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Using SOPHGO TPU

1.  CV1800B/SG200x Series Development Board

 

The CV1800B/SG200x series development boards are open-source hardware designed based on the SOPHON CV1800B/SG200x processors, capable of running operating systems based on LINUX and RTOS. They provide professionals, industrial OEM enterprises, IoT enthusiasts, amateur hobbyists, DIYers, and creators with a reliable, low-cost, and highly functional platform. These chips have successfully been ported to more than ten operating systems, including OpenEuler, ArchLinux, Fedora, Debian, OpenWRT, FreeRTOS, AliOS, RT-Thread, and have adapted software stacks such as opencv-mobile, ncnn, SQLite, while also supporting over 50 types of sensors.

 

2. Radxa Fogwise 1684X Mini Microserver (Airbox)

The Radxa Fogwise 1684X Mini microserver is equipped with the smart computing processor BM1684X, boasting up to 32Tops INT8 peak computing power, 16GB LPDDR4X memory, and 64GB eMMC. It supports mainstream programming frameworks (including TensorFlow, Caffe, PyTorch, Paddle, ONNX, MXNet, Tengine, and DarkNet), has a complete and easy-to-use toolchain, and offers a low cost of algorithm migration. It supports edge deployment of super-large parameter models such as ChatGLM2-6B, AIGC, Llama2, SAM, Whisper, etc. Without the need for expensive hardware and complex configuration environments, it offers plug-and-play with just an Ethernet cable, significantly lowering the barrier to entry and ensuring data security and privacy. It can be widely used in education, cultural tourism, industry, parks, IoT devices, and more.

 

 

3. Shaolin Pi Development Board

 

The Shaolin Pi development board is a BM1684-based development platform with approximately 20 TOPS of computing power. It uses the BM1684 as the core device, being fully autonomous and controllable, offering powerful computing capabilities and multi-channel video encoding and decoding. It supports 3 mini-PCIe lanes and 4 USB ports, allowing for the expansion of various peripheral modules. It can be optimally configured according to scenario requirements, with the most reasonable cost, optimal energy consumption, and the best functional choices. The hardware ecosystem is rich, with a variety of connectable peripherals. It supports a rich software development ecosystem and mainstream deep learning frameworks. The "Shaolin Pi" core board can be expanded with screens, keyboards, mice, cameras, headphones, VR, and other devices. You can DIY a full-scenario edge computing workstation on the "Shaolin Pi" to practice various experiments. It can also be embedded into unmanned vehicles and drones to realize edge computing for mobile terminals.

 

 

Note: Each team can only choose one piece of hardware to participate in the competition.

 

Participation resource description

 

Due to the affordability of these development boards, they are only available for purchase independently:

  1. Purchase link for the Duo series development board: https://ewmmz.xetslk.com/s/7O7GA
  2. Purchase link for the LicheeRV Nano series development board: https://sipeed.com/licheerv-nano

 

  1. This hardware platform will offer 30 product testing opportunities. After registration is complete (no need to wait until the registration deadline), you can apply for an Airbox. The company will assess the situation and start sending out the boards in March. The company will organize engineers to provide training and answer questions for participants using the boards;
  2. Add the SOPHON Assistant on WeChat (see the end of the document), fill out the application form, and send the registration screenshot and contact information to the assistant;
  3. Teams applying for a development board need to pay a deposit of 400 RMB and ensure that the board is returned intact within 10 working days after the competition ends;
  4. If you receive a board but do not successfully participate in the competition, you must return the board as soon as possible and ensure it is undamaged, and the company will refund the deposit.

 

  1. After registration is complete (no need to wait until the registration deadline), you can apply for the Shaolin School development board. The company will assess the situation and start sending out the boards in March. The company will organize engineers to provide training and answer questions for participants using the boards;
  2. Contact the YingShi assistant (WeChat ID: STEAM_HZ), and send the registration screenshot and contact information to customer service. Customer service email: yingshi_mm@hw100k.com;
  3. Teams applying for a development board need to submit a deposit of 800 RMB and ensure that the board is returned intact within 10 working days after the competition ends;
  4. If you receive a board but do not successfully participate in the competition, you must return the board as soon as possible and ensure it is undamaged, and the company will refund the deposit.

Submission Requirements

  • Technical Paper

The content of the technical paper is suggested to include, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) Difficulties and innovations of the work;

(2) Scheme demonstration and design;

(3) Principle analysis and hardware circuit diagrams;

(4) Software design and workflow;

(5) System testing and error analysis;

(6) Summary.

Different types of works can be adjusted according to the actual situation. The word count of the paper should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words. Any excess will not be reviewed.

 

  • Demonstration Video

The video resolution should be no less than 1280*720, the size should not exceed 100MB, the duration should not exceed 5 minutes, and the format should be one of avi, mp4, or wmv. The video content should include the principle and innovation of the work, structure introduction, and functional demonstration.

 

  • PPT

Please refer to the competiton official website for the PPT template for work presentation. The content of the technical competition PPT is suggested to include, but is not limited to: the significance of the topic, innovation and features, core technical methods, results and analysis, and application value. If the competition entry is based on a project, it is essential to clearly articulate the work content, main contributions, and division of labor within the team in the PPT.

 

  • Display Images

Five full-view and close-up photos of the competition entry, each image not exceeding 2MB in size.

 

  • Work Submission

Compress the technical paper in PDF and docx formats, demonstration video, display photos, and other electronic documents into the same folder. Name the folder "Participating Unit-Team-Work Title" and upload it to Baidu Netdisk. After submitting the download link and password to the official competition website, the submission on the official website is complete.

Attachments should be named by category, for example: "Demonstration Video," "Defense PPT," "Display Images." Among them, the technical competition PPT is used for review and defense and is not submitted as a work attachment.

Evaluation

  1. The competition is divided into two levels of evaluation, including the preliminary evaluation in the sub-competition areas and the national finals evaluation.
  2. In the sub-competition area evaluation, the open-problem track is judged by a panel composed of university experts, who determine the awards and advancement ratio based on the preliminary competition results; the enterprise-problem track is judged by a panel composed of experts from the proposing enterprises, who determine the preliminary team awards based on the award ratio in the preliminary competition and recommend outstanding teams to the national finals. The number of recommended teams should not exceed 20% of the total number of registered teams. If the number of recommended teams is less than six, it will be supplemented to six, with a maximum of 25 teams recommended.
  3. In the national finals evaluation, each advancing team from the enterprise-problem track forms a separate evaluation panel. Guided by the standards of the Research and Electric Competition, and according to the evaluation requirements of each enterprise's problem, while determining the special awards for the enterprise-problem, the top 50% of the finalist teams in the finals will be awarded first, second, and third prizes in the technical competition based on the award ratio of the national finals. The remaining teams will retain the first prize from the preliminary competition and will not receive awards for the finals.
  4. The on-site evaluation method requires teams to bring their competition entries and display boards to a designated location at a unified time to demonstrate the functionality of the works and participate in group defenses. The judges evaluate based on the technical paper, the display of the works, and the defense.
  5. The work defense is divided into two parts: an introduction of the competition work and live Q&A. The main aspects of the evaluation are the creativity and innovation of the competition work, the overall quality of the team, and their ability to collaborate as a group.
  6. The evaluation standards for both the preliminary and the final competitions are consistent. The technical competition evaluates the works based on the creativity, innovation, and advancement of the topic, application value, functionality completeness, innovative design of the underlying software and hardware, and presentation of the work, as well as the paper, scoring on a 100-point scale to provide scores for each entry.