Summary of Contents for SOPHON SS1
- Page 1 SOPHON SS1 User Guide V1.3 Copyright © 2018 BITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED. All rights reserved.
- Page 2 Version Update Content Release Date V1.3 Update Software Installation 2018/2/6 V1.0 2017/10/25 Copyright © 2018 BITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED. All rights reserved.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
CONTENT Overview ...............................4 System Installation ...........................5 ........................5 ARDWARE NSTALLATION ........................5 2.1.1 OTHERBOARD LAYOUT ..............................6 2.1.2 I/O P ANEL ........................6 2.1.3 ARDWARE NSTALLATION ..................... 6 2.1.3.1 INSTALLATION RECAUTIONS ..................6 2.1.3.2 OTHERBOARD NSTALLATION PERATION CPU ..........................7 2.1.3.3 NSTALLING THE .................. -
Page 4: Overview
1. Overview SOPHON SS1 is a specific server system for intelligent video and image analysis, powered by self- developed customized tensor computing processor BM1680 and deep learning accelerating card SC1+. SOPHON SS1 server is a specific inference platform, which is designed to meet the huge needs of deep learning inference. It provides the most convenient hardware infrastructure to help the... -
Page 5: System Installation
2. System Installation Hardware Installation 2.1.1 Motherboard layout Copyright © 2018 BITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED. All rights reserved. -
Page 6: I/O Panel
2.1.2 I/O Panel 2.1.3 Hardware Installation 2.1.3.1 Pre-installation Precautions Take note of the following precautions before you install motherboard components or change any motherboard settings. Unplug the power cord from the wall socket before touching any components. To avoid damaging the motherboard’s components due to static electricity, NEVER place your motherboard directly on the carpet or the like. -
Page 7: Installing The Cpu
2.1.3.3 Installing the CPU △ ！ ，Please check carefully before you insert CPU as below: Check if the PnP cap is on the socket Check if the CPU surface is unclean Check if there are any bent pins in the socket If any above situation is found, mustn’t force to insert the CPU into the socket. - Page 8 Copyright © 2018 BITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED. All rights reserved.
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Page 9: Installing The Cpu Fan And Heatsink
2.1.3.4 Installing the CPU Fan and Heatsink Copyright © 2018 BITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED. All rights reserved. -
Page 10: Installation Of Memory Modules (Dimm)
2.1.3.5 Installation of Memory Modules (DIMM) SS1 provides four 288-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) DIMM slots with Dual Channel Memory Technology support. △ ！ When the server memory configuration is dual channel mode, you must insert even number DDR memories (same brand, main frequency rate, volume and particle);... -
Page 11: Expansion Slots (Pci And Pci Express Slots)
2.1.3.6 Expansion Slots (PCI and PCI Express Slots) There are 2 PCI slots and 4 PCI express slots on this motherboard, shown as below: Copyright © 2018 BITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED. All rights reserved. -
Page 12: Installing Sc1+ Accelerator Card
2.1.3.7 Installing SC1+ Accelerator Card Because there are so many different computer systems on the market, the procedure to install the SC1+ accelerator card can vary from system to system. Use the following instructions as a guideline and consult the documentation of your computer system for any further information on your individual system. -
Page 13: Software Installation
SC1+ card installation is completed. Full filled with SC1+ cards The SC1+ accelerator card is PCI-E X8 Dual Slots Card, although SS1 server provides four PCI-E Slots, there are only 2 slots could support SC1+ card. SC1+ power supply mode SC1+ card needs external power supply, directly from the ATX power. -
Page 14: Installing Basic Package
Ubuntu 16.04.3 LTS 64-bit. Here we’ll introduce how to install BITMAIN msdk, we make sure it works in SS1 server, but we do not guarantee it can be used in the other computer/server due to it rely on the hardware environment strictly. -
Page 15: Qt-Opensource-Linux-X64-5.9.2.Run
Unpacking msdk (16.5.1125-1) ... … … △ ！ Reboot OS please after msdk_16.5.1125-1_amd64_SS1.deb install finished. 2.2.1.2 bmdnn_runtime_v1.31.tar.gz Decompress package by below command in the directory where the package is located (file name may be changed in later release): sudo tar zxf bmdnn_runtime_v1.31.tar.gz Enter the decompressed directory like as bmdnn_runtime_v1.31 (folder name maybe different based on the package you received), and install by input below command: ./install.sh... -
Page 16: Installing Application Package
+x qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.9.2.run && sudo ./qt-opensource-linux-x64-5.9.2.run 2.2.2 Installing Application Package For SS1 server, we copied application to /home/admin1/SOPHON/AppSDK_v1.3 already (the folder name may different in later release). You can also download related Application/SDK from our website below (contact our business currently for the URL).
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