Initial commit for AXERA AI accelerators

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -225,3 +225,29 @@ jobs:
           sources: |
             ghcr.io/${{ steps.lowercaseRepo.outputs.lowercase }}:${{ env.SHORT_SHA }}-amd64
             ghcr.io/${{ steps.lowercaseRepo.outputs.lowercase }}:${{ env.SHORT_SHA }}-rpi
+  axera_build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    name: AXERA Build
+    needs:
+      - amd64_build
+      - arm64_build
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+      - name: Set up QEMU and Buildx
+        id: setup
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+        with:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Build and push Axera build
+        uses: docker/bake-action@v6
+        with:
+          source: .
+          push: true
+          targets: axcl
+          files: docker/axcl/axcl.hcl
+          set: |
+            axcl.tags=${{ steps.setup.outputs.image-name }}-axcl
+            *.cache-from=type=gha

docker/axcl/Dockerfile

@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1.6
+
+# https://askubuntu.com/questions/972516/debian-frontend-environment-variable
+ARG DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+
+# Globally set pip break-system-packages option to avoid having to specify it every time
+ARG PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES=1
+
+
+FROM frigate AS frigate-axcl
+ARG TARGETARCH
+ARG PIP_BREAK_SYSTEM_PACKAGES
+
+# Install axpyengine
+RUN wget https://github.com/AXERA-TECH/pyaxengine/releases/download/0.1.3.rc1/axengine-0.1.3-py3-none-any.whl -O /axengine-0.1.3-py3-none-any.whl
+RUN pip3 install -i https://mirrors.aliyun.com/pypi/simple/ /axengine-0.1.3-py3-none-any.whl \
+    && rm /axengine-0.1.3-py3-none-any.whl
+
+# Install axcl
+RUN if [ "$TARGETARCH" = "amd64" ]; then \
+        echo "Installing x86_64 version of axcl"; \
+        wget https://github.com/ivanshi1108/assets/releases/download/v0.16.2/axcl_host_x86_64_V3.6.5_20250908154509_NO4973.deb -O /axcl.deb; \
+    else \
+        echo "Installing aarch64 version of axcl"; \
+        wget https://github.com/ivanshi1108/assets/releases/download/v0.16.2/axcl_host_aarch64_V3.6.5_20250908154509_NO4973.deb -O /axcl.deb; \
+    fi
+
+RUN mkdir /unpack_axcl && \
+    dpkg-deb -x /axcl.deb /unpack_axcl && \
+    cp -R /unpack_axcl/usr/bin/axcl /usr/bin/ && \
+    cp -R /unpack_axcl/usr/lib/axcl /usr/lib/ && \
+    rm -rf /unpack_axcl /axcl.deb
+
+
+# Install axcl ffmpeg
+RUN mkdir -p /usr/lib/ffmpeg/axcl
+
+RUN if [ "$TARGETARCH" = "amd64" ]; then \
+        wget https://github.com/ivanshi1108/assets/releases/download/v0.16.2/ffmpeg-x64 -O /usr/lib/ffmpeg/axcl/ffmpeg && \
+        wget https://github.com/ivanshi1108/assets/releases/download/v0.16.2/ffprobe-x64 -O /usr/lib/ffmpeg/axcl/ffprobe; \
+    else \
+        wget https://github.com/ivanshi1108/assets/releases/download/v0.16.2/ffmpeg-aarch64 -O /usr/lib/ffmpeg/axcl/ffmpeg && \
+        wget https://github.com/ivanshi1108/assets/releases/download/v0.16.2/ffprobe-aarch64 -O /usr/lib/ffmpeg/axcl/ffprobe; \
+    fi
+
+RUN chmod +x /usr/lib/ffmpeg/axcl/ffmpeg /usr/lib/ffmpeg/axcl/ffprobe
+
+# Set ldconfig path
+RUN echo "/usr/lib/axcl" > /etc/ld.so.conf.d/ax.conf
+
+# Set env
+ENV PATH="$PATH:/usr/bin/axcl"
+ENV LD_LIBRARY_PATH="$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib/axcl"
+
+ENTRYPOINT ["sh", "-c", "ldconfig && exec /init"]

docker/axcl/axcl.hcl

@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+target frigate {
+  dockerfile = "docker/main/Dockerfile"
+  platforms = ["linux/amd64", "linux/arm64"]
+  target = "frigate"
+}
+
+target axcl {
+  dockerfile = "docker/axcl/Dockerfile"
+  contexts = {
+    frigate = "target:frigate",
+  }
+  platforms = ["linux/amd64", "linux/arm64"]
+}

docker/axcl/axcl.mk

@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+BOARDS += axcl
+
+local-axcl: version
+	docker buildx bake --file=docker/axcl/axcl.hcl axcl \
+		--set axcl.tags=frigate:latest-axcl \
+		--load
+
+build-axcl: version
+	docker buildx bake --file=docker/axcl/axcl.hcl axcl \
+		--set axcl.tags=$(IMAGE_REPO):${GITHUB_REF_NAME}-$(COMMIT_HASH)-axcl
+
+push-axcl: build-axcl
+	docker buildx bake --file=docker/axcl/axcl.hcl axcl \
+		--set axcl.tags=$(IMAGE_REPO):${GITHUB_REF_NAME}-$(COMMIT_HASH)-axcl \
+		--push

docker/axcl/user_installation.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Update package list and install dependencies
+sudo apt-get update
+sudo apt-get install -y build-essential cmake git wget pciutils kmod udev
+
+# Check if gcc-12 is needed
+current_gcc_version=$(gcc --version | head -n1 | awk '{print $NF}')
+gcc_major_version=$(echo $current_gcc_version | cut -d'.' -f1)
+
+if [[ $gcc_major_version -lt 12 ]]; then
+    echo "Current GCC version ($current_gcc_version) is lower than 12, installing gcc-12..."
+    sudo apt-get install -y gcc-12
+    sudo update-alternatives --install /usr/bin/gcc gcc /usr/bin/gcc-12 12
+    echo "GCC-12 installed and set as default"
+else
+    echo "Current GCC version ($current_gcc_version) is sufficient, skipping GCC installation"
+fi
+
+# Determine architecture
+arch=$(uname -m)
+download_url=""
+
+if [[ $arch == "x86_64" ]]; then
+    download_url="https://github.com/ivanshi1108/assets/releases/download/v0.16.2/axcl_host_x86_64_V3.6.5_20250908154509_NO4973.deb"
+    deb_file="axcl_host_x86_64_V3.6.5_20250908154509_NO4973.deb"
+elif [[ $arch == "aarch64" ]]; then
+    download_url="https://github.com/ivanshi1108/assets/releases/download/v0.16.2/axcl_host_aarch64_V3.6.5_20250908154509_NO4973.deb"
+    deb_file="axcl_host_aarch64_V3.6.5_20250908154509_NO4973.deb"
+else
+    echo "Unsupported architecture: $arch"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Download AXCL driver
+echo "Downloading AXCL driver for $arch..."
+wget "$download_url" -O "$deb_file"
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to download AXCL driver"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Install AXCL driver
+echo "Installing AXCL driver..."
+sudo dpkg -i "$deb_file"
+
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Failed to install AXCL driver, attempting to fix dependencies..."
+    sudo apt-get install -f -y
+    sudo dpkg -i "$deb_file"
+
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "AXCL driver installation failed"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# Update environment
+echo "Updating environment..."
+source /etc/profile
+
+# Verify installation
+echo "Verifying AXCL installation..."
+if command -v axcl-smi &> /dev/null; then
+    echo "AXCL driver detected, checking AI accelerator status..."
+
+    axcl_output=$(axcl-smi 2>&1)
+    axcl_exit_code=$?
+
+    echo "$axcl_output"
+
+    if [ $axcl_exit_code -eq 0 ]; then
+        echo "AXCL driver installation completed successfully!"
+    else
+        echo "AXCL driver installed but no AI accelerator detected or communication failed."
+        echo "Please check if the AI accelerator is properly connected and powered on."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+else
+    echo "axcl-smi command not found. AXCL driver installation may have failed."
+    exit 1
+fi

docs/docs/configuration/object_detectors.md

@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ Frigate supports multiple different detectors that work on different types of ha
 
 - [Synaptics](#synaptics): synap models can run on Synaptics devices(e.g astra machina) with included NPUs.
 
+**AXERA**
+
+- [AXEngine](#axera): axmodels can run on AXERA AI acceleration.
+
+
 **For Testing**
 
 - [CPU Detector (not recommended for actual use](#cpu-detector-not-recommended): Use a CPU to run tflite model, this is not recommended and in most cases OpenVINO can be used in CPU mode with better results.
@@ -1438,6 +1443,41 @@ model:
   input_pixel_format: rgb/bgr # look at the model.json to figure out which to put here
 ```
 
+## AXERA
+
+Hardware accelerated object detection is supported on the following SoCs:
+
+- AX650N
+- AX8850N
+
+This implementation uses the [AXera Pulsar2 Toolchain](https://huggingface.co/AXERA-TECH/Pulsar2).
+
+See the [installation docs](../frigate/installation.md#axera) for information on configuring the AXEngine hardware.
+
+### Configuration
+
+When configuring the AXEngine detector, you have to specify the model name.
+
+#### yolov9
+
+A yolov9 model is provided in the container at /axmodels and is used by this detector type by default.
+
+Use the model configuration shown below when using the axengine detector with the default axmodel:
+
+```yaml
+detectors:
+  axengine:
+    type: axengine
+
+model:
+  path: frigate-yolov9-tiny
+  model_type: yolo-generic
+  width: 320
+  height: 320
+  tensor_format: bgr
+  labelmap_path: /labelmap/coco-80.txt
+```
+
 # Models
 
 Some model types are not included in Frigate by default.

docs/docs/frigate/hardware.md

@@ -104,6 +104,10 @@ Frigate supports multiple different detectors that work on different types of ha
 
 - [Synaptics](#synaptics): synap models can run on Synaptics devices(e.g astra machina) with included NPUs to provide efficient object detection.
 
+**AXERA** <CommunityBadge />
+
+- [AXEngine](#axera): axera models can run on AXERA NPUs via AXEngine, delivering highly efficient object detection.
+
 :::
 
 ### Hailo-8
@@ -287,6 +291,14 @@ The inference time of a rk3588 with all 3 cores enabled is typically 25-30 ms fo
 | ssd mobilenet | ~ 25 ms                         |
 | yolov5m       | ~ 118 ms                        |
 
+### AXERA
+
+- **AXEngine** Default model is **yolov9**
+
+| Name             | AXERA AX650N/AX8850N Inference Time |
+| ---------------- | ----------------------------------- |
+| yolov9-tiny      | ~ 4 ms                              |
+
 ## What does Frigate use the CPU for and what does it use a detector for? (ELI5 Version)
 
 This is taken from a [user question on reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/homeassistant/comments/q8mgau/comment/hgqbxh5/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3). Modified slightly for clarity.
@@ -307,4 +319,4 @@ Basically - When you increase the resolution and/or the frame rate of the stream
 
 YES! The Coral does not help with decoding video streams.
 
-Decompressing video streams takes a significant amount of CPU power. Video compression uses key frames (also known as I-frames) to send a full frame in the video stream. The following frames only include the difference from the key frame, and the CPU has to compile each frame by merging the differences with the key frame. [More detailed explanation](https://support.video.ibm.com/hc/en-us/articles/18106203580316-Keyframes-InterFrame-Video-Compression). Higher resolutions and frame rates mean more processing power is needed to decode the video stream, so try and set them on the camera to avoid unnecessary decoding work.
+Decompressing video streams takes a significant amount of CPU power. Video compression uses key frames (also known as I-frames) to send a full frame in the video stream. The following frames only include the difference from the key frame, and the CPU has to compile each frame by merging the differences with the key frame. [More detailed explanation](https://support.video.ibm.com/hc/en-us/articles/18106203580316-Keyframes-InterFrame-Video-Compression). Higher resolutions and frame rates mean more processing power is needed to decode the video stream, so try and set them on the camera to avoid unnecessary decoding work.

docs/docs/frigate/installation.md

@@ -287,6 +287,42 @@ or add these options to your `docker run` command:
 
 Next, you should configure [hardware object detection](/configuration/object_detectors#synaptics) and [hardware video processing](/configuration/hardware_acceleration_video#synaptics).
 
+### AXERA
+
+<details>
+<summary>AXERA accelerators</summary>
+AXERA accelerators are available in an M.2 form factor, compatible with both Raspberry Pi and Orange Pi. This form factor has also been successfully tested on x86 platforms, making it a versatile choice for various computing environments.
+
+#### Installation
+
+Using AXERA accelerators requires the installation of the AXCL driver. We provide a convenient Linux script to complete this installation.
+
+Follow these steps for installation:
+
+1. Copy or download [this script](https://github.com/ivanshi1108/assets/releases/download/v0.16.2/user_installation.sh).
+2. Ensure it has execution permissions with `sudo chmod +x user_installation.sh`
+3. Run the script with `./user_installation.sh`
+
+#### Setup
+
+To set up Frigate, follow the default installation instructions, for example: `ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:stable`
+
+Next, grant Docker permissions to access your hardware by adding the following lines to your `docker-compose.yml` file:
+
+```yaml
+devices:
+  - /dev/axcl_host
+  - /dev/ax_mmb_dev
+  - /dev/msg_userdev
+```
+
+If you are using `docker run`, add this option to your command `--device /dev/axcl_host --device /dev/ax_mmb_dev --device /dev/msg_userdev`
+
+#### Configuration
+
+Finally, configure [hardware object detection](/configuration/object_detectors#axera) to complete the setup.
+</details>
+
 ## Docker
 
 Running through Docker with Docker Compose is the recommended install method.