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Use the Qualcomm Software Center (QSC) Launcher to download, compile, and flash the QIR SDK.
WarningIt’s not recommended to rebuild the QIR SDK, as the build process is complex for non-professionals. Build the QIR SDK ONLY if you understand the process and have the following needs:
  • Build an image for the device which doesn’t have a prebuilt image, for example, the Qualcomm® IQ-8 Evaluation Kit. For details, see Supported platforms.
  • Add new features to the QIR SDK.
  • Change the content of the target image.
  • Fix bugs in the QIR SDK.
  • Optimize the performance of the QIR SDK.
  • Change the version of certain components.
Prerequisites
  • Ensure that you have installed the QSC Launcher by following the steps in Install QSC Launcher from the Qualcomm Linux Build Guide.
  • The QSC Launcher requires Docker. Install Docker on the host computer if you haven’t done so.
Note
  • QSC Launcher doesn’t support WSL. Switch to the QSC-CLI (Build with QSC-CLI) if you’re using WSL.
  • It’s not recommended to build the QIR SDK with QSC Launcher or QSC-CLI in the Mac UTM environment. Using this method may require multiple manual retries upon errors.

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Download the software

To use the QSC Launcher for downloading Qualcomm Linux based QIR SDK distributions, perform the following steps according to Build with QSC Launcher: Download the software from the Qualcomm Linux Build Guide.
  1. Open and sign in to the QSC Launcher desktop application.
  2. On the Specify Environment page, select the appropriate values for Category, Chipset, Host Operating System, Target Operating System, and then select Next.
  3. In the Select Resources window, do the following:
    1. In the Base Workspace Path text box, specify a directory path where you want to download the software.
    2. Select the Software Product.
    3. Select the Distribution and the Release Tag. The following tables list the mapping between available software products and release tags, as well as the mapping between distributions and access levels. Software product and release tag
      Software productRelease tagHardware
      QCS9100.LE.1.0See Qualcomm Intelligent Robotics SDK (QIR SDK) 2.0 Release Notes. For example, r00307.1.Qualcomm DragonwingTM IQ-9075 Evaluation Kit
      QCS8300.LE.1.0See Qualcomm Intelligent Robotics SDK (QIR SDK) 2.0 Release Notes. For example, r00203.2.IQ-8 Beta Evaluation Kit
      Mapping between distributions and access levels
      Access levelDistributionYocto layers
      Registered developer with any email address (binaries only, without modem and GPS)Qualcomm_Linux.SPF.1.0|TEST|DEVICE|PB_QIRPSDKmeta-qcom, meta-qcom-distro, meta-ros, meta-qcom-robotics-sdk
      Authorized developer from a verified organization (binaries and selected source for firmware images, without modem and GPS)Qualcomm_Linux.SPF.1.0|AP|Standard|OEM|NM_QIRPSDKmeta-qcom, meta-qcom-distro, meta-ros, meta-qcom-robotics-sdk
      NoteFor information about access levels, including public and authorized, see Working with Qualcomm.
  4. To download the selected compilable distribution or flashable binary, select Download. After the software download is successful, a Download complete status appears.
  5. You don’t have to compile flashable binaries. If you have selected a flashable binary, follow the on-screen instructions to flash to a connected device.

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Build and flash default configuration

Perform the following steps according to Build with QSC Launcher: Build and flash default configuration from the Qualcomm Linux Build Guide.
  1. Compile the default build. Outputs
    Note <Workspace_Path> is the path that you select on the Select Resources page.
    • Robotics images: <Workspace_Path>/DEV/LE.QCROBOTICS.1.0.r1/build-qcs9075-custom/tmp-glibc/deploy/images/qcs9075-iq-9075-evk/qcom-robotics-full-image/*
    • QIR SDK: <Workspace_Path>/DEV/LE.QCROBOTICS.1.0.r1/build-qcs9075-custom/tmp-glibc/deploy/qirpsdk_artifacts/qcs9075-iq-9075-evk/qirp-sdk_<version>.tar.gz
  2. Flash the software with the default configuration.