Environment setup
Follow the hardware installation guide to install the Radxa AICore AX-M1 on the host device.
Check the device connection
- Use
lspcito confirm that the Radxa AICore AX-M1 is detected.
Host
lspci
0000:01:00.0 Multimedia video controller: Axera Semiconductor Co., Ltd Device 0650 (rev 01)
Install the driver
- Install dependencies
Host
sudo apt install gcc linux-headers-$(uname -r) make
- Install the AXCL driver
tip
Download the driver package from the resources section on the left panel.
Host
sudo dpkg -i ./axcl_host_aarch64_V3.6.5_20250908154509_NO4973.deb
- Verify the installation
Host
axcl-smi
rock@rock-5b-plus:~$ axcl-smi
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| AXCL-SMI V3.6.5_20250908154509 Driver V3.6.5_20250908154509 |
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+---------------------------------------+
| Card Name Firmware | Bus-Id | Memory-Usage |
| Fan Temp Pwr:Usage/Cap | CPU NPU | CMM-Usage |
|=========================================+==============+=======================================|
| 0 AX650N V3.6.5 | 0001:11:00.0 | 148 MiB / 945 MiB |
| -- 54C -- / -- | 2% 0% | 18 MiB / 7040 MiB |
+-----------------------------------------+--------------+---------------------------------------+
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Processes: |
| Card PID Process Name NPU Memory Usage |
|================================================================================================|
Uninstall the driver
If you need to uninstall the AXCL driver, run the following command.
Host
sudo apt remove axclhost