RetinaFace
Environment Setup
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Follow RKNN Installation to set up the environment.
Follow RKNN Model Zoo to download the example files.
Model Download
Download the ONNX model file.
X64 Linux PC
cd rknn_model_zoo/examples/RetinaFace/model/
bash download_model.sh
Model Conversion
Select the target platform.
- rk3588
- rk356x
- rk3576
X64 Linux PC
export TARGET_PLATFORM=rk3588
X64 Linux PC
export TARGET_PLATFORM=rk356x
X64 Linux PC
export TARGET_PLATFORM=rk3576
Convert the ONNX model to an RKNN model.
X64 Linux PC
cd ../python/
python convert.py ../model/RetinaFace_mobile320.onnx ${TARGET_PLATFORM}
C API
Build the Example
Go to the rknn_model_zoo directory and run build-linux.sh to build.
X64 Linux PC
cd ../../..
bash build-linux.sh -t ${TARGET_PLATFORM} -a aarch64 -d RetinaFace
Sync Files to the Device
Copy the built demo directory under the install folder to the device.
X64 Linux PC
cd install/${TARGET_PLATFORM}_linux_aarch64/
scp -r rknn_RetinaFace_demo/ user@your_device_ip:target_directory
Run the Example
Export the runtime libraries to the environment variable.
Device
cd rknn_RetinaFace_demo/
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./lib
Run the example.
Device
./rknn_retinaface_demo ./model/RetinaFace.rknn ./model/test.jpg
$ ./rknn_retinaface_demo ./model/RetinaFace.rknn ./model/test.jpg
model input num: 1, output num: 3
input tensors:
index=0, name=input0, n_dims=4, dims=[1, 320, 320, 3], n_elems=307200, size=307200, fmt=NHWC, type=INT8, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=-14, scale=1.074510
output tensors:
index=0, name=output0, n_dims=3, dims=[1, 4200, 4, 0], n_elems=16800, size=16800, fmt=UNDEFINED, type=INT8, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=0, scale=0.044699
index=1, name=572, n_dims=3, dims=[1, 4200, 2, 0], n_elems=8400, size=16800, fmt=UNDEFINED, type=FP16, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=0, scale=1.000000
index=2, name=571, n_dims=3, dims=[1, 4200, 10, 0], n_elems=42000, size=42000, fmt=UNDEFINED, type=INT8, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=-22, scale=0.086195
model is NHWC input fmt
model input height=320, width=320, channel=3
origin size=640x427 crop size=640x416
input image: 640 x 427, subsampling: 4:2:0, colorspace: YCbCr, orientation: 1
scale=0.500000 dst_box=(0 54 319 265) allow_slight_change=1 _left_offset=0 _top_offset=54 padding_w=0 padding_h=108
rga_api version 1.10.1_[0]
fill dst image (x y w h)=(0 0 320 320) with color=0x72727272
RgaCollorFill(1819) RGA_COLORFILL fail: Invalid argument
RgaCollorFill(1820) RGA_COLORFILL fail: Invalid argument
161 im2d_rga_impl rga_task_submit(2171): Failed to call RockChipRga interface, please use 'dmesg' command to view driver error log.
161 im2d_rga_impl rga_dump_channel_info(1500): src_channel:
rect[x,y,w,h] = [0, 0, 0, 0]
image[w,h,ws,hs,f] = [0, 0, 0, 0, rgba8888]
buffer[handle,fd,va,pa] = [0, 0, 0, 0]
color_space = 0x0, global_alpha = 0x0, rd_mode = 0x0
161 im2d_rga_impl rga_dump_channel_info(1500): dst_channel:
rect[x,y,w,h] = [0, 0, 320, 320]
image[w,h,ws,hs,f] = [320, 320, 320, 320, rgb888]
buffer[handle,fd,va,pa] = [2, 0, 0, 0]
color_space = 0x0, global_alpha = 0xff, rd_mode = 0x1
161 im2d_rga_impl rga_dump_opt(1550): opt version[0x0]:
161 im2d_rga_impl rga_dump_opt(1551): set_core[0x0], priority[0]
161 im2d_rga_impl rga_dump_opt(1554): color[0x72727272]
161 im2d_rga_impl rga_dump_opt(1563):
161 im2d_rga_impl rga_task_submit(2180): acquir_fence[-1], release_fence_ptr[0x0], usage[0x280000]
rknn_run
face @(302 72 476 296) score=0.999023
write_image path: result.jpg width=640 height=427 channel=3 data=0x6dfc610
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Python API
Activate the virtual environment
Device
conda activate rknn
Run the Example
Copy the related files to the device and run the following commands.
Device
python RetinaFace.py --model_path ../model/RetinaFace.rknn --target ${TARGET_PLATFORM}
$ python RetinaFace.py --model_path ../model/RetinaFace.rknn --target rk3588
/home/radxa/miniforge3/envs/rknn/lib/python3.12/site-packages/rknn/api/rknn.py:51: UserWarning: pkg_resources is deprecated as an API. See https://setuptools.pypa.io/en/latest/pkg_resources.html. The pkg_resources package is slated for removal as early as 2025-11-30. Refrain from using this package or pin to Setuptools<81.
self.rknn_base = RKNNBase(cur_path, verbose)
I rknn-toolkit2 version: 2.3.2
done
--> Init runtime environment
I target set by user is: rk3588
done
--> Running model
W inference: The 'data_format' is not set, and its default value is 'nhwc'!
image_size: (320, 320) num_priors= 4200
face @ (302 74 478 300) 0.999023
save image in ./result.jpg
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