Video Analytics Hardware 101

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*** ** *** ******* limitations ** ********** ***** analytics ******** ** ********* processing *********. ***** ********* are **** ******** ********* in ***, ***, ***, or ***.

Executive *******

*** ********* ********* *** tradeoffs ** *** * options:

• **** ** ******* ** recorders *** **** ********** used *** ***** ********* because ** ********** *********** but ***** *** ******** OpenVINO ** **** ** its ******** **** ** optimize ***** ******** **********.
• ****, **** ******** ******, are ******** **** ** servers ********** ***** ********* for ****** ****** ******* of ******* ** ******* analytics.
• ****, **** ******* ***** Myriad, *** **** ******** for ***** ********* ** edge ******* **** ** IP ******* *** **** gained ******* ******** ** date ****** ****.
• ****, **** ******* ********* and ****** *********, **** become *** **** ****** choice *** ***** ********* in ** *******, ***** the ******** ***** *** simplicity ** ******* ***** encoding *** *********. *******, Huawei's ********* ********** *** been **** ****, ** least *** ***, *** to ** *********.

Processing ** ***

**** *** *** **** widely **** ********* ********, generally, *** **** ********* offer ******** ***** ******** performance **** ****.

***** **** *** ** used ***-***-***** ** *** video *********, **** *** only ******* *** ***** rates *** ******* ******* of *******. ****** **** depends ** *** **** of *********, *** ********** of *** **********, *** the *** ****, ** is ********* *** ****-********* to *** ***** ************ analytics ** ****.

*******,*****'* ************ ** ******** *** performance ** ***** ********* on ******** ***** **** (e.g. **** **/** *** Xeon **********). ***** ***** surveillance ********* ****** ******* Intel ****, **** ******* cost *** **** ******** to ********** ******* *** other *******'* ****. *******, while **** ******** ********* are ***** ******** **** CPUs, ** ** *** widely *******.

Processing ** ***

**** *** ******** ****** for ********* ** ******* because **** *** ******** to ******* ******** ***** processing **** ******** ** thousands ** ***** *** GPU ****. **** ******* a ******** *** ******** providers ** ****** ****** networks *** ***** ***** and ******* *********.

************, ***** **** *** analytics ****** *** ****** system ***** ******* ******** cards *** ** ***** to * ****** ****** to ******* ******** ** cameras, ********* ** *** complexity ** *** ********.

*******, **** **** **** for ********** ***** ************ cost ********* ** ******* per ****, ****** **** to ***** ********* *** lower **** **** ** only ******-***** **** **** used.

NVIDIA **** *** ****** *****

****** ** *** **** commonly **** *** ******** for ***** *********. ***** NVIDIA ****** ******** *** families, **** ***** ******** providers ******* ******* *** and ****** ****. ******** cards ** ***** ******** typically ***** ********* ** CUDA ***** *** *** generation *** ***** ***** hundreds ** ****** *****, at ***** ******* **** $400 - $*,*** *** card.

****** ****** *** ***** with ************* ****** **** and ****** **** ****** (***** *,***** ****) **** ******* ** Quadro, *** **** ************ applications ***** *** *** the ********** ********** ***** and *** **** **** ($3,000 - $**,*** *** card) ** * *********** drawback.

***** ******** ****, ******'******* ************** ********** *** **** AI ********* **********. ***** they *** *** ******** used ** ***** ************ analytic *********, ***** *** cost ($** - $***) for ******** ** **** cores ** *********** ** AI ******** *** ********** per ****** ***** *** low ****** *****, ******** systems.

****** **** *** ****** used ****** ** ** cameras ******* ** *********** on ******** ****, ****, and ***** ***********. ****** has ****** *** ** compete *** **** ****** of ** *******. ** contrast, **** *** **** have ******** **** *******.

Processing ** ***

***** **** *** *****-**** than **** *** *** be **** *** ********** video *********, **** ** not ******* ***** ********, putting **** ** * disadvantage ** ****. *******, VPUs **** ******** *** AI **** (*****/******) ********, offering ******** ********** *** higher *********** **** ****.

***** ****** (******** **** Movidius) ** *** **** common **** ******** *** video ************, ******* ** server-based ***** *** **** as ******* ********** *** cameras. ******* ***** **** support *** **** ********* as ***** ****, ******** providers *** *** ******* for *** ************ ******* with ******* *********** ******** to ***** ****.

*******, **** *** *** getting *********** ******** *** analytics **********. ****** ************* have **** ********* **** that, ****** ****, ******* both ***** ******** ***, more ********, ***** ********* processing. ** ****, ** is ********* **** *********, both ** ***** ** forgoing *********** ***** *** adding ** *** ******* and *** ******** ***** encoding **********.

Processing ** ****** *** (****** ** * ****)

*** ** *******, **** are ******** ****** **** CPUs ** **** ***** they ******* ***** ******** into * ****** ****** that ********** *** ******* the **** ** **** encoding *** ********* *** video.

*** ********** ***** ** steadily **********, *** **** modern ** ****** **** are ***** **** *********** image ********** ******* ***** make ****** ******** ********* possible, *** *********** ****** widely (*** ******** ****** ********* ********).

Huawei *********

*********** ************ ************ **** *** most ****** *** **** in ** *******, ********* performance ****** ************* ******* models, *** ********* *** not ******** **** *** most ******** **** *****-**** chips.

*********'* ****** **** *** most ******** ****, ******** a ***** ** ***-****, limited ********* ****** (******* *********), ** ******** **, multiple ****** ******* ********** versions (****** *********).

*******,********* ** *** ********* manufacturing ****** * ****** ** US ***** ********* ******* its ****** ******. ** such, ***** **** ************* have ********* **** *********, unless ********* ******* ** the **** **** ** two (***** ** *****), Hisilicon **** *** ** a ********* ****** *** IP ****** ****.

Ambarella

**-************************ * ****** **** SoC ************ *** ** cameras ******** ***** *********. Ambarella *** * **** product ******** *** ***** surveillance; ** *** *. The ** ****** ** for "******** ******" ** video *********-******* ********. *** S ****** ** ******** for ******** *** ********** IP *******, ******** ** low-cost ********* ***********, *** limited *********.

Manufacturer ***** - ****** *** ****

** ******** ** *** broadly **** **** **** Ambarella *** ******, *** video ************ ************* ******* their *** ***** - Axis (******) *** ****** (*******). ***** ************* *** positioning ***** ***** ** deliver ***** *********. *******, even *** ***** *************, they *** * ******* of ***** *** ********* chips *** **** *** parties (*.*., *********).

Challenge ** ***** ****-**** ** ****

**** ********* ****** ** using **** ** *** video ********* ** ** cameras *** * ****** for *************. ***** ***-** SoCs **** **** **** $10, **-******* **** ***** increase *** ***** ** 2 ** **, ********* on *** ** ************ and ****** ********** ** the ************.

** ******** ** $** for *** **** ** a ****** ***** *** seem *********** ***, **** marked ** ** *** manufacturer, *** ***********, *** the ******, *** ****** in * ***** ***** increase ** ~$*** *** camera.

Processing ** ******** ***

************ ********* **** *** SoCs ** ******** **** and ******** *********** ******** to ****/****/****. *******, ******* recorders *** ********* ***** from *-** ******* **************, the ********** ***** ** shared, ***** ********* ******* accuracy ** ************ ********* to ******** ********** **** fit *** ********** *********** of *** ********.

************, ******* ********* *** generally **** ** *****-********* systems, ************* ** *** want ** ****-******* *** hardware ** **** *** recorder's ***** ***, ***** generally ***** ********-***** ******** is ***** **** **** other *******.

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** ****** **** ********* will **** ** *** SoC ******* **** ** the ******* ***** ************ manufacturers **** ******* *** including ********* ****** *** camera ****** ********* *************** and ********* ******* *******.

************, *** ************* *** increasing ********** ***** *** neural ******* *******, ****** by ******** ****** ************ outside ** ***** ************ (e.g. **********, *********, **********, medicine), ***** **** ******* IP ****** **** ** well.