Installation

Qualcomm® Intelligent Multimedia SDK (QIM SDK) is an AI framework designed to build Vision AI pipelines. It runs on Qualcomm’s powerful and power-efficient IoT platforms, providing GStreamer-based plugins for multimedia, computer vision (CV), and artificial intelligence (AI) to facilitate seamless application development.

QIM SDK on Yocto
QIM SDK on Ubuntu

To set up your device with Qualcomm Linux (Yocto), download the prebuilt image for your platform and flash it by following the Qualcomm Linux Flash Guide on Dragonwing Docs.

Prerequisites

Make sure your Dragonwing device has been set up with Ubuntu and you have shell access.
Download Ubuntu on Qualcomm IoT Platforms and Select Your Device.

QIM SDK 2.0 is not available on Ubuntu in this release. See the release notes to learn more.

Add Qualcomm PPA

Update package metadata and add the Qualcomm Ubuntu PPA.

sudo apt update
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-qcom-iot/qcom-ppa

Install GStreamer core components

Install the required GStreamer tools and base multimedia packages.

sudo apt install -y \
  gstreamer1.0-tools \
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-good \
      gstreamer1.0-plugins-base \
  gstreamer1.0-libav

Install Qualcomm hardware-accelerated GStreamer plugins

Install the Qualcomm GStreamer plugin package.

sudo apt install -y \
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-qcom

Install AI runtime and inference components

Install AI runtime packages and developer tools required for inference workflows.

sudo apt install -y \
  tensorflow-lite-qcom-apps \
  libqnn-dev \
  libsnpe-dev

Validate QIM SDK plugins on device

Verify that Qualcomm-specific GStreamer plugins are available after installation.

gst-inspect-1.0 | grep qti

After installation, you should see Qualcomm-specific GStreamer plugins listed.

Install optional developer packages

Use the following optional packages based on your development or deployment needs.

Multimedia acceleration and system integration

Install packages for FastCV, DMA buffer heap integration, and sensor test applications.

sudo apt install -y \
  qcom-fastcv-binaries-dev \
  qcom-libdmabufheap-dev \
  qcom-sensors-test-apps

Utilities and media tools

Install common utilities used during media development, debugging, and validation.

sudo apt install -y \
  ffmpeg \
  net-tools \
  pulseaudio-utils \
  selinux-utils \
  unzip \
  v4l-utils \
  qnn-tools \
  snpe-tools

Sample applications and Python examples

Install sample applications and Python examples for quick validation and development.

sudo apt install -y \
  gstreamer1.0-qcom-sample-apps \
  gstreamer1.0-qcom-python-examples

Wayland and display support (server only)

Install display and Wayland-related packages for systems that require GUI or compositor support.

sudo apt install -y \
  qcom-adreno1 \
  weston-autostart \
  xwayland

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