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Get an out-of-the-box experience of the QIR SDK on Qualcomm DragonwingTM development kits using the prebuilt image — no build environment required. By the end of this path, you’ll have sample_hrnet_pose_estimation running on your kit, a ROS 2 node that estimates human body pose and keypoints from a still image or a live camera stream.

Figure: the sample_hrnet_pose_estimation result

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What you’ll do

1

Download the prebuilt package

Download the prebuilt packages for your development kit.
2

Flash the robotics image

Flash the robotics image to your development kit.
3

Set up the environment

Set up the environment for running sample applications.
4

Run the demo application

Run the demo application to see sample_hrnet_pose_estimation in action.

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Host computer for QIR SDK

Your host operating system determines which parts of this guide apply to you. The following environment is recommended for the QIR SDK:
NoteThis is a basic requirement for using the QIR SDK. For customizing and building the QIR SDK, see the specific requirements in Build the QIR SDK.

Table: host computer for QIR SDK

FlashDevelopmentBuild (optional)
  • Ubuntu 24.04 (recommended)
  • Windows/MacOS
  • Ubuntu 24.04 (recommended)
  • Virtual machine or WSL
Ubuntu 24.04 (recommended)
To set up a virtual machine (VM) running Ubuntu 24.04 on Microsoft® Windows® or Apple® macOS®, see Qualcomm Linux Virtual Machine Setup Guide.