Quickstart Guide

Jetson Setup

This section explains how to use DeepStream SDK on a Jetson device.

Run deepstream-app (the reference application)

Navigate to the configs/deepstream-app directory on the development kit.

$ cd /opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream-7.0/samples/configs/deepstream-app
Enter the following command to run the reference application:
```
# deepstream-app -c <path_to_config_file>

e.g. $deepstream-app -c source30_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tiled_display_int8.txt
```
Where <path_to_config_file> is the pathname of one of the reference application’s configuration files, found in configs/deepstream-app/. See Package Contents in configs/deepstream-app/ for a list of the available files.

Config files that can be run with deepstream-app:
1. source30_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tiled_display_int8.txt
2. source30_1080p_dec_preprocess_infer-resnet_tiled_display_int8.txt
3. source4_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tracker_sgie_tiled_display_int8.txt
4. source1_usb_dec_infer_resnet_int8.txt
5. source1_csi_dec_infer_resnet_int8.txt
6. source2_csi_usb_dec_infer_resnet_int8.txt
7. source6_csi_dec_infer_resnet_int8.txt
8. source2_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_demux_int8.txt
9. source4_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tracker_sgie_tiled_display_int8.yml
10. source30_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tiled_display_int8.yml
11. source4_1080p_dec_preprocess_infer-resnet_preprocess_sgie_tiled_display_int8.txt
12. source2_dewarper_test.txt

Note

Refer to Sample Configurations and Streams for detailed explanation of each configuration file.

Note

You can find sample configuration files under /opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream-7.0/samples directory. Enter this command to see application usage:
$ deepstream-app --help
To save TensorRT Engine/Plan file, run the following command:
$ sudo deepstream-app -c <path_to_config_file>

To show labels in 2D Tiled display view, expand the source of interest with mouse left-click on the source. To return to the tiled display, right-click anywhere in the window.
Keyboard selection of source is also supported. On the console where application is running, press the z key followed by the desired row index (0 to 9), then the column index (0 to 9) to expand the source. To restore 2D Tiled display view, press z again.

Expected output (deepstream-app)

The image below shows the expected output of deepstream-app with source30_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tiled_display_int8.txt config:

Boost the clocks

After you have installed DeepStream SDK, run these commands on the Jetson device to boost the clocks:

$ sudo nvpmodel -m 0
$ sudo jetson_clocks

You should run these commands before running DeepStream application.

Run precompiled sample applications

Navigate to the chosen application directory inside sources/apps/sample_apps.
Follow the directory’s README file to run the application.

Note

If the application encounters errors and cannot create Gst elements, remove the GStreamer cache, then try again. To remove the GStreamer cache, enter this command: $ rm ${HOME}/.cache/gstreamer-1.0/registry.aarch64.bin

When the application is run for a model which does not have an existing engine file, it may take up to a few minutes (depending on the platform and the model) for the file generation and the application launch. For later runs, these generated engine files can be reused for faster loading.

dGPU Setup for Ubuntu

This section explains how to use DeepStream SDK on a x86 machine.

Run the deepstream-app (the reference application)

Navigate to the configs/deepstream-app directory on the development kit.

$ cd /opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream-7.0/samples/configs/deepstream-app
Enter the following command to run the reference application:
```
# deepstream-app -c <path_to_config_file>

e.g. $deepstream-app -c source30_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tiled_display_int8.txt
```
Where <path_to_config_file> is the pathname of one of the reference application’s configuration files, found in configs/deepstream-app. See Package Contents in configs/deepstream-app/ for a list of the available files.

Config files that can be run with deepstream-app:
1. source30_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tiled_display_int8.txt
2. source30_1080p_dec_preprocess_infer-resnet_tiled_display_int8.txt
3. source4_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tracker_sgie_tiled_display_int8.txt
4. source4_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tracker_sgie_tiled_display_int8_gpu1.txt
5. source1_usb_dec_infer_resnet_int8.txt
6. source2_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_demux_int8.txt
7. source4_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tracker_sgie_tiled_display_int8.yml
8. source30_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tiled_display_int8.yml
9. source4_1080p_dec_preprocess_infer-resnet_preprocess_sgie_tiled_display_int8.txt
10. source2_dewarper_test.txt

Note

Refer to Sample Configurations and Streams for detailed explanation of each configuration file.

Note

To dump engine file, run the following command:

$ sudo deepstream-app -c <path_to_config_file>

You can find sample configuration files under /opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream-7.0/samples directory. Enter this command to see application usage:
```
$ deepstream-app --help
```

To show labels in 2D tiled display view, expand the source of interest with a mouse left-click on the source. To return to the tiled display, right-click anywhere in the window.
Keyboard selection of source is also supported. On the console where application is running, press the z key followed by the desired row index (0 to 9), then the column index (0 to 9) to expand the source. To restore the 2D Tiled display view, press z again.

Expected output (deepstream-app)

The image below shows the expected output of deepstream-app with source30_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tiled_display_int8.txt config:

Run precompiled sample applications

Navigate to the chosen application directory inside sources/apps/sample_apps.
Follow that directory’s README file to run the application.
Note

If the application encounters errors and cannot create Gst elements, remove the GStreamer cache, then try again. To remove the GStreamer cache, enter this command:
$ rm ${HOME}/.cache/gstreamer-1.0/registry.x86_64.bin
When the application is run for a model which does not have an existing engine file, it may take up to a few minutes (depending on the platform and the model) for the file generation and application launch. For later runs, these generated engine files can be reused for faster loading.

dGPU Setup for RedHat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)

DeepStream for RHEL is not supported in this release.

How to visualize the output if the display is not attached to the system

1 . Running with an X server by creating virtual display

Refer https://docs.nvidia.com/grid/latest/grid-vgpu-user-guide/index.html#configuring-xorg-server-on-linux-server for details.

2 . Running without an X server (applicable for applications supporting RTSP streaming output)

The default configuration files provided with the SDK have the EGL based nveglglessink as the default renderer (indicated by type=2 in the [sink] groups). The renderer requires a running X server and fails without one. In case of absence of an X server, DeepStream reference applications provide an alternate functionality of streaming the output over RTSP. This can be enabled by adding an RTSP out sink group in the configuration file. Refer to [sink2] group in source30_1080p_dec_infer-resnet_tiled_display_int8.txt file for an example. Don’t forget to disable the nveglglessink renderer by setting enable=0 for the corresponding sink group.

DeepStream Triton Inference Server Usage Guidelines

To migrate the Triton version in a DeepStream 7.0 deployment (Triton 23.10) to a newer version (say Triton 23.11 or newer), follow the instructions at DeepStream Triton Migration Guide.

dGPU

Pull the DeepStream Triton Inference Server docker

docker pull nvcr.io/nvidia/deepstream:7.0-triton-multiarch

Start the docker

docker run --gpus "device=0" -it --rm -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix -e DISPLAY=$DISPLAY -e CUDA_CACHE_DISABLE=0 nvcr.io/nvidia/deepstream:7.0-triton-multiarch

Note

The triton docker for x86 is based on Tritonserver 23.10 docker and Jetson is based on tritonserver 24.03 docker, and has Ubuntu 22.04.
When the triton docker is launched for the first time, it might take a few minutes to start since it has to generate compute cache.

dGPU on ARM (SBSA, GH100)

Pull the DeepStream Triton Inference Server docker

docker pull nvcr.io/nvidia/deepstream:7.0-triton-arm-sbsa

Start the docker

sudo docker run -it --rm --runtime=nvidia --network=host -e NVIDIA_DRIVER_CAPABILITIES=compute,utility,video,graphics --gpus all --privileged -e DISPLAY=:0 -v /tmp/.X11-unix:/tmp/.X11-unix -v /etc/X11:/etc/X11 nvcr.io/nvidia/deepstream:7.0-triton-arm-sbsa

Note

The triton docker for dGPU on ARM is based on Tritonserver 23.10 docker and Jetson is based on tritonserver 24.03 docker, and has Ubuntu 22.04.
When the triton docker is launched for the first time, it might take a few minutes to start since it has to generate compute cache.
dGPU on ARM/SBSA docker currently supports only nv3dsink for GH100.

Jetson

DeepStream Triton container image (nvcr.io/nvidia/deepstream:7.0-triton-multiarch) has Triton Inference Server and supported backend libraries pre-installed.

In order to run the Triton Inference Server directly on device, i.e., without docker, Triton Server setup will be required.

Go to samples directory and run the following commands to set up the Triton Server and backends.

$ cd /opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/samples/
$ sudo ./triton_backend_setup.sh

Note

By default script will download the Triton Server version 2.44. For setting up any other version change the package path accordingly.

Triton backends are installed into /opt/nvidia/deepstream/deepstream/lib/triton_backends by default by the script. User can update infer_config settings for specific folders as follows:

model_repo {
 backend_dir: /opt/nvidia/tritonserver/backends/
}

Using DLA for inference

DLA is Deep Learning Accelerator present on the Jetson AGX Orin and Jetson Orin NX. These platforms have two DLA engines. DeepStream can be configured to run inference on either of the DLA engines through the Gst-nvinfer plugin. One instance of Gst-nvinfer plugin and thus a single instance of a model can be configured to be executed on a single DLA engine or the GPU. However, multiple Gst-nvinfer plugin instances can be configured to use the same DLA. To configure Gst-nvinfer to use the DLA engine for inference, modify the corresponding property in nvinfer component configuration file (example: samples/configs/deepstream-app/config_infer_primary.txt): Set enable-dla=1 in [property] group. Set use-dla-core=0 or use-dla-core=1 depending on the DLA engine to use.

DeepStream does support inferencing using GPU and DLAs in parallel. You can run this in separate processes or single process. You will need three separate sets of configs configured to run on GPU, DLA0 and DLA1:

Separate processes

When GPU and DLA are run in separate processes, set the environment variable CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS as 1 from the terminal where DLA config is running.

Single process

DeepStream reference application supports multiple configs in the same process. To run DLA and GPU in same process, set environment variable CUDA_DEVICE_MAX_CONNECTIONS as 32:

$ deepstream-app -c <gpuconfig> -c <dla0config> -c <dla1config>