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Introduction
This guide contains tips and resources for a quick start with IMX8MP HummingBoard Pro and Hailo-8 AI accelerator.
Revision and Notes
Date | Owner | Revision | Notes | ||||||
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| Mikhail Anikin | 1 | Initial release | ||||||
| Josua Mayer | 2 | Fix boot select switch setting for microSD | ||||||
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Setup
Cable setup and prerequisites
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To start the IMX.8 HummingBoard Pro with Hailo-8, download the prebuilt demo image or build the demo image from the sources.
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Before powering up the board for the first time , it is recommended to select the boot media. To configure the boot mediaOn first use microSD is recommended source, configure dip switch S3 as follows:
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microSD | ON | ON | X | X | X | X |
“X” means don’t care, leave as is.
For additional options, please refer to HummingBoard Pulse and Ripple i.MX8M Series HummingBoard Boot Select page.
Here is the correct DIP switch position for SD boot:
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Booting from SD card
The following shows how to set the switches on the boot source selector:
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Note: The black rectangle represents the switch position. |
Once you set the switches, you can apply the following for booting from an SD card.
Preparing the board
Ensure the Hailo-8 M.2 module with a heatsink is installed into the M.2 connector on the bottom of the board.
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For more info about the hailo devices, libraries, and network training, please refer to the Hailo Developer Zone.
Additional autostart demos
It is possible to include additional demos into the image that will be running at the start.
To enable additional demos, add the following line to your local.conf
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CORE_IMAGE_EXTRA_INSTALL += "hailo-detection-demo" |
By default, the service starts the general detection demo.
To change it, add the following line to your local.conf
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HAILO_DEMO_APP = "lpr_loop.sh" |
Available demos:
general_detection.sh - Live stream from MIPI-CSI camera with general object detection.
lpr_loop.sh - Looped license plate recognition demo.
multistream_detection.sh - Live stream from two MIPI-CSI cameras with general object detection.
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Note: these demos are tested only with imx-hailo-demo-image. |