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Copyright © 2017 BITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED. All rights reserved. 

2.1.6 

Connect the 6-pin power connector from the power supply to the power connector on the 

SC1 card. Note that the connector and socket on the SC1 card have a unique shape, only 

one direction is allowed. 

2.1.7 

Reinstall the cover on your computer and reconnect any cables that you removed before 

the installation. 

2.2 Software Installing 

2.2.1 Software Package 

Software package includes driver, firmware, libbmdnn, other related libs, documents and tools: 

 

Driver

 

Linux driver for SC1. 

Firmware

 

Binary image, which will be loaded to SC1 when necessary. 

Libbmdnn

 

lib file of bmdnn, which will be linked during runtime. 

Other libs

 

Other supporting libs, such as caffe, maybe different in different releases. 

Document

 

User guide, readme and other documents. 

Tools

 

Install scripts, and sample test applications. 

2.2.2 How to Install 

You could get the package from below address: 

http://ivs.bitmain.io 

file name: bm1680_debs_V1.21.tar.gz

 

And it can be installed following these steps. 

Unpacked the package by using cmds: 

tar-xyzf bmdnn_runtime_1.2_1-23.tar.gz 

And here are the files when package is unpacked: 

lwang@lwang-04:~/bmdnn_runtime$ ls 

bmdnn-bkms_1.2.1023_all.deb             caffe_1.2.1023-1_amd64.deb       readme 

bmdnn-firmware_1.2.1023-1_amd64.deb    install.sh 

BMDNN_User_Guide.pdf                  libbmdnn_1.2.1023-1_amd64.deb 

Install packages by running script “install.sh” like this: 

./Install.sh 

Bmdnn 

Package

driver

fw

libbmdnn

other libs

doc & tools

Summary of Contents for Sophon SC1

Page 1: ...Copyright 2017 BITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED All rights reserved Sophon SC1 User Guide V1 2 ...

Page 2: ...Copyright 2017 BITMAIN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED All rights reserved Version Update Content Release Date V1 0 2017 10 25 V1 0 1 Add Software package download link 2017 11 28 ...

Page 3: ...S LIMITED All rights reserved CONTENT 1 Overview 4 1 1 Introduction 4 1 2 Minimum System Requirements 4 2 Installation 5 2 1 Hardware Installing 5 2 2 Software Installing 6 2 2 1 Software Package 6 2 2 2 How to install 6 2 2 3 Example 7 ...

Page 4: ...SDK from Bitmain you can further simplify the buffer management of DL workload to achieve better load balancing Each Sophon SC1 card has a PCIE3 0x8 interface can access large capacity system DRAM memory to achieve bidirectional data exchange and streaming between the card and the system Sophon SC1 card max power consumption is 85W Sophon SC1 card max power consumption is 150W the actual power con...

Page 5: ...ing procedure to install the SC1 accelerator card into your computer system 2 1 1 Turn off your computer server and monitor and disconnect the power cord Depending on your computer system you may need to disconnect the cables on the back of your system Mark those cables so you can make sure reconnecting them properly 2 1 2 Open your computer by removing the cover side panel Refer to your computer ...

Page 6: ... bmdnn which will be linked during runtime Other libs Other supporting libs such as caffe maybe different in different releases Document User guide readme and other documents Tools Install scripts and sample test applications 2 2 2 How to Install You could get the package from below address http ivs bitmain io file name bm1680_debs_V1 21 tar gz And it can be installed following these steps Unpacke...

Page 7: ...package has been installed successfully 2 2 3 Example There are several test applications in the package As demo these tests can be easily used you can type a command like this from any path test_md_scalar This application will run It will load firmware to SC1 when necessary And the calculation result will be shown at last Available sample applications may be within following list Test Name note 1...

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