1. Introduce

Intel(R) Computer Vision SDK is the framework to create and deploy optimized computer vision and deep learning solutions on Intel(R) platforms, including autonomous vehicles, digital surveillance cameras, robotics, and mixed-reality headsets. Additional information can be found in our external site: https://software.intel.com/en-us/computer-vision-sdk

The current most new version is Intel(R) Computer Vision SDK (Intel(R) CV SDK) Beta R2, The platform support 6th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM) processor with Intel(R) Iris(R) Pro graphics and Intel(R) HD Graphics, and Intel(R) CV SDK support both CPU and GPU side. And Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor E5-4660 v4 no Processor Graphic, more detail can refer to https://ark.intel.com/products/93796/Intel-Xeon-Processor-E5-4660-v4-40M-Cache-2_20-GHz.

This article will talk about how use The CPU functions of Intel(R) CV SDK on Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor E5-4660 v4 on Ubuntu 16.04.

2. Steps for setup Intel(R) CV SDK on Ubuntu 16.04

2.1 Setup Ubuntu 16.04

Download ubuntu-16.04.3-desktop-amd64.iso from http://www.ubuntu.com, you can use your favorite way to setup Ubuntu 16.04, with USB flash disk or CD-ROM.

2.2 Download and install Intel(R) CV SDK

1. Download Intel(R) CV SDK Beta R2 from https://software.seek.intel.com/computer-vision-software Input the register information of you, then submit you will get the URL for Intel(R) Computer Vision SDK Beta 2017R2 - Ubuntu* package

2. Untar the install package intel_cv_sdk_ubuntu_r2_2017.0.113.tgz, and run Install_GUI.sh with in the folder intel_cv_sdk_ubuntu_r2_2017.0.113. More details can refer to https://software.intel.com/en-us/cvsdk-quickstartguide-installing-intel-computer-vision-sdk

Note: No need to install Intel(R) OpenCL(TM) driver on the OS. Because on Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor E5-4660 v4, only CPU side will be used.

2.3 Smoke test for Intel(R) CV SDK

1. You can download the SDK samples from the samples page at https://software.intel.com/en-us/computer-vision-sdk-support/code-samples. Unzip the samples into a directory you have writing permissions. More details can refer to https://software.intel.com/en-us/cvsdk-quickstartguide-using-intel-computer-vision-sdk-samples

3. Summary

1. Check your platform is have Graphic in CPU, you can quick check with CPU type in URL: http://ark.intel.com
2. No need install OpenCL driver for GPU side, because Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor E5-4660 v4 no Processor Graphic.
3. Test your installation with Intel(R) CV SDK samples, you may get some warning or failed to run some samples because Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor E5-4660 v4 is not official supported by Intel(R) CV SDK Beta R2.