Getting Started with AI on NXP i.MX8M Plus: A Comprehensive Guide

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Welcome to RidgeRun's guide to Getting started with AI on NXP i.MX8M Plus Getting started with AI on NXP i.MX8M Plus	Getting started with AI on NXP i.MX8M Plus Introduction Overview i.MX8M Plus hardware specifications Development tools Development kit DART-MX8M-PLUS Development kit Quick getting started Yocto minimal image Flashing SD card First steps on the board Development Gatesgarth and Hardknott Yocto versions Downloading Yocto images for NXP based BSP Building an imx-core-image Flashing SD card Integrating multimedia software stack Installing GStreamer Installing OpenCV Integrating Artificial Intelligence software stack Installing TensorFlow Lite for NXP based images Installing R2Inference Installing GstInference Developing software for the board Building the SDK Crosscompiling apps for GStreamer, TensorFlow Lite, and OpenCV Exploring TensorFlow Lite delegates for prototyping Neural Processing Unit Introduction Profiling the NPU Installing gputop Setting the board on debug mode Use Case experiments: Smart Parking Introduction to the use case License Plate Detection TinyYOLO version 3 Training a model compatible with GstInference License Plate Recognition Rosetta Getting the model prototyping Bash scripts for CPU usage and time estimation Serial experiments Parallel Experiments Results GStreamer Exploring Rosetta element for character recognition Example pipelines Smart Parking Video inferences Image inferences Video streaming Contact Us
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