diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 4f8f6ff4c..0264952df 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@ endif()
 
 add_compile_options(-Wall -Wextra -Wpedantic -Werror -Wno-unused-parameter)
 
+if (CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "Debug" OR CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE STREQUAL "RelWithDebInfo")
+    add_compile_options(-DDEBUG)
+endif()
+
 set(TTFORGE_CSRC_WARNINGS -Wall -Wextra -Wno-pragmas -Wno-unused-parameter)
 set(CFLAGS_NO_WARN -DFMT_HEADER_ONLY)
 set(TTFORGE_CSRC_CFLAGS ${CFLAGS_NO_WARN} ${TTFORGE_CSRC_WARNINGS} -DUTILS_LOGGER_PYTHON_OSTREAM_REDIRECT=1)
diff --git a/pybuda/csrc/buda_passes.cpp b/pybuda/csrc/buda_passes.cpp
index 7d71cf614..1de5270c5 100644
--- a/pybuda/csrc/buda_passes.cpp
+++ b/pybuda/csrc/buda_passes.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 #include "passes/replace_incommutable_patterns.hpp"
 #include "passes/set_tile_dim.hpp"
 #include "passes/squeeze_to_reshape.hpp"
+#include "passes/dataformat.hpp"
 #include "python_bindings_common.hpp"
 #include "reportify/reportify.hpp"
 #include "utils/assert.hpp"
@@ -193,7 +194,9 @@ std::vector<std::pair<graphlib::NodeId, graphlib::NodeId>> run_post_autograd_gra
 }
 
 // ********** Run pre-lowering passes **********
-graphlib::Graph* run_pre_lowering_passes(graphlib::Graph *graph)
+graphlib::Graph* run_pre_lowering_passes(
+    graphlib::Graph *graph,
+    const std::optional<DataFormat> default_df_override)
 {
     passes::print_graph(graph, "PRE_MLIR");
     // Recalculate shapes, and figure out implicit broadcasts that are missing
@@ -227,6 +230,12 @@ graphlib::Graph* run_pre_lowering_passes(graphlib::Graph *graph)
     fold_tile_broadcast_ops_into_inputs(graph);
     fold_tile_broadcast_ops_into_reduce(graph);
 
+    //
+    // Data formats
+    //
+    // Apply user overrides
+    passes::configure_output_data_formats(graph, default_df_override);
+
     return graph;
 }
 
diff --git a/pybuda/csrc/buda_passes.hpp b/pybuda/csrc/buda_passes.hpp
index 819769d75..314de1f82 100644
--- a/pybuda/csrc/buda_passes.hpp
+++ b/pybuda/csrc/buda_passes.hpp
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ std::unique_ptr<graphlib::Graph> run_pre_placer_buda_passes(
     bool enable_device_tilize = false);
 
 // Pre-lowering passes, last-minute changes before going to MLIR
-graphlib::Graph* run_pre_lowering_passes(graphlib::Graph *graph);
-
+graphlib::Graph* run_pre_lowering_passes(
+    graphlib::Graph *graph,
+    const std::optional<DataFormat> default_df_override = {});
 }
diff --git a/pybuda/csrc/passes/dataformat.hpp b/pybuda/csrc/passes/dataformat.hpp
index 606d31390..6cc1e728f 100644
--- a/pybuda/csrc/passes/dataformat.hpp
+++ b/pybuda/csrc/passes/dataformat.hpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ void configure_a_b_format_conversion(
     graphlib::Graph *graph, const DeviceConfig &device_config, const std::optional<DataFormat> default_df_override);
 void validate_data_formats(const graphlib::Graph *graph, const DeviceConfig& device_config);
 void validate_post_placer_data_formats(const graphlib::Graph *graph, const DeviceConfig &device_config);
+void configure_output_data_formats(
+    graphlib::Graph *graph, std::optional<DataFormat> default_df_override);
 
 void run_dataformat_passes(
     graphlib::Graph *graph,
diff --git a/pybuda/csrc/passes/lower_to_mlir.cpp b/pybuda/csrc/passes/lower_to_mlir.cpp
index 72bc4171d..8bf6a4266 100644
--- a/pybuda/csrc/passes/lower_to_mlir.cpp
+++ b/pybuda/csrc/passes/lower_to_mlir.cpp
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ class MLIRGenerator
         /// Construct a new MLIRGenerator object.
         MLIRGenerator(mlir::MLIRContext &context) : builder_(&context)
         {
-            tt::log_info("MLIRGenerator");
             init_lowering_handler_map();
         }
 
@@ -64,9 +63,6 @@ class MLIRGenerator
                       mlir::tt::SystemDescAttr::getDefault(builder_.getContext()));
             builder_.setInsertionPointToStart(&graphModule_.getBodyRegion().front());
             emit_mlir_function(graph);
-            mlir::OpPrintingFlags printFlags;
-            printFlags.enableDebugInfo();
-            graphModule_.print(llvm::outs(), printFlags);
 
             /// Verify the module after we have finished constructing it, this will check
             /// the structural properties of the IR and invoke any specific verifiers we
@@ -76,6 +72,22 @@ class MLIRGenerator
                 graphModule_.emitError("module verification failed.");
                 throw std::runtime_error("Generated MLIR module failed verification.");
             }
+
+#ifdef DEBUG
+            // Create a string to store the output
+            std::string moduleStr;
+            llvm::raw_string_ostream rso(moduleStr);
+
+            // Print the MLIR module
+            mlir::OpPrintingFlags printFlags;
+            printFlags.enableDebugInfo();
+            graphModule_.print(rso, printFlags);
+
+            rso.flush();
+
+            log_trace(LogMLIRCompiler, "MLIR module after lowering TT-Forge graph:\n{}", moduleStr);
+#endif
+
             return graphModule_;
         }
 
@@ -119,7 +131,7 @@ class MLIRGenerator
                 } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, bool>) {
                     return builder_.getBoolAttr(arg);
                 } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, int>) {
-                    return builder_.getI32IntegerAttr(arg);
+                    return builder_.getSI32IntegerAttr(arg);
                 } else if constexpr (std::is_same_v<T, float>) {
                     return builder_.getF32FloatAttr(arg);
                 } else {
@@ -133,11 +145,22 @@ class MLIRGenerator
         /// A function represents a set of TTForge operations that are executed to produce output results.
         /// This function will generate the MLIR code for each TTForge operation in the graph and emit the return operation for the function.
         mlir::func::FuncOp emit_mlir_function(tt::graphlib::Graph *graph) {
-            // Assemble the function arguments (inputs)
-            llvm::SmallVector<mlir::Type> arguments;
-            for (auto *input : graph->nodes_by_type(tt::graphlib::kInput))
+            // Assemble the function arguments (inputs and parameters)
+            llvm::SmallVector<mlir::Type> argument_types;
+            llvm::SmallVector<graphlib::Node *> argument_nodes;
+            
+            // Add the graph inputs to the argument list
+            for (auto *input: graph->ordered_module_inputs()) //for (auto *input : graph->nodes_by_type(tt::graphlib::kInput))
             {
-                arguments.push_back(get_node_type(input));
+                argument_nodes.push_back(input);
+                argument_types.push_back(get_node_type(input));
+            }
+
+            // Add the graph parameters to the argument list
+            for(auto *parameter: graph->get_parameter_nodes())
+            {
+                argument_nodes.push_back(parameter);
+                argument_types.push_back(get_node_type(parameter));
             }
 
             // Assemble the function return values (outputs)
@@ -148,18 +171,18 @@ class MLIRGenerator
             }
 
             // Create the function and emit it in the MLIR module.
-            auto funcType = builder_.getType<mlir::FunctionType>(mlir::TypeRange(arguments), mlir::TypeRange(returns));
+            auto funcType = builder_.getType<mlir::FunctionType>(mlir::TypeRange(argument_types), mlir::TypeRange(returns));
             auto func = builder_.create<mlir::func::FuncOp>(graphModule_.getLoc(), "main", funcType);
             
             // Start the body of the function by creating an entry block.
             mlir::Block *entryBlock = func.addEntryBlock();
 
             // Declare function arguments in the symbol table
-            for(auto namedValue: llvm::zip(graph->nodes_by_type(tt::graphlib::kInput), entryBlock->getArguments()))
+            for(auto namedValue: llvm::zip(argument_nodes, entryBlock->getArguments()))
             {
-                auto node = std::get<0>(namedValue);
-                auto arg = std::get<1>(namedValue);
-                declare(node, arg);
+                graphlib::Node* argument_node = std::get<0>(namedValue);
+                mlir::BlockArgument arg = std::get<1>(namedValue);
+                declare(argument_node, arg);
             }
             
             // Set the insertion point in the builder to the beginning of the function
@@ -177,12 +200,12 @@ class MLIRGenerator
                     continue;
                 }
 
-                log_trace(LogMLIRGenerator, "Emitting MLIR for node {}", node->name());
+                log_trace(LogMLIRCompiler, "Emitting MLIR for node {}", node->name());
                 tt::graphlib::OpNode *op_node = dynamic_cast<tt::graphlib::OpNode*>(node);
 
                 // Emit MLIR for the TTForge operation node
                 mlir::Value opValue = emit_mlir_tt_forge_operation(graph, op_node);
-                log_trace(LogMLIRGenerator, "Generated MLIR for node {} with value {}",
+                log_trace(LogMLIRCompiler, "Generated MLIR for node {} with value {}",
                     node->name(), covnert_mlir_value_to_string(opValue));
             }
             emit_mlir_return_op(graph);
@@ -349,7 +372,7 @@ class MLIRGenerator
                 case tt::DataFormat::Float32:
                     return builder_.getF32Type();
                 case tt::DataFormat::Float16_b:
-                    return builder_.getF16Type();
+                    return builder_.getBF16Type();
                 case tt::DataFormat::Float16:
                     return builder_.getF16Type();
                 default:
diff --git a/pybuda/csrc/passes/mlir_passes.cpp b/pybuda/csrc/passes/mlir_passes.cpp
index 851ef3703..5ab32ee30 100644
--- a/pybuda/csrc/passes/mlir_passes.cpp
+++ b/pybuda/csrc/passes/mlir_passes.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ namespace tt::passes
         // It's supposed to be called when there's an error during parsing of the pipeline options.
         // However, I think it's wrongly implemented in the MLIR library, so it doesn't get called.
         mlir::function_ref<mlir::LogicalResult(const mlir::Twine &)>  err_handler = [](const mlir::Twine &location) {
-            log_error(LogMLIRGenerator, "Error during parsing pipeline options: {}", location.str());
+            log_error(LogMLIRCompiler, "Error during parsing pipeline options: {}", location.str());
             return mlir::failure();
         };
 
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@ namespace tt::passes
             throw std::runtime_error("Failed to run MLIR compiler pass pipeline.");
         }
 
-        mlir_module.get().dump();
+#ifdef DEBUG
+        // Create a string to store the output
+        std::string moduleStr;
+        llvm::raw_string_ostream rso(moduleStr);
+
+        // Print the MLIR module
+        mlir::OpPrintingFlags printFlags;
+        printFlags.enableDebugInfo();
+        mlir_module.get()->print(rso, printFlags);
+
+        rso.flush();
+
+        log_trace(LogMLIRCompiler, "MLIR module after running passes:\n{}", moduleStr);
+#endif
     }
 }
diff --git a/pybuda/csrc/pybuda_bindings.cpp b/pybuda/csrc/pybuda_bindings.cpp
index 1e5718e59..a900f3279 100644
--- a/pybuda/csrc/pybuda_bindings.cpp
+++ b/pybuda/csrc/pybuda_bindings.cpp
@@ -184,7 +184,11 @@ PYBIND11_MODULE(_C, m) {
         py::arg("op_intermediates_to_save") = std::vector<std::string>{},
         py::arg("use_interactive_placer") = true,
         py::arg("enable_device_tilize") = false);
-    m.def("run_pre_lowering_passes", &run_pre_lowering_passes);
+    m.def(
+        "run_pre_lowering_passes",
+        &run_pre_lowering_passes,
+        py::arg("graph"),
+        py::arg("default_df_override") = std::optional<DataFormat>{});
     m.def("run_mlir_compiler", &passes::run_mlir_compiler);
 
     m.def(
diff --git a/pybuda/pybuda/_C/__init__.pyi b/pybuda/pybuda/_C/__init__.pyi
index 20a2ef06a..77398771c 100644
--- a/pybuda/pybuda/_C/__init__.pyi
+++ b/pybuda/pybuda/_C/__init__.pyi
@@ -188,5 +188,5 @@ def run_optimization_graph_passes(arg0: graph.Graph) -> None: ...
 def run_post_autograd_graph_passes(arg0: graph.Graph, arg1: object) -> list[tuple[int, int]]: ...
 def run_post_initial_graph_passes(arg0: graph.Graph, arg1: object, arg2: list[tuple[list[tuple[str, list[int], list[int]]], dict[str, list[int]]]]) -> tuple[list[tuple[int, int]], dict[str, int]]: ...
 def run_post_optimize_decompose_graph_passes(arg0: graph.Graph, arg1: object) -> list[tuple[int, int]]: ...
-def run_pre_lowering_passes(arg0: graph.Graph) -> graph.Graph: ...
+def run_pre_lowering_passes(graph: graph.Graph, default_df_override: DataFormat | None = ...) -> graph.Graph: ...
 def run_pre_placer_buda_passes(graph: graph.Graph, device_config, chip_ids: list[int] = ..., op_names_dont_fuse: list[str] = ..., op_names_manual_fuse: list[str] = ..., fracture_chip_id_assignments: dict[str, int] = ..., default_df_override: DataFormat | None = ..., default_accumulate_df: DataFormat | None = ..., enable_broadcast_splitting: bool = ..., fp32_fallback: DataFormat = ..., default_math_fidelity: MathFidelity = ..., enable_auto_fusing: bool = ..., amp_level: int = ..., enable_recompute: bool = ..., output_queues_on_host: bool = ..., input_queues_on_host: bool = ..., insert_queues: list[tuple[str, str, int]] = ..., amp_properties=..., op_intermediates_to_save: list[str] = ..., use_interactive_placer: bool = ..., enable_device_tilize: bool = ...) -> graph.Graph: ...
diff --git a/pybuda/pybuda/compile.py b/pybuda/pybuda/compile.py
index 5d806f8b2..499796626 100644
--- a/pybuda/pybuda/compile.py
+++ b/pybuda/pybuda/compile.py
@@ -779,7 +779,9 @@ def run_pre_lowering_pass(context: CompileContext) -> CompileDepth:
     graph_name = context.graph_name
     graph = context.graph
 
-    graph = run_pre_lowering_passes(graph)
+    graph = run_pre_lowering_passes(
+        graph,
+        compiler_cfg.default_df_override)
     dump_graph(graph, graph_name, "pre_lowering")
 
     context.final_graph = graph
diff --git a/pybuda/pybuda/compiled_graph_state.py b/pybuda/pybuda/compiled_graph_state.py
index 18ef7f76c..5690bc50e 100644
--- a/pybuda/pybuda/compiled_graph_state.py
+++ b/pybuda/pybuda/compiled_graph_state.py
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ def from_compiled_graph(module: Module, compile_results: CompileResults) -> "Com
             constant_to_tensor,
             consteval_trace,
             parameter_to_tile_dims,
-            ordered_parameter_node_names
+            ordered_parameter_node_names,
+            False
         )
 
         return CompiledGraphState(
@@ -253,6 +254,9 @@ def get_constant_tensor(self, name):
 
     def get_parameter_tensor(self, name):
         return self.get_tensor(self.post_const_eval_parameters, name)
+    
+    def get_ordered_parameter_tensors(self):
+        return [self.get_parameter_tensor(name) for name in self.ordered_parameter_node_names]
 
     def get_ordered_input_names_for_subgraph(self, subgraph_idx):
         return [name for i, name in enumerate(self.ordered_input_names) if self.ordered_input_subgraph_indices[i] == subgraph_idx]
@@ -301,5 +305,6 @@ def __call__(self, *inputs: torch.Tensor) -> List[torch.Tensor]:
             Output tensors
         """
         logger.info(f"Running model {self.compiled_graph_state.graph_name} on device...")
-        return run_binary(self.binary, 0, [*inputs])
+        inputs_and_parameters = [*inputs, *self.compiled_graph_state.get_ordered_parameter_tensors()]
+        return run_binary(self.binary, 0, inputs_and_parameters)
 
diff --git a/pybuda/test/mlir/mnist/test_inference.py b/pybuda/test/mlir/mnist/test_inference.py
index f63dfdfd0..b224e559a 100644
--- a/pybuda/test/mlir/mnist/test_inference.py
+++ b/pybuda/test/mlir/mnist/test_inference.py
@@ -2,19 +2,28 @@
 
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+from pybuda._C import DataFormat
+from pybuda.config import _get_global_compiler_config
 import torch
 from torch import nn
 
 from .utils import *
 
+import pybuda
+
 
 def test_mnist_inference():
-    inputs = [torch.rand(1, 784)]
+    compiler_cfg = _get_global_compiler_config()
+    df = DataFormat.Float16_b
+    compiler_cfg.default_df_override = df
+    compiler_cfg.default_accumulate_df = df
+
+    inputs = [torch.rand(1, 784, dtype=torch.bfloat16)]
 
     framework_model = MNISTLinear()
     fw_out = framework_model(*inputs)
 
-    compiled_model = torch.compile(framework_model.to("tt"), backend="tt")
+    compiled_model = pybuda.compile(framework_model, sample_inputs=inputs)
     co_out = compiled_model(*[i.to("tt") for i in inputs])
 
     co_out = [co.to("cpu") for co in co_out]
diff --git a/pybuda/test/mlir/mnist/utils.py b/pybuda/test/mlir/mnist/utils.py
index 724fbf5c2..260840e09 100644
--- a/pybuda/test/mlir/mnist/utils.py
+++ b/pybuda/test/mlir/mnist/utils.py
@@ -16,16 +16,21 @@
 class MNISTLinear(nn.Module):
     def __init__(self, input_size=784, output_size=10, hidden_size=256):
         super(MNISTLinear, self).__init__()
-        self.l1 = nn.Linear(input_size, hidden_size)
+        self.l1 = nn.Linear(input_size, hidden_size, bias=False, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
+        self.b1 = nn.Parameter(torch.ones(1, hidden_size, dtype=torch.bfloat16))
         self.relu = nn.ReLU()
-        self.l2 = nn.Linear(hidden_size, output_size)
+        self.b2 = nn.Parameter(torch.ones(1, output_size, dtype=torch.bfloat16))
+        self.l2 = nn.Linear(hidden_size, output_size, bias=False, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
 
     def forward(self, x):
         x = self.l1(x)
+        x = x + self.b1
         x = self.relu(x)
         x = self.l2(x)
+        x = x + self.b2
+
+        return nn.functional.softmax(x, dtype=torch.bfloat16)
 
-        return nn.functional.softmax(x)
 
 
 def load_tb_writer():
diff --git a/utils/logger.hpp b/utils/logger.hpp
index e3819a345..0fcdc02b0 100644
--- a/utils/logger.hpp
+++ b/utils/logger.hpp
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ constexpr LoggerABI kLoggerABI = LoggerABI::CXX11;
     X(TMFusion)        \
     X(TTDevice)        \
     X(TorchDevice)     \
-    X(MLIRGenerator)
+    X(MLIRCompiler)
 
 enum LogType : uint32_t
 {