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| author | Cisco Cervellera <cisco.cervellera@arm.com> | 2021-11-25 18:32:27 +0000 |
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| committer | Kshitij Sisodia <kshitij.sisodia@arm.com> | 2021-11-26 13:38:54 +0000 |
| commit | 6ef76bd2eac8c59c51a766a051bfbda681af181a (patch) | |
| tree | 2477450228a5eb905da0f25bc55a9d55cc7aa5c7 /docs | |
| parent | 527b4745c9ec770eb53c3c13bd30f24d63b7cbff (diff) | |
| download | ml-embedded-evaluation-kit-6ef76bd2eac8c59c51a766a051bfbda681af181a.tar.gz | |
MLECO 2597: Minimal system requirement
* Documentation added with missing prerequisite
* build_default.py can now be tuned for constraint build systems
Change-Id: I74c061359ff663335e664528c4f0616f55cff0f7
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diff --git a/docs/sections/building.md b/docs/sections/building.md index 7ca98c5..b289e52 100644 --- a/docs/sections/building.md +++ b/docs/sections/building.md @@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ - [Building the ML embedded code sample applications from sources](./building.md#building-the-ml-embedded-code-sample-applications-from-sources) - [Build prerequisites](./building.md#build-prerequisites) + - [Third-party build prerequisites](./building.md#third-party-build-prerequisites) - [Build options](./building.md#build-options) - [Build process](./building.md#build-process) - [Preparing build environment](./building.md#preparing-build-environment) @@ -93,6 +94,16 @@ Before proceeding, it is *essential* to ensure that the following prerequisites python3 -m venv ``` +- The build system uses external Python libraries during the building process. Please make sure that the latest pip and libsndfile versions are installed. + + ```commandline + pip3 --version + ``` + + ```log + pip 9.0.1 from /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages (python 3.6) + ``` + - Make ```commandline @@ -111,6 +122,17 @@ Before proceeding, it is *essential* to ensure that the following prerequisites *Ethos™-U55* NPU driver, and CMSIS. Instructions for downloading these are listed under: [preparing build environment](./building.md#preparing-build-environment). +### Third-party build prerequisites + +- The following software is needed by TensorFlow Lite Micro. + + - xxd + - unzip + - Python Pillow + +> **Note:** Due to the fast paced nature of development, this list might not be exhaustive. +Please refer to Tensorflow Lite Micro documentation for more info. + ## Build options The project build system allows you to specify custom neural network models (in the `.tflite` format) for each use-case @@ -337,6 +359,10 @@ Additional command line arguments supported by this script are: - `ethos-u55-256` - `ethos-u65-256` - `ethos-u65-512` +- `--make-jobs`: Specifies the number of concurrent jobs to use for compilation. +The default value is equal to the number of cores in the system. +Lowering this value can be useful in case of limited resources. +- `--make-verbose`: Make the compile process verbose. This is equal to run ```make VERBOSE=1```. To build for *Ethos™-U55* 32 MAC configuration, using `Arm Compiler`, run: |