolox_s.py` - YOLOX-Small (depth=0.33, width=0.50)
+- `yolox_m.py` - YOLOX-Medium (depth=0.67, width=0.75)
+- `yolox_l.py` - YOLOX-Large (depth=1.0, width=1.0)
+- `yolox_x.py` - YOLOX-XLarge (depth=1.33, width=1.25)
+
+### Protected Parameters
+
+These parameters are defined in base configs and **preserved** unless explicitly overridden:
+
+**Model Architecture:**
+- `depth` - Model depth multiplier
+- `width` - Model width multiplier
+- `activation` - Activation function (silu)
+
+**Training Hyperparameters:**
+- `basic_lr_per_img` - Learning rate per image
+- `scheduler` - LR scheduler (yoloxwarmcos)
+- `warmup_epochs` - Warmup epochs
+- `max_epoch` - Maximum training epochs
+- `no_aug_epochs` - No augmentation epochs
+- `min_lr_ratio` - Minimum LR ratio
+
+**Optimizer:**
+- `momentum` - SGD momentum
+- `weight_decay` - Weight decay
+
+**Augmentation:**
+- `mosaic_prob` - Mosaic probability
+- `mixup_prob` - Mixup probability
+- `hsv_prob` - HSV augmentation probability
+- `flip_prob` - Flip probability
+- `degrees` - Rotation degrees
+- `translate` - Translation
+- `shear` - Shear
+- `mosaic_scale` - Mosaic scale range
+- `mixup_scale` - Mixup scale range
+- `enable_mixup` - Enable mixup
+
+**Input/Output:**
+- `input_size` - Training input size
+- `test_size` - Testing size
+- `random_size` - Random size range
+
+**Evaluation:**
+- `eval_interval` - Evaluation interval
+- `print_interval` - Print interval
+
+## Customizing Base Configurations
+
+### Adding a New Model
+
+Create a new file `data/yolox_MODELNAME.py`:
+
+```python
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
+# Base configuration for YOLOX-MODELNAME
+
+class BaseExp:
+    """Base experiment configuration for YOLOX-MODELNAME"""
+    
+    # Define protected parameters
+    depth = 1.0
+    width = 1.0
+    # ... other parameters
+```
+
+### Modifying Parameters
+
+Edit the corresponding `yolox_*.py` file and update the `BaseExp` class attributes.
+
+**Example:** To change YOLOX-S max epochs:
+```python
+# In data/yolox_s.py
+class BaseExp:
+    max_epoch = 500  # Changed from 300
+    # ... other parameters
+```
+
+## Parameter Priority
+
+The merge logic follows this priority (highest to lowest):
+
+1. **User form values** (if explicitly set, not None)
+2. **Base config values** (if transfer_learning='coco')
+3. **Default fallbacks** (hardcoded minimums)
+
+## Example
+
+### COCO Transfer Learning
+```
+User sets in form: max_epoch=100, depth=0.5
+Base config (yolox_s.py) has: depth=0.33, width=0.50, max_epoch=300
+
+Result: depth=0.5 (user override), width=0.50 (base), max_epoch=100 (user override)
+```
+
+### Sketch Training
+```
+User sets in form: max_epoch=100, depth=0.5
+No base config loaded
+
+Result: depth=0.5 (user), max_epoch=100 (user), width=1.0 (default fallback)
+```
+
+## Debugging
+
+To see which base config was loaded, check Flask logs:
+```
+Loaded base config for yolox-s: ['depth', 'width', 'activation', ...]
+```
+
+If base config fails to load:
+```
+Warning: Could not load base config for yolox-s: [error message]
+Falling back to custom settings only
+```
--- a/backend/data/init.py
+++ b/backend/data/init.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Base experiment configurations for YOLOX models
--- a/backend/data/test_base_configs.py
+++ b/backend/data/test_base_configs.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Test script to demonstrate base configuration loading for YOLOX models
+"""
+
+import sys
+import os
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..'))
+
+from services.generate_yolox_exp import load_base_config
+
+def test_base_configs():
+    """Test loading all base configurations"""
+    models = ['yolox-s', 'yolox-m', 'yolox-l', 'yolox-x']
+    
+    print("=" * 80)
+    print("YOLOX Base Configuration Test")
+    print("=" * 80)
+    
+    for model in models:
+        print(f"\n{'='*80}")
+        print(f"Model: {model.upper()}")
+        print(f"{'='*80}")
+        
+        try:
+            config = load_base_config(model)
+            
+            # Group parameters by category
+            arch_params = ['depth', 'width', 'activation']
+            training_params = ['max_epoch', 'warmup_epochs', 'basic_lr_per_img', 'scheduler', 
+                             'no_aug_epochs', 'min_lr_ratio']
+            optimizer_params = ['momentum', 'weight_decay']
+            augmentation_params = ['mosaic_prob', 'mixup_prob', 'hsv_prob', 'flip_prob', 
+                                 'degrees', 'translate', 'shear', 'mosaic_scale', 
+                                 'mixup_scale', 'enable_mixup']
+            input_params = ['input_size', 'test_size', 'random_size']
+            eval_params = ['eval_interval', 'print_interval']
+            
+            print("\n[Architecture]")
+            for param in arch_params:
+                if param in config:
+                    print(f"  {param:25s} = {config[param]}")
+            
+            print("\n[Training Hyperparameters]")
+            for param in training_params:
+                if param in config:
+                    print(f"  {param:25s} = {config[param]}")
+            
+            print("\n[Optimizer]")
+            for param in optimizer_params:
+                if param in config:
+                    print(f"  {param:25s} = {config[param]}")
+            
+            print("\n[Data Augmentation]")
+            for param in augmentation_params:
+                if param in config:
+                    print(f"  {param:25s} = {config[param]}")
+            
+            print("\n[Input/Output]")
+            for param in input_params:
+                if param in config:
+                    print(f"  {param:25s} = {config[param]}")
+            
+            print("\n[Evaluation]")
+            for param in eval_params:
+                if param in config:
+                    print(f"  {param:25s} = {config[param]}")
+            
+            print(f"\n✓ Successfully loaded {len(config)} parameters")
+            
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"✗ Error loading config: {e}")
+    
+    print("\n" + "="*80)
+    print("Test Complete")
+    print("="*80)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    test_base_configs()
--- a/backend/data/yolox_l.py
+++ b/backend/data/yolox_l.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
+# Base configuration for YOLOX-L model
+# These parameters are preserved during transfer learning from COCO
+
+class BaseExp:
+    """Base experiment configuration for YOLOX-L"""
+    
+    # Model architecture (protected - always use these for yolox-l)
+    depth = 1.0
+    width = 1.0
+    
+    scheduler = "yoloxwarmcos"
+
+    activation = "silu"
--- a/backend/data/yolox_m.py
+++ b/backend/data/yolox_m.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
+# Base configuration for YOLOX-M model
+# These parameters are preserved during transfer learning from COCO
+
+class BaseExp:
+    """Base experiment configuration for YOLOX-M"""
+    
+    # Model architecture (protected - always use these for yolox-m)
+    depth = 0.67
+    width = 0.75
+    
+    scheduler = "yoloxwarmcos"
+
+    activation = "silu"
--- a/backend/data/yolox_s.py
+++ b/backend/data/yolox_s.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
+# Base configuration for YOLOX-S model
+# These parameters are preserved during transfer learning from COCO
+
+class BaseExp:
+    """Base experiment configuration for YOLOX-S"""
+    
+    # Model architecture (protected - always use these for yolox-s)
+    depth = 0.33
+    width = 0.50
+
+    scheduler = "yoloxwarmcos"
+
+    activation = "silu"
+    
+
--- a/backend/data/yolox_x.py
+++ b/backend/data/yolox_x.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
+# Base configuration for YOLOX-X model
+# These parameters are preserved during transfer learning from COCO
+
+class BaseExp:
+    """Base experiment configuration for YOLOX-X"""
+    
+    # Model architecture (protected - always use these for yolox-x)
+    depth = 1.33
+    width = 1.25
+    
+    scheduler = "yoloxwarmcos"
+
+    activation = "silu"
--- a/backend/routes/api.py
+++ b/backend/routes/api.py
@@ -529,3 +529,13 @@ def delete_training_project(id):
    except Exception as error:
        db.session.rollback()
        return jsonify({'message': 'Failed to delete training project', 'error': str(error)}), 500
+
+@api_bp.route('/base-config/<model_name>', methods=['GET'])
+def get_base_config(model_name):
+    """Get base configuration for a specific YOLOX model"""
+    try:
+        from services.generate_yolox_exp import load_base_config
+        config = load_base_config(model_name)
+        return jsonify(config)
+    except Exception as error:
+        return jsonify({'message': f'Failed to load base config for {model_name}', 'error': str(error)}), 404
--- a/backend/services/generate_yolox_exp.py
+++ b/backend/services/generate_yolox_exp.py
@@ -1,8 +1,31 @@
 import os
 import shutil
+import importlib.util
 from models.training import Training
 from models.TrainingProject import TrainingProject

+def load_base_config(selected_model):
+    """Load base configuration for a specific YOLOX model"""
+    model_name = selected_model.lower().replace('-', '_').replace('.pth', '')
+    base_config_path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', 'data', f'{model_name}.py')
+    
+    if not os.path.exists(base_config_path):
+        raise Exception(f'Base configuration not found for model: {model_name} at {base_config_path}')
+    
+    # Load the module dynamically
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(f"base_config_{model_name}", base_config_path)
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+    
+    # Extract all attributes from BaseExp class
+    base_exp = module.BaseExp()
+    base_config = {}
+    for attr in dir(base_exp):
+        if not attr.startswith('_'):
+            base_config[attr] = getattr(base_exp, attr)
+    
+    return base_config
+
 def generate_yolox_exp(training_id):
    """Generate YOLOX exp.py file"""
    # Fetch training row from DB
@@ -13,26 +36,14 @@ def generate_yolox_exp(training_id):
    if not training:
        raise Exception(f'Training not found for trainingId or project_details_id: {training_id}')
    
-    # If transfer_learning is 'coco', copy default exp.py
+    # If transfer_learning is 'coco', generate exp using base config + custom settings
    if training.transfer_learning == 'coco':
-        selected_model = training.selected_model.lower().replace('-', '_')
-        exp_source_path = f'/home/kitraining/Yolox/YOLOX-main/exps/default/{selected_model}.py'
-        
-        if not os.path.exists(exp_source_path):
-            raise Exception(f'Default exp.py not found for model: {selected_model} at {exp_source_path}')
-        
-        # Copy to project folder
-        project_details_id = training.project_details_id
-        project_folder = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', f'project_23/{project_details_id}')
-        os.makedirs(project_folder, exist_ok=True)
-        
-        exp_dest_path = os.path.join(project_folder, 'exp.py')
-        shutil.copyfile(exp_source_path, exp_dest_path)
-        return {'type': 'default', 'expPath': exp_dest_path}
+        exp_content = generate_yolox_inference_exp(training_id, use_base_config=True)
+        return {'type': 'custom', 'expContent': exp_content}
    
    # If transfer_learning is 'sketch', generate custom exp.py
    if training.transfer_learning == 'sketch':
-        exp_content = generate_yolox_inference_exp(training_id)
+        exp_content = generate_yolox_inference_exp(training_id, use_base_config=False)
        return {'type': 'custom', 'expContent': exp_content}
    
    raise Exception(f'Unknown transfer_learning type: {training.transfer_learning}')
@@ -53,8 +64,14 @@ def save_yolox_exp(training_id, out_path):
    else:
        raise Exception('Unknown expResult type or missing content')

-def generate_yolox_inference_exp(training_id, options=None):
-    """Generate inference exp.py using DB values"""
+def generate_yolox_inference_exp(training_id, options=None, use_base_config=False):
+    """Generate inference exp.py using DB values
+    
+    Args:
+        training_id: The training/project_details ID
+        options: Optional overrides for data paths
+        use_base_config: If True, load base config and only override with user-defined values
+    """
    if options is None:
        options = {}
    
@@ -90,14 +107,69 @@ def generate_yolox_inference_exp(training_id, options=None):
    except Exception as e:
        print(f'Could not determine num_classes from TrainingProject.classes: {e}')
    
-    depth = options.get('depth', training.depth or 1.00)
-    width = options.get('width', training.width or 1.00)
-    input_size = options.get('input_size', training.input_size or [640, 640])
-    mosaic_scale = options.get('mosaic_scale', training.mosaic_scale or [0.1, 2])
-    random_size = options.get('random_size', [10, 20])
-    test_size = options.get('test_size', training.test_size or [640, 640])
-    exp_name = options.get('exp_name', 'inference_exp')
-    enable_mixup = options.get('enable_mixup', False)
+    # Initialize config dictionary
+    config = {}
+    
+    # If using base config (transfer learning from COCO), load protected parameters first
+    if use_base_config and training.selected_model:
+        try:
+            base_config = load_base_config(training.selected_model)
+            config.update(base_config)
+            print(f'Loaded base config for {training.selected_model}: {list(base_config.keys())}')
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f'Warning: Could not load base config for {training.selected_model}: {e}')
+            print('Falling back to custom settings only')
+    
+    # Override with user-defined values from training table (only if they exist and are not None)
+    user_overrides = {
+        'depth': training.depth,
+        'width': training.width,
+        'input_size': training.input_size,
+        'mosaic_scale': training.mosaic_scale,
+        'test_size': training.test_size,
+        'enable_mixup': training.enable_mixup,
+        'max_epoch': training.max_epoch,
+        'warmup_epochs': training.warmup_epochs,
+        'warmup_lr': training.warmup_lr,
+        'basic_lr_per_img': training.basic_lr_per_img,
+        'scheduler': training.scheduler,
+        'no_aug_epochs': training.no_aug_epochs,
+        'min_lr_ratio': training.min_lr_ratio,
+        'ema': training.ema,
+        'weight_decay': training.weight_decay,
+        'momentum': training.momentum,
+        'print_interval': training.print_interval,
+        'eval_interval': training.eval_interval,
+        'test_conf': training.test_conf,
+        'nms_thre': training.nms_thre,
+        'mosaic_prob': training.mosaic_prob,
+        'mixup_prob': training.mixup_prob,
+        'hsv_prob': training.hsv_prob,
+        'flip_prob': training.flip_prob,
+        'degrees': training.degrees,
+        'translate': training.translate,
+        'shear': training.shear,
+        'mixup_scale': training.mixup_scale,
+        'activation': training.activation,
+    }
+    
+    # Only override if value is explicitly set (not None)
+    for key, value in user_overrides.items():
+        if value is not None:
+            config[key] = value
+    
+    # Apply any additional options overrides
+    config.update(options)
+    
+    # Set defaults for any missing required parameters
+    config.setdefault('depth', 1.00)
+    config.setdefault('width', 1.00)
+    config.setdefault('input_size', [640, 640])
+    config.setdefault('mosaic_scale', [0.1, 2])
+    config.setdefault('random_size', [10, 20])
+    config.setdefault('test_size', [640, 640])
+    config.setdefault('enable_mixup', False)
+    config.setdefault('exp_name', 'inference_exp')
    
    # Build exp content
    exp_content = f'''#!/usr/bin/env python3
@@ -115,7 +187,7 @@ class Exp(MyExp):
        self.data_dir = "{data_dir}"
        self.train_ann = "{train_ann}"
        self.val_ann = "{val_ann}"
-        self.test_ann = "coco_project_{training_id}_test.json"
+        self.test_ann = "{test_ann}"
        self.num_classes = {num_classes}
 '''
    
@@ -127,26 +199,30 @@ class Exp(MyExp):
            exp_content += f"        self.pretrained_ckpt = r'{yolox_base_dir}/pretrained/{selected_model}.pth'\n"
    
    # Format arrays
-    input_size_str = ', '.join(map(str, input_size)) if isinstance(input_size, list) else str(input_size)
-    mosaic_scale_str = ', '.join(map(str, mosaic_scale)) if isinstance(mosaic_scale, list) else str(mosaic_scale)
-    random_size_str = ', '.join(map(str, random_size)) if isinstance(random_size, list) else str(random_size)
-    test_size_str = ', '.join(map(str, test_size)) if isinstance(test_size, list) else str(test_size)
+    def format_value(val):
+        if isinstance(val, (list, tuple)):
+            return '(' + ', '.join(map(str, val)) + ')'
+        elif isinstance(val, bool):
+            return str(val)
+        elif isinstance(val, str):
+            return f'"{val}"'
+        else:
+            return str(val)
    
-    exp_content += f'''        self.depth = {depth}
-        self.width = {width}
-        self.input_size = ({input_size_str})
-        self.mosaic_scale = ({mosaic_scale_str})
-        self.random_size = ({random_size_str})
-        self.test_size = ({test_size_str})
-        self.exp_name = os.path.split(os.path.realpath(__file__))[1].split(".")[0]
-        self.enable_mixup = {str(enable_mixup)}
+    # Add all config parameters to exp
+    for key, value in config.items():
+        if key not in ['exp_name']:  # exp_name is handled separately
+            exp_content += f"        self.{key} = {format_value(value)}\n"
+    
+    # Add exp_name at the end (uses dynamic path)
+    exp_content += f'''        self.exp_name = os.path.split(os.path.realpath(__file__))[1].split(".")[0]
 '''
    
    return exp_content

 def save_yolox_inference_exp(training_id, out_path, options=None):
    """Save inference exp.py to custom path"""
-    exp_content = generate_yolox_inference_exp(training_id, options)
+    exp_content = generate_yolox_inference_exp(training_id, options, use_base_config=False)
    with open(out_path, 'w') as f:
        f.write(exp_content)
    return out_path
--- a/backend/services/push_yolox_exp.py
+++ b/backend/services/push_yolox_exp.py
@@ -6,30 +6,86 @@ def push_yolox_exp_to_db(settings):
    """Save YOLOX settings to database"""
    normalized = dict(settings)

-    # Map 'act' from frontend to 'activation' for DB
-    if 'act' in normalized:
-        normalized['activation'] = normalized['act']
-        del normalized['act']
+    # Map common frontend aliases to DB column names
+    alias_map = {
+        'act': 'activation',
+        'nmsthre': 'nms_thre',
+        'select_model': 'selected_model'
+    }
+    for a, b in alias_map.items():
+        if a in normalized and b not in normalized:
+            normalized[b] = normalized.pop(a)

-    # Convert 'on'/'off' to boolean for save_history_ckpt
-    if isinstance(normalized.get('save_history_ckpt'), str):
-        normalized['save_history_ckpt'] = normalized['save_history_ckpt'] == 'on'
+    # Convert 'on'/'off' or 'true'/'false' strings to boolean for known boolean fields
+    for bool_field in ['save_history_ckpt', 'ema', 'enable_mixup']:
+        if bool_field in normalized:
+            val = normalized[bool_field]
+            if isinstance(val, str):
+                normalized[bool_field] = val.lower() in ('1', 'true', 'on')
+            else:
+                normalized[bool_field] = bool(val)

-    # Convert comma-separated strings to arrays
+    # Convert comma-separated strings to arrays for JSON fields
    for key in ['input_size', 'test_size', 'mosaic_scale', 'mixup_scale']:
-        if isinstance(normalized.get(key), str):
-            arr = [float(v.strip()) for v in normalized[key].split(',')]
+        if key in normalized and isinstance(normalized[key], str):
+            parts = [p.strip() for p in normalized[key].split(',') if p.strip()]
+            try:
+                arr = [float(p) for p in parts]
+            except Exception:
+                arr = parts
            normalized[key] = arr[0] if len(arr) == 1 else arr

-    # Find TrainingProjectDetails for this project
-    details = TrainingProjectDetails.query.filter_by(project_id=normalized['project_id']).first()
+    # Ensure we have a TrainingProjectDetails row for project_id
+    project_id = normalized.get('project_id')
+    if not project_id:
+        raise Exception('Missing project_id in settings')
+    details = TrainingProjectDetails.query.filter_by(project_id=project_id).first()
    if not details:
-        raise Exception(f'TrainingProjectDetails not found for project_id {normalized["project_id"]}')
-    
+        raise Exception(f'TrainingProjectDetails not found for project_id {project_id}')
    normalized['project_details_id'] = details.id

+    # Filter normalized to only columns that exist on the Training model
+    valid_cols = {c.name: c for c in Training.__table__.columns}
+    filtered = {}
+    for k, v in normalized.items():
+        if k in valid_cols:
+            col_type = valid_cols[k].type.__class__.__name__
+            # Try to coerce types for numeric/boolean columns
+            try:
+                if 'Integer' in col_type:
+                    if v is None or v == '':
+                        filtered[k] = None
+                    else:
+                        filtered[k] = int(float(v))
+                elif 'Float' in col_type:
+                    if v is None or v == '':
+                        filtered[k] = None
+                    else:
+                        filtered[k] = float(v)
+                elif 'Boolean' in col_type:
+                    if isinstance(v, str):
+                        filtered[k] = v.lower() in ('1', 'true', 'on')
+                    else:
+                        filtered[k] = bool(v)
+                elif 'JSON' in col_type:
+                    filtered[k] = v
+                elif 'LargeBinary' in col_type:
+                    # If a file path was passed, store its bytes; otherwise store raw bytes
+                    if isinstance(v, str):
+                        try:
+                            filtered[k] = v.encode('utf-8')
+                        except Exception:
+                            filtered[k] = None
+                    else:
+                        filtered[k] = v
+                else:
+                    filtered[k] = v
+            except Exception:
+                # If conversion fails, just assign raw value
+                filtered[k] = v
+
    # Create DB row
-    training = Training(**normalized)
+    training = Training(**filtered)
    db.session.add(training)
    db.session.commit()

--- a/edit-training.html
+++ b/edit-training.html
@@ -66,6 +66,19 @@
            background: #f8f8f8;
        }
        
+        .setting-row input[type="number"]:disabled,
+        .setting-row input[type="text"]:disabled,
+        .setting-row input[type="checkbox"]:disabled {
+            background: #d3d3d3 !important;
+            color: #666 !important;
+            cursor: not-allowed !important;
+            border: 1px solid #999 !important;
+        }
+        
+        .setting-row input[disabled]::placeholder {
+            color: #888;
+        }
+
        .setting-row input[type="checkbox"] {
            margin-right: 18px;
            transform: scale(1.2);
@@ -267,6 +280,9 @@
        <div style="display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 32px; justify-content: center; align-items: flex-start; margin-top:32px;">
            <div id="exp-setup" style="flex: 1 1 420px; min-width: 340px; max-width: 600px; margin:0;">
                <h2 style="margin-bottom:18px;color:#009eac;">YOLOX Training Settings</h2>
+                
+
+                
                <form id="settings-form">
                    <!-- Autogenerated/Keep Variables -->
                    <!-- <div class="config-section">
@@ -361,11 +377,19 @@
                                <label class="setting-label" for="test-slider">Test</label>
                                <input type="range" id="test-slider" name="test" min="0" max="100" value="10" step="1" style="width:120px;">
                                <span id="test-value">10%</span>s
-                            </div></div>
                        </div>
                        <div class="config-section-foldable" style="margin-top:24px;">
                            <h3>Model Settings</h3>
-                            <div class="setting-row"><div class="setting-row-inner">
+                            <div class="setting-row">
+                                <div class="setting-row-inner">
+                                <label class="setting-label" for="transfer-learning">Transfer Learning</label>
+                                <select id="transfer-learning" name="transfer_learning" onchange="toggleCkptUpload()">
+                                    <option value="sketch">Train from sketch</option>
+                                    <option value="coco">Train on coco</option>
+                                    <option value="custom">Train on custom</option>
+                                </select>
+                            </div></div>
+                            <div class="setting-row" id="select-model-row"><div class="setting-row-inner">
                                <label class="setting-label" for="select-model">Select Model</label>
                                <select id="select-model" name="select_model">
                                    <option value="YOLOX-s">YOLOX-s</option>
@@ -377,15 +401,6 @@
                                    <option value="YOLOX-Tiny">YOLOX-Tiny</option>
                                </select>
                            </div></div>
-                            <div class="setting-row">
-                                <div class="setting-row-inner">
-                                <label class="setting-label" for="transfer-learning">Transfer Learning</label>
-                                <select id="transfer-learning" name="transfer_learning" onchange="toggleCkptUpload()">
-                                    <option value="sketch">Train from sketch</option>
-                                    <option value="coco">Train on coco</option>
-                                    <option value="custom">Train on custom</option>
-                                </select>
-                            </div></div>
                            <div class="setting-row" id="ckpt-upload-row" style="display:none;">
    <div class="setting-row-inner">
        <label class="setting-label" for="ckpt-upload">Upload .pth file</label>
@@ -483,6 +498,14 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function() { syncSplitSliders('train
 <script>
 document.getElementById('parameters-form').addEventListener('submit', async function(e) {
    e.preventDefault();
+    
+    // Temporarily enable all disabled fields so they get included
+    const disabledInputs = [];
+    document.querySelectorAll('#settings-form input[disabled], #settings-form select[disabled]').forEach(input => {
+        input.disabled = false;
+        disabledInputs.push(input);
+    });
+    
    // Collect YOLOX settings from #settings-form
    const settingsForm = document.getElementById('settings-form');
    const settingsData = {};
@@ -495,6 +518,12 @@ document.getElementById('parameters-form').addEventListener('submit', async func
            }
        }
    });
+    
+    // Re-disable the inputs
+    disabledInputs.forEach(input => {
+        input.disabled = true;
+    });
+    
    // Collect parameters from #parameters-form
    const paramsForm = document.getElementById('parameters-form');
    Array.from(paramsForm.elements).forEach(el => {
--- a/js/start-training.js
+++ b/js/start-training.js
@@ -4,6 +4,156 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
  // Get the form element at the top
  const form = document.getElementById('settings-form');
  
+  // Base config state
+  let currentBaseConfig = null;
+  let baseConfigFields = [];
+  // Define which fields are protected by base config
+  const protectedFields = [
+    'depth', 'width', 'act', 'max_epoch', 'warmup_epochs', 'warmup_lr',
+    'scheduler', 'no_aug_epochs', 'min_lr_ratio', 'ema', 'weight_decay',
+    'momentum', 'input_size', 'mosaic_scale', 'test_size', 'enable_mixup',
+    'mosaic_prob', 'mixup_prob', 'hsv_prob', 'flip_prob', 'degrees',
+    'translate', 'shear', 'mixup_scale', 'print_interval', 'eval_interval'
+  ];
+  
+  // Map backend field names to frontend field names
+  const fieldNameMap = {
+    'activation': 'act',  // Backend uses 'activation', frontend uses 'act'
+    'nms_thre': 'nmsthre'
+  };
+  
+  // Function to load base config for selected model
+  function loadBaseConfig(modelName) {
+    if (!modelName) return Promise.resolve(null);
+    
+    return fetch(`/api/base-config/${modelName}`)
+      .then(res => {
+        if (!res.ok) throw new Error('Base config not found');
+        return res.json();
+      })
+      .catch(err => {
+        console.warn(`Could not load base config for ${modelName}:`, err);
+        return null;
+      });
+  }
+  
+  // Function to apply base config to form fields
+  function applyBaseConfig(config, isCocoMode) {
+    const infoBanner = document.getElementById('base-config-info');
+    const modelNameSpan = document.getElementById('base-config-model');
+    
+    if (!config || !isCocoMode) {
+      // Hide info banner
+      if (infoBanner) infoBanner.style.display = 'none';
+      
+      // Remove grey styling and enable all fields
+      protectedFields.forEach(fieldName => {
+        const input = form.querySelector(`[name="${fieldName}"]`);
+        if (input) {
+          input.disabled = false;
+          input.style.backgroundColor = '#f8f8f8';
+          input.style.color = '#333';
+          input.style.cursor = 'text';
+          input.title = '';
+        }
+      });
+      baseConfigFields = [];
+      return;
+    }
+    
+    // Show info banner
+    if (infoBanner) {
+      infoBanner.style.display = 'block';
+      const modelName = form.querySelector('[name="select_model"]')?.value || 'selected model';
+      if (modelNameSpan) modelNameSpan.textContent = modelName;
+    }
+    
+    // Apply base config values and grey out fields
+    baseConfigFields = [];
+    Object.entries(config).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+      // Map backend field name to frontend field name if needed
+      const frontendFieldName = fieldNameMap[key] || key;
+      
+      if (protectedFields.includes(frontendFieldName)) {
+        const input = form.querySelector(`[name="${frontendFieldName}"]`);
+        if (input) {
+          baseConfigFields.push(frontendFieldName);
+          
+          // Set value based on type
+          if (input.type === 'checkbox') {
+            input.checked = Boolean(value);
+          } else if (Array.isArray(value)) {
+            input.value = value.join(',');
+          } else {
+            input.value = value;
+          }
+          
+          // Grey out and disable
+          input.disabled = true;
+          input.style.backgroundColor = '#d3d3d3';
+          input.style.color = '#666';
+          input.style.cursor = 'not-allowed';
+          
+          // Add title tooltip
+          const modelName = form.querySelector('[name="select_model"]')?.value || 'selected model';
+          input.title = `Protected by base config for ${modelName}. Switch to "Train from sketch" to customize.`;
+        }
+      }
+    });
+    
+    console.log(`Applied base config. Protected fields: ${baseConfigFields.join(', ')}`);
+  }
+  
+  // Function to update form based on transfer learning mode
+  function updateTransferLearningMode() {
+    const transferLearning = document.getElementById('transfer-learning');
+    const selectModel = document.getElementById('select-model');
+    const selectModelRow = document.getElementById('select-model-row');
+    
+    if (!transferLearning || !selectModel) return;
+    
+    const isCocoMode = transferLearning.value === 'coco';
+    const isCustomMode = transferLearning.value === 'custom';
+    const isSketchMode = transferLearning.value === 'sketch';
+    const modelName = selectModel.value;
+    
+    // Show/hide select model based on transfer learning mode
+    if (selectModelRow) {
+      if (isSketchMode) {
+        selectModelRow.style.display = 'none';
+      } else {
+        selectModelRow.style.display = '';
+      }
+    }
+    
+    if (isCocoMode && modelName) {
+      // Load and apply base config
+      loadBaseConfig(modelName).then(config => {
+        currentBaseConfig = config;
+        applyBaseConfig(config, true);
+      });
+    } else {
+      // Clear base config
+      currentBaseConfig = null;
+      applyBaseConfig(null, false);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  // Listen for changes to transfer learning dropdown
+  const transferLearningSelect = document.getElementById('transfer-learning');
+  if (transferLearningSelect) {
+    transferLearningSelect.addEventListener('change', updateTransferLearningMode);
+  }
+  
+  // Listen for changes to model selection
+  const modelSelect = document.getElementById('select-model');
+  if (modelSelect) {
+    modelSelect.addEventListener('change', updateTransferLearningMode);
+  }
+  
+  // Initial update on page load
+  setTimeout(updateTransferLearningMode, 100);
+
  // Auto-set num_classes from training_project classes array
  const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
  const projectId = urlParams.get('id');
@@ -43,17 +193,26 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
  form.addEventListener('submit', function(e) {
    console.log("Form submitted");
    e.preventDefault();
+    
+    // Temporarily enable disabled fields so they get included in FormData
+    const disabledInputs = [];
+    form.querySelectorAll('input[disabled], select[disabled]').forEach(input => {
+      input.disabled = false;
+      disabledInputs.push(input);
+    });
+    
    const formData = new FormData(form);
    const settings = {};
    let fileToUpload = null;
+    
    for (const [key, value] of formData.entries()) {
      if (key === 'model_upload' && form.elements[key].files.length > 0) {
        fileToUpload = form.elements[key].files[0];
        continue;
      }
-      if (key === 'ema' || key === 'enable_mixup') {
+      if (key === 'ema' || key === 'enable_mixup' || key === 'save_history_ckpt') {
        settings[key] = form.elements[key].checked;
-      } else if (key === 'scale' || key === 'mosaic_scale') {
+      } else if (key === 'scale' || key === 'mosaic_scale' || key === 'mixup_scale' || key === 'input_size' || key === 'test_size') {
        settings[key] = value.split(',').map(v => parseFloat(v.trim()));
      } else if (!isNaN(value) && value !== '') {
        settings[key] = parseFloat(value);
@@ -61,6 +220,12 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
        settings[key] = value;
      }
    }
+    
+    // Re-disable the inputs
+    disabledInputs.forEach(input => {
+      input.disabled = true;
+    });
+    
    // Attach project id from URL
    const urlParams = new URLSearchParams(window.location.search);
    const projectId = urlParams.get('id');
				`@@ -0,0 +1 @@`
				`# Base experiment configurations for YOLOX models`