Need help finding/installing Hailo AI Software Suite - "hailo_platform module not found" error

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Title: Need help finding/installing Hailo AI Software Suite - “hailo_platform module not found” error

Post: Hi everyone,
I’m experiencing an issue with compiling my model to HEF format and need some guidance.

Current Situation:

  • Attempting to run hailomz compile to convert my PyTorch (.pt) model to HEF format
  • Getting error: 'hailo_platform' module not found
  • This indicates missing Hailo Runtime SDK or AI Software Suite installation

My Setup:

  • Target hardware: Hailo-8 + Raspberry Pi 5
  • Using DFC 3.7 version and Hailo Model Zoo

What I’ve tried:

  • Searched on Hailo Developer Zone for installation packages
  • Enabled Archive option but still couldn’t find the following:
    • hailo_all_sdk_debian_3.27.0.deb
    • Any recent Hailo AI Software Suite .deb packages

What I need:

  1. Any of these options:

    • hailo_all_sdk_debian_3.27.0.deb package
    • Latest Hailo AI Software Suite .deb package
    • Alternative installation method for Hailo Runtime

  2. My goal:

    • Install Hailo Runtime (including hailo_platform module)
    • Successfully convert .pt files to .hef files
    • Run inference on Hailo-8 device with Raspberry Pi 5

Questions:

  1. Has anyone successfully installed the Hailo Runtime recently? Where can I find the proper installation packages?
  2. Are there alternative methods to compile PyTorch models to HEF format? (Docker containers, cloud services, etc.)
  3. Any tips for running Hailo-8 with Raspberry Pi 5?

Any help or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Environment:

  • Hailo DFC 3.7
  • Hailo Model Zoo
  • Target: Hailo-8 on Raspberry Pi 5
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For installation on Raspberry Pi OS you can follow this guide:

Raspberry Pi - Documentation - AI

The Hailo Dataflow Compiler is the only way to convert models. I recommend to install the Hailo AI Software Suite Docker. It makes installation and upgrade easy. The Hailo Dataflow Compiler requires a x86 machine and Ubuntu 20.04. or 22.04. Follow the link to the Installation Guide right next to the download in the Developer Zone.

Follow the the guide in the Raspberry Pi documentation, play with the examples, try the example on our GitHub:

GitHub - Hailo-RPi5 Examples

Have fun.