VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide Table of Contents Introduction ..............................1 OS Package Contents ..........................1 1.1.1 Firmware Folder Contents ......................1 1.1.2 Document Folder Contents ......................1 Version Information and Supported Features ..................2 Image Installation ............................
VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide 1. Introduction This Quick Start Guide provides an overview of how to boot the Debian 12 OS image on a VIA AI Transforma Model 1 board and configure the supported hardware functions for the build. The Debian 12 OS image is developed based on the MediaTek Yocto 4.0.17 BSP and enables all HW functions provided by VIA AI Transforma Model 1 board.
VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide 1.2 Version Information and Supported Features • Linux Kernel version: 5.15.47 • Linux Image: Debian 12 • Supports booting from eMMC • Supports HDMI 4K display and audio outputs •...
VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide 2. Image Installation This section lists the setup requirements for installing the Debian image on VIA AI Transforma Model 1 board. The precompiled image is provided in the "Firmware" folder. 2.1 Installing the Debian 12 OS Image Follow the steps below to install the Debian image: Step 1: Setup Git...
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VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide Add the unzipped directory to PATH environment variable. Check if it is properly installed (the version should be greater than 34.0.4) with the following command: > fastboot --version fastboot version 34.0.4-10411341 Step 4: Setup Python 3 on Windows Download and install Python 3.9.x from: https://www.python.org/downloads/...
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VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide Step 5: Install Genio Tools & FTDI Driver Make sure the Windows PC is connected to the internet and run the following command as administrator to install Genio Tools: >...
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VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide Step 6 Connect the VIA AI Transforma Model 1 board to Windows host machine through the board’s USB Type-C port using a USB Type-C cable. USB Type-C port Type-C Port Unzip and extract the Debian image package "VIA_AI_Transforma_Model_1_Debian_12_OS.zip "...
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VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide Step 9 Messages will be printed on the PC debug console to show the flashing progress. Release the Software Upgrade button when you see the first "OKAY" message. > cd PATH_to_the_Package >...
VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide 3. Debian 12 Setup This section explains how to setup the Debian 12 OS and start to use it. For further details about how to use Debian, you can check here: https://www.debian.org/doc/user-manuals. 3.1 Desktop Login Plug a keyboard and a mouse to the system and connect an HDMI monitor.
VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide 3.2 Audio Output and Recording Functions There are three audio output paths HDMI, DP, or earphone available on the VIA AI Transforma Model 1 board. • To test the HDMI audio output, connect an HDMI display to the VIA AI Transforma Model 1 board and set the display mode to HDMI.
VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide 3.3 Wi-Fi Setup To connect to a Wi-Fi hotspot, go to Settings → Wi-Fi and choose a Wi-Fi network to connect to. Make sure the Wi-Fi antennas have been connected to the Wi-Fi/BT module correctly. 3.4 VTool Utility Included in the Debian 12 OS image is a utility developed by VIA called "VTool".
VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide 3.4.1 Display Settings After launching the VTool application, select the desired display setting on the righthand side of the pop-up window and save the configuration. In order to apply the new configuration, click on the "reboot" button. If you select "Ignore" the changes will take place on the next system boot.
VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide 3.4.2 40-Pin Header Settings After launching the VTool application, the lefthand side of the pop-up window provides some simple configuration options for the 40-pin header settings. • Default - sets the default GPIO settings as defined in the VIA AI Transforma Model 1 User Manual. •...
VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide 3.5 GPU Hardware Acceleration Benchmark Open a terminal window and use the following command to run the preinstalled OpenGL (ES) 2.0 benchmarking tool to check the GPU performance. debian@transforma:~$ glmark2-es2-wayland Here is a sample test result: debian@transofrma:~$ glmark2-es2-wayland -s 1920x1080 =========================================================...
VIA AI Transforma Model 1 Debian 12 OS Quick Start Guide tflite, vpu, avg inference time: 24.22 /usr/share/benchmark_dla/ssd_mobilenet_v1_coco_quantized.tflite, vpu, avg inference time: 24.22 2024-01-26 22:14:27,182 [INFO] /usr/share/benchmark_dla/inception_v3_quant.tflite, mdla3.0, avg inference time: 6.77 /usr/share/benchmark_dla/inception_v3_quant.tflite, mdla3.0, avg inference time: 6.77 2024-01-26 22:14:36,160 [INFO] /usr/share/benchmark_dla/inception_v3_quant.tflite, vpu, avg inference time: 74.25 /usr/share/benchmark_dla/inception_v3_quant.tflite, vpu, avg inference time: 74.25 After the tool has been executed, the inference time of each test AI model will be displayed, providing a...
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