I'm currently using CodeProject and it's been working great. Now that BI 6 have AI built in, is it better to use CodeProject or just use the built in AI?
Any reason to still have 3rd party AI now that BI have it built in?
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Bruce_H
Getting comfortable
The built-in AI is easier to setup, but is not as customizable, if CPAI is working for you I would suggest to keep using it for the time being until more of the bugs get sorted out!
bojanpotocnik
n3wb
One large difference is that Coral is not supported by the integrated AI. I tried using integrated AI but the analysis time per frame was from 700-1200 ms on my Dell OptiPlex 3070, which is unusable. With CPAI and two USB Coral modules plugged in, detection times range from 16 to 25 ms.
Also my reason on of my setups. No real graphics card on it and and older cpu. Built in AI does work but id rather save the cpu useage. Coral chip doing great. Really wish he added hardware decoder support.
Which version of CPAI are you using that you got 2 Corals to work? Most people that I know that tried more than 1 had issues and gave up (me included). I use the Coral because of the power efficiency in a location that loses power a lot and runs on battery backups.
For me running both cpai and bi in separate VMs I see faster times keeping thrm separate vs using the built in AI. I dont have the ability to do gpu pass-through on my hypervisor...
bojanpotocnik
n3wb
I am always using the latest available version, currently 2.9.5, but I had to increase the MAX_IDLE_SECS_BEFORE_RECYCLE value - see GitHub commit. It is running fine for more than a year. I also tried to implement using MikeLud's fine-tunned models (GitHub branch), but never took the time to finish the proper integration.
@bojanpotocnik Hate to bug you again but not a lot of people using Coral TPU so info is limited. I'm also running on old SFF hardware so the Coral has been a HUGE help and power saver (especially when on battery backup). I would love to get a DUAL Coral working (since I already have 2). What type of CPAI install are you using? Windows, Linux (version), or Docker?
I've also tried creating a custom model a few times but was never successful. All I care about is people, vehicles (cars, trucks, buses, motorcycles), bicycles, license plates, cats, and dogs. I may try again again but it's probably even harder now with newer versions of apps/libraries.