Palette SDK version 2.0
This document outlines the new and regressions features, and known issues in SiMa.ai’s Palette software version v2.0.0, along with their respective workarounds. It also includes information on the Palette software packages, supported systems, and compatible software. Palette v2.0.0 is released on Dec 2, 2025.
New Features and Enhancements
Feature Category |
Availability |
Feature Description |
|---|---|---|
Edgematic |
GA |
Support for 2.0.0 release. Edgematic Gen2 (Modalix) boards run eLxr builds; Edgematic Gen1 (MLSoC) boards run Yocto builds. |
MLA |
GA |
Mixed-Precision Quantization (Intel Neural Compressor), Model SDK support for JAX, Large tensor improvements |
MLA (GenAI) |
GA |
GGUF model format support, MPPE support |
Video Platform |
GA |
MIPI + ISP Optimization, Concurrent MIPI Pipelines (2 on SOM, 4 on DVT)ce. |
Video Platform (GenAI) |
GA |
GenAI Gstreamer pipeline: Whisper + LLM running on the SoC, Piper TTS running on device. |
Platform |
GA |
eLxr OS for Modalix, Desktop GUI, Debian compatible package versioning, OTA includes tRoot upgrade (any-to-any version), Chromium browser, pre-installed gpg keys, SiMa theme. |
Platform |
GA |
Containerized SDK components and simplified installation workflow of Palette (ModelSDK, mpk_cli_toolset, eLxr cross-compiler, Yocto cross-compiler) |
SoC Features |
EA |
HHHL Modalix board support, Modalix PCIe support (clock fix & BAR register changes), Combined upgrade for Modalix, Windows Driver support. |
Gstreamer Pipeline Performance Validation (FPS)
Pipeline |
Interface |
Modalix (FPS) |
MLSoC (FPS) |
|---|---|---|---|
MaskRCNN |
PCIe |
20 FPS |
20 FPS |
YoloV8_4Cam |
Ethernet |
50 FPS x 4 Cameras = 200 FPS |
20 FPS x 4 Cameras 80 FPS |
DETR |
Ethernet |
180 FPS |
90 FPS |
OpenPose |
Ethernet |
50 FPS |
30 FPS |
OpenPose |
PCIe |
50 FPS |
30 FPS |
YOLOv7 |
PCIe |
200 FPS |
100 FPS |
YOLOv7 |
Ethernet |
200 FPS |
100 FPS |
YOLOv7 4-Camera |
Ethernet |
50 FPS x 4 Cameras = 200 FPS |
20 FPS x 4 Cameras = 80 FPS |
PeopleTracker |
Ethernet |
30 FPS |
30 FPS |
EfficientDet |
Ethernet |
20 FPS |
20 FPS |
PeopleDetector Single camera |
Ethernet |
200 FPS |
90 FPS |
PeopleDetector 4-Camera |
Ethernet |
45 FPS x 4 Cameras = 180 FPS |
20 FPS x 4 Cameras = 80 FPS |
Yolov8 Single Camera |
Ethernet |
300 FPS |
110 FPS |
YoloV8 PyGast |
Ethernet |
30 FPS |
30 FPS |
Yolov8 Pose |
Ethernet |
90 FPS |
90 FPS |
Yolov8 Seg-Soc |
Ethernet |
90 FPS |
90 FPS |
VIT S14 Pipeline |
Ethernet |
1 FPS |
N/A |
RaftStereo pipeline |
Ethernet |
1 FPS |
N/A |
LightStereo pipeline |
Ethernet |
10 FPS |
N/A |
YoloV8_PCIe_16Channels |
PCIe |
23 FPS x 16 Cameras = 368 FPS |
N/A |
YoloV7_16Channels |
Ethernet |
30 FPS x 16 Cameras = 480 FPS |
N/A |
Known Issues
Issue |
Impact |
Workaround |
|---|---|---|
mpk create fails if SDK containers started selectively |
Installation failure |
Re-create all required SDK containers together by using select-all option in the containers list. |
Windows system with 16 GB RAM fails SDK pre-check |
Installation check failure |
Please use force install. |
SDK installation issues on Windows WSL |
Installation failure |
Please use Hyper-V. |
MIPI camera issues if connected only to slot2 |
Camera failure |
Connect single camera to slot1. If two cameras, connect to Slot1 and Slot2. |