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YOLO World

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/yolo_world/model/
bash download_model.sh

Model Conversion​

Select the target platform.

X64 Linux PC
export TARGET_PLATFORM=rk3588

Convert the ONNX model to an RKNN model.

X64 Linux PC
cd ../python/
python convert.py ../model/clip_text.onnx ${TARGET_PLATFORM}
python convert.py ../model/yolo_world_v2s.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 yolo_world

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_yolo_world_demo/ user@your_device_ip:target_directory

Run the Example​

Export the runtime libraries to the environment variable.

Device
cd rknn_yolo_world_demo/
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=./lib

Run the example.

Device
./rknn_yolo_world_demo ./model/clip_text.rknn ./model/detect_classes.txt ./model/yolo_world_v2s.rknn ./model/bus.jpg
$ ./rknn_yolo_world_demo ./model/clip_text.rknn ./model/detect_classes.txt ./model/yolo_world_v2s.rknn ./model/bus.jpg
--> init clip text model
model input num: 1, output num: 1
input tensors:
index=0, name=input_ids, n_dims=2, dims=[1, 20], n_elems=20, size=160, fmt=UNDEFINED, type=INT64, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=0, scale=1.000000
output tensors:
index=0, name=text_embeds, n_dims=2, dims=[1, 512], n_elems=512, size=1024, fmt=UNDEFINED, type=FP16, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=0, scale=1.000000
load label ./model/detect_classes.txt
--> init yolo world model
model input num: 2, output num: 6
input tensors:
index=0, name=images, n_dims=4, dims=[1, 640, 640, 3], n_elems=1228800, size=1228800, fmt=NHWC, type=INT8, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=-128, scale=0.003922
index=1, name=texts, n_dims=3, dims=[1, 80, 512], n_elems=40960, size=40960, fmt=UNDEFINED, type=INT8, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=-52, scale=0.003410
output tensors:
index=0, name=1168, n_dims=4, dims=[1, 80, 80, 80], n_elems=512000, size=512000, fmt=NCHW, type=INT8, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=-128, scale=0.003214
index=1, name=1076, n_dims=4, dims=[1, 4, 80, 80], n_elems=25600, size=25600, fmt=NCHW, type=INT8, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=-128, scale=0.054310
index=2, name=1170, n_dims=4, dims=[1, 80, 40, 40], n_elems=128000, size=128000, fmt=NCHW, type=INT8, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=-128, scale=0.003697
index=3, name=1121, n_dims=4, dims=[1, 4, 40, 40], n_elems=6400, size=6400, fmt=NCHW, type=INT8, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=-128, scale=0.057563
index=4, name=1172, n_dims=4, dims=[1, 80, 20, 20], n_elems=32000, size=32000, fmt=NCHW, type=INT8, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=-128, scale=0.003884
index=5, name=1166, n_dims=4, dims=[1, 4, 20, 20], n_elems=1600, size=1600, fmt=NCHW, type=INT8, qnt_type=AFFINE, zp=-128, scale=0.058563
model is NHWC input fmt
model input height=640, width=640, channel=3
num_lines=80
origin size=640x640 crop size=640x640
input image: 640 x 640, subsampling: 4:2:0, colorspace: YCbCr, orientation: 1
--> inference clip text model
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--> inference yolo world model
scale=1.000000 dst_box=(0 0 639 639) allow_slight_change=1 _left_offset=0 _top_offset=0 padding_w=0 padding_h=0
rga_api version 1.10.1_[0]
rknn_run
person @ (475 234 559 519) 0.948
person @ (110 237 226 535) 0.948
bus @ (96 135 551 436) 0.932
person @ (212 240 283 510) 0.917
person @ (80 326 125 514) 0.665
write_image path: out.png width=640 height=640 channel=3 data=0xffff8189b010

Result Preview​

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 yolo_world.py --text_model ../model/clip_text.rknn --yolo_world ../model/yolo_world_v2s.rknn --target ${TARGET_PLATFORM}
$ python yolo_world.py --text_model ../model/clip_text.rknn --yolo_world ../model/yolo_world_v2s.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
I target set by user is: rk3588
W inference: The 'data_format' is not set, and its default value is 'nhwc'!
W inference: The 'data_format' is not set, and its default value is 'nhwc'!
W inference: The 'data_format' is not set, and its default value is 'nhwc'!
I rknn-toolkit2 version: 2.3.2
I target set by user is: rk3588
W inference: The 'data_format' is not set, and its default value is 'nhwc'!
class score xmin, ymin, xmax, ymax
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person 0.948 [ 477, 232, 559, 521]
person 0.932 [ 110, 236, 226, 536]
person 0.917 [ 212, 240, 283, 510]
person 0.595 [ 80, 327, 126, 514]
bus 0.917 [ 98, 135, 553, 435]
Save results to result.jpg!

Result Preview​

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