Installation

1. Enable PCIe Gen 3 for optimal performance

To get the best inference throughput from the DX-M1 NPU, open the boot configuration file:

sudo nano /boot/firmware/config.txt

Add the following lines at the end of the file:

dtparam=pciex1
dtparam=pciex1_gen=3

Save and exit (Ctrl+X, then Y, then Enter), then reboot:

sudo reboot

2. Install the package

Install the apt-repo-sixfab package.

sudo apt install apt-repo-sixfab

3. Install sixfab-dx package

sudo apt update && sudo apt install sixfab-dx

Confirmation

dxrt-cli -s

Updating

Use the standard APT workflow to update to newer versions:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade sixfab-dx

Uninstallation

To remove the package and clean up the repository configuration:

sudo apt remove sixfab-dx sixfab-dx-onnxruntime dxrt-driver-dkms

Support

For any help, visit Sixfab Support.