EfficientNet-B4 Example
This document describes using the QAI AppBuilder Python API to perform inference with the EfficientNet-B4 target recognition model using Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Processor (NPU).
Supported Devices
| Device | SoC |
|---|---|
| Dragon Q6A | QCS6490 |
| Dragon Q8B | SC8280XP |
Install QAI AppBuilder
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Please install QAI AppBuilder according to QAI AppBuilder Installation Guide.
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Please configure ADSP environment variables according to Create ADSP Environment Variables.
Run Example
Install Dependencies
pip3 install requests tqdm qai-hub py3_wget opencv-python torch torchvision
Run Script
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Navigate to the example directory
- QCS6490
- SC8280XP
Devicecd ai-engine-direct-helper/samples/linux/pythonDevicecd ai-engine-direct-helper/samples/linux/python -
Prepare input image, using the following image as input example

input image
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Execute inference
Devicepython3 efficientnet_b4/efficientnet_b4.py$ python3 efficientnet_b4/efficientnet_b4.py
Current file directory: /mnt/ssd/qualcomm/701/zzf_fork/ai-engine-direct-helper/samples/linux/python/efficientnet_b4
0.0ms [WARNING] <W> Initializing HtpProvider
/prj/qct/webtech_scratch20/mlg_user_admin/qaisw_source_repo/rel/qairt-2.37.1/point_release/SNPE_SRC/avante-tools/prebuilt/dsp/hexagon-sdk-5.4.0/ipc/fastrpc/rpcmem/src/rpcmem_android.c:38:dummy call to rpcmem_init, rpcmem APIs will be used from libxdsprpc
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134.2ms [WARNING] Time: Read model file to memory. 15.52
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197.4ms [WARNING] Time: contextCreateFromBinary. 63.07
197.4ms [WARNING] Time: UnmapViewOfFile. 0.00
197.8ms [WARNING] Time: model_initialize efficientnet_b4 197.73
271.4ms [WARNING] Time: model_inference efficientnet_b4 12.60
Top 5 predictions for image:
Samoyed 0.9568610787
Pomeranian 0.0066686491
keeshond 0.0054634647
chow 0.0010403089
Eskimo dog 0.0007608762
0.0ms [WARNING] <W> This META does not have Alloc2 Support
0.0ms [WARNING] <W> This META does not have Alloc2 Support
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/prj/qct/webtech_scratch20/mlg_user_admin/qaisw_source_repo/rel/qairt-2.37.1/point_release/SNPE_SRC/avante-tools/prebuilt/dsp/hexagon-sdk-5.4.0/ipc/fastrpc/rpcmem/src/rpcmem_android.c:42:dummy call to rpcmem_deinit, rpcmem APIs will be used from libxdsprpc
287.8ms [WARNING] Time: model_destroy efficientnet_b4 13.65The printed results show that
Samoyedhas the highest confidence, which matches the input image content.