A Hands-On Coding Tutorial on Qualcomm AI Hub Models for Classification, Object Detection, and Hardware-Aware Deployment

['In this tutorial, we work through an end-to-end workflow for Qualcomm AI Hub Models. We start by setting up the required package, discovering the available model collection, and loading MobileNet-V2 for local PyTorch inference. We also handle an important input-shape issue by converting NHWC image tensors into the NCHW format expected by the model.

From there, we run inference on both the model’s built-in sample input and a real image, inspect top predictions, execute the official Qualcomm AI Hub CLI demo, and extend the workflow with a YOLOv7 object detection example. Also, we include an optional cloud-device section where we compile, profile, and run the model on a real Qualcomm device when an API token is available.', 'We begin by importing libraries and setting up a helper function to install packages directly inside Colab. We install qai_hub_models, create an output directory, and disable gradient tracking since we only need inference.

We also define the to_nchw() function to convert any input image tensor to the channel-first format expected by the model. We discover the available Qualcomm AI Hub model packages and print the first set of model IDs to understand what is accessible. We then load the pretrained MobileNet-V2 model, read its input specification, and identify the correct input name.

We also prepare the ImageNet class labels and define a top5() function to convert model logits into readable top-5 predictions.', 'We first run inference using the model’s built-in sample input and use to_nchw() to fix the tensor shape before passing it to MobileNet-V2. We then download a real image, preprocess it using standard resizing, cropping, and tensor conversion steps, and run another prediction. We finally display the image with the top predicted label to visually connect the model output to the input photo.

We define a reusable run_demo() function that executes official Qualcomm AI Hub model demos from the command line. We use it to run the MobileNet-V2 demo and then install the YOLOv7 extras for object detection.', 'We run the YOLOv7 demo, search for the generated output image, and visualize the detections if an image is created. We include an optional Qualcomm AI Hub cloud workflow that runs only when an API token is configured.

We retrieve available cloud devices, trace the PyTorch model, compile it for TFLite, profile it on a Qualcomm device, and submit an inference job. We then download the device output, print the top predictions, save the compiled TFLite model, and finish by showing where all tutorial outputs are stored.', 'In conclusion, we have a complete practical workflow for using Qualcomm AI Hub Models inside Colab. We learned how to load pretrained models, prepare inputs correctly, run local inference, visualize classification and detection results, and use the official demos as reproducible reference points.