diff --git a/ethosu/vela/vela.py b/ethosu/vela/vela.py
index 4b43751..5df20d2 100644
--- a/ethosu/vela/vela.py
+++ b/ethosu/vela/vela.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 from . import stats_writer
 from . import tflite_writer
 from ._version import __version__
+from .debug_database import DebugDatabase
 from .errors import InputFileError
 from .nn_graph import PassPlacement
 from .nn_graph import TensorAllocator
@@ -39,14 +40,18 @@
 from .tensor import Tensor
 
 
-def process(fname, arch, model_reader_options, compiler_options, scheduler_options):
+def process(input_name, enable_debug_db, arch, model_reader_options, compiler_options, scheduler_options):
     if compiler_options.timing:
         start = time.time()
 
-    nng = model_reader.read_model(fname, model_reader_options)
+    os.makedirs(compiler_options.output_dir, exist_ok=True)
+    output_basename = os.path.join(compiler_options.output_dir, os.path.splitext(os.path.basename(input_name))[0])
+    DebugDatabase.show_warnings = enable_debug_db
+
+    nng = model_reader.read_model(input_name, model_reader_options)
 
     if not nng:
-        raise InputFileError(fname, "input file could not be read")
+        raise InputFileError(input_name, "input file could not be read")
 
     if compiler_options.verbose_operators:
         nng.print_operators()
@@ -58,16 +63,21 @@
 
     compiler_driver.compiler_driver(nng, arch, compiler_options, scheduler_options)
 
-    passes_csv_file = "%s/%s_pass-breakdown_%s.csv" % (compiler_options.output_dir, nng.name, arch.system_config)
+    passes_csv_file = "{0}_pass-breakdown_{1}.csv".format(output_basename, arch.system_config)
     stats_writer.write_pass_metrics_csv(nng, passes_csv_file)
 
-    summary_csv_file = "%s/%s_summary_%s.csv" % (compiler_options.output_dir, nng.name, arch.system_config)
+    summary_csv_file = "{0}_summary_{1}.csv".format(output_basename, arch.system_config)
     stats_writer.write_summary_metrics_csv(nng, summary_csv_file, arch)
 
     stats_writer.print_performance_metrics(nng, show_cpu_operations=compiler_options.show_cpu_operations, arch=arch)
 
-    if fname.endswith(".tflite"):
-        tflite_writer.write_tflite(nng, "%s/%s_vela.tflite" % (compiler_options.output_dir, nng.name))
+    output_filename = output_basename + "_vela.tflite"
+    if input_name.endswith(".tflite"):
+        tflite_writer.write_tflite(nng, output_filename)
+
+    if enable_debug_db:
+        debug_filename = output_basename + "_debug.xml"
+        DebugDatabase.write(debug_filename, input_name, output_filename)
 
     if compiler_options.timing:
         stop = time.time()
@@ -123,6 +133,13 @@
     parser.add_argument(
         "--output-dir", type=str, default="output", help="Output directory to write files to (default: %(default)s)"
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--enable-debug-db",
+        action="store_true",
+        default=None,
+        help="Enables the calculation and writing of a network debug database to output directory",
+    )
+
     parser.add_argument("--config", type=str, help="Location of vela configuration file")
 
     parser.add_argument("--verbose-graph", action="store_true", help="Verbose graph rewriter")
@@ -319,9 +336,7 @@
 
     model_reader_options = model_reader.ModelReaderOptions()
 
-    os.makedirs(args.output_dir, exist_ok=True)
-
-    nng = process(args.network, arch, model_reader_options, compiler_options, scheduler_options)
+    nng = process(args.network, args.enable_debug_db, arch, model_reader_options, compiler_options, scheduler_options)
 
     if args.show_subgraph_io_summary:
         print_subgraph_io_summary(nng)