Initial System Check And Setup - brainchip Akida x86 User Manual

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NITIAL SYSTEM CHECK AND SETUP
'Out of the box' procedure:
1. Power up the Shuttle PC
Username: bcdemo
Password: Demo123
2. Check if the Linux OS has enumerated the Akida board.
From a terminal window enter the command:
lspci
The output for Ubuntu 20.04 should include the following for the Akida board.
Co-processor: Device 1e7c:bca1 (rev 01)
3. Verify the PCIe driver is installed and running.
In conda Akida environment, running akida devices command should display the
available backend as shown on the screen shot below.
Open a Terminal window.
Enter:
conda activate akida
And then, enter:
akida devices
The following messages should appear in your terminal window:
Once your system is up and running you can
- Have a look at the demos installed on your machine (see paragraph 5)
- Run some of the Akida Examples coming from our online Akida documentation
(https://doc.brainchipinc.com/examples/) but already installed on your machine (see
paragraph 7)
- Code your own python program in our conda environment or creating another one,
including your favorite libraries
And don't forget you can get support from Brainchip using Akida customer support portal:
https://support.brainchip.com/portal/en/signin
Akida x86 Evaluation Kit - User Guide
Figure 2: Terminal window showing Akida device name
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