Utility Installation

Utility Installation#

Mobilint provides a set of utilities for few features like checking status of NPU, running benchmark, and viewing MXQ file information. This secction explains how to install these utilities.

Linux-Specific Utilities#

  • mobilint-cli: Command-line utility for checking NPU status, running benchmarks, and viewing MXQ information.

  • mobilint-runtime-gui: A GUI-based utility that enables users to easily run and test various AI models on the NPU without writing any code.

Install mobilint-cli#

Option 1: Installation via APT#

If you have already added Mobilint’s APT repository to your system during Driver Installation or Runtime Library Installation process, you can install mobilint-cli using following command:

sudo apt install mobilint-cli

Option 2: Manual Installation from Download Center#

mobilint-cli utility is included in the runtime library (qb Runtime) package provided through official Mobilint Download Center.

Within the downloaded directory, run the following command to install both runtime library and mobilint-cli:

sudo make install

For more details, refer to Runtime Library Installation Guide.

Install mobilint-runtime-gui#

If you have already added Mobilint’s APT repository to your system during Driver Installation or Runtime Library Installation process, you can install mobilint-runtime-gui using following command:

sudo apt install mobilint-runtime-gui

Windows, Linux Common Utilities#

Following utilities are available on both Windows and Linux:

  • mobilint_ctrl: A GUI utility for monitoring NPU status and updating firmware.

  • aries_flash_firmware: A CLI utility for updating NPU firmware.

Install Mobilint Ctrl#

Windows#

Windows package can be downloaded from official Mobilint Download Center.

Distribution file: mobilint_ctrl_{version}_windows.zip

After downloading mobilint_ctrl_{version}_windows.zip file, extract it and double-click the included mobilint_ctrl.exe file to run the program.

Linux#

The Linux package can be downloaded from the Mobilint Download Center.

Supported Ubuntu versions:

  • Ubuntu 20.04 (LTS)

  • Ubuntu 22.04 (LTS)

  • Ubuntu 24.04 (LTS)

Package Filename

Supported Ubuntu Versions

..._ubuntu20.04_amd.deb

Ubuntu 20.04 only

..._ubuntu22.04_amd.deb

Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04

After extracting the file, install using:

sudo apt install ./mobilint_ctrl_{version}_<Ubuntu_Version>_amd64.deb

aries_flash_firmware#

Windows#

aries_flash_firmware.exe is included in the mobilint_ctrl Windows distribution package:

mobilint_ctrl_{version}_windows.zip
 └── aries_flash_firmware.exe

It can be executed from a Command Prompt or PowerShell environment:

aries_flash_firmware.exe status

Linux#

The firmware flashing package is included inside the Linux distribution package of mobilint_ctrl: aries_flash_firmware_0.5.353_<Ubuntu_Version>_amd64.deb

Supported Ubuntu versions:

  • Ubuntu 20.04 (LTS)

  • Ubuntu 22.04 (LTS)

  • Ubuntu 24.04 (LTS)

Package Filename

Supported Ubuntu Versions

..._ubuntu20.04_amd.deb

Ubuntu 20.04 only

..._ubuntu22.04_amd.deb

Ubuntu 22.04 and 24.04

Accordingly:

  • Ubuntu 20.04 requires the 20.04-specific package.

  • The 22.04 package is supported on both Ubuntu 22.04 and Ubuntu 24.04.

  • No separate 24.04-only package is provided.

Installation Example

sudo apt install ./aries_flash_firmware_0.5.352_<Ubuntu_version>_amd64.deb
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