.. _release_note_1.7: ======================= Palette SDK version 1.7 ======================= This page lists new features released in SiMa's Palette SDK version 1.7, including known issues and their workarounds. New Features and Enhancements ----------------------------- .. list-table:: :widths: 20 20 40 :header-rows: 1 * - **Feature Category** - **Availability** - **Feature Description** * - MLA - GA - Versioning support, Automated graph surgery improvements, New operators support. * - MLA (GenAI) - GA - 4-bits block quantization and auto-codegen to convert any LLM on Huggingface to work with Sima Modalix platform. * - Platform - GA - Full image supporting Modalix DevKit for NVMe, GUI, and many other peripherals such as USB camera, mouse and keyboard. * - Platform - Preview - Elxr O/S in technical preview * - Video Platform - GA - Precompiled Plugins improving deployment speed and reducing the MPK file size, support for MPK versioning, performance improvement for various video models. * - Video Platform - GA - Real-time profiling support with LTTNG. Performance Validations ----------------------- .. list-table:: :widths: 20 10 40 :header-rows: 1 * - **Model Name** - **Type** - **FPS** * - MaskRCNN - PCIe - Achieved 20 FPS performance. * - OpenPose - PCIe - Achieved 45 FPS performance. * - YOLOv5 - PCIe - Achieved 20 FPS performance. * - YOLOv7 - PCIe - Achieved 120 FPS performance. * - YOLOv8 single-Camera - Standalone - Achieved 120 FPS performance. * - DETR - Standalone - Achieved 120 FPS performance. * - OpenPose - Standalone - Achieved 45 FPS performance. * - YOLOv5 - Standalone - Achieved 20 FPS performance. * - YOLOv7 - Standalone - Achieved 120 FPS performance. * - YOLOv7 (4-Camera) - Standalone - Each camera runs at 35 FPS, tested with 4 cameras (35*4). * - PeopleTracker - Standalone - Achieved 30 FPS performance. * - EfficientDet - Standalone - Achieved 20 FPS performance. * - PeopleDetector single-Camera - Standalone - Achieved 120 FPS performance. * - PeopleDetector (4-Camera) - Standalone - Each camera runs at 35 FPS, tested with 4 cameras (35*4). Known Issues ------------ .. list-table:: :widths: 20 30 40 :header-rows: 1 * - **Issue** - **Impact** - **Workaround** * - Installing python packages as ``sudo`` can break the system - May cause system failure such as loss of GUI, DNS, etc after the reboot. - Update the DevKit again using the same firmware version to reset root file system. Avoid using ``sudo`` to install system Python packages, always resort to virtual environment.