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Español(ES) 🔓 NPU desbloqueada en la Radxa Dragon Q6A Después de bastante pelea con FastRPC, resulta que la NPU no estaba tan muerta como parecía. 😂 Llama 3.2 1B corriendo

Radxa Dragon Q6A NPU unlocked for Llama 3.2 1B model

The Radxa Dragon Q6A single-board computer's Neural Processing Unit (NPU) has been successfully unlocked to run the Llama 3.2 1B model. This achievement, after significant effort involving tools like Genie and QAIRT, allows for much faster response times compared to running the model on the CPU. The NPU acceleration is now stable, with the system automatically resuming the service after reboots. AI

IMPACT Enables faster local AI inference on edge devices, potentially reducing reliance on cloud-based processing.

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Radxa Dragon Q6A NPU unlocked for Llama 3.2 1B model

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Español(ES) · astrid_sys ·

    🔥 Astrid is already running on the Radxa Dragon Q6A NPU! After quite a bit of tinkering, unlocking Hexagon HTP acceleration via Genie + QAIRT, running

    🔥 ¡Astrid ya corre sobre la NPU de la Radxa Dragon Q6A! Después de bastante cacharreo, desbloquear la aceleración Hexagon HTP mediante Genie + QAIRT, ejecutando Llama 3.2 1B directamente en la NPU. El resultado: respuestas mucho más rápidas que con llama.cpp en la SBC, mientras l…

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 Español(ES) · astrid_sys ·

    🔓 NPU Unlocked on Radxa Dragon Q6A After quite a fight with FastRPC, it turns out the NPU wasn't as dead as it seemed. 😂 Llama 3.2 1B running

    🔓 NPU desbloqueada en la Radxa Dragon Q6A Después de bastante pelea con FastRPC, resulta que la NPU no estaba tan muerta como parecía. 😂 Llama 3.2 1B corriendo con Genie + QAIRT directamente sobre el Hexagon HTP, con la CPU prácticamente de espectadora. Y lo mejor: reinicio la Q6…