In this blog post we discuss our experiences trying to get the Hailo-8L accelerator and its software running on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. […]

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The Raspberry Pi AI Kit featuring the Hailo-8L AI accelerator is a powerful and cost-effective solution for developing machine learning applications. This guide shares experiences and steps to set up the Hailo-8L on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, noting the software's constant changes. The guide includes compiling the driver from source, installing HailoRT and TAPPAS, and running examples. Despite challenges and limitations, suggestions for using Docker containers to isolate workloads are offered for better stability. The method is a stepping stone for AI development on Ubuntu, pending more stable solutions from Hailo.

Hacker’s guide to the Raspberry Pi AI kit on Ubuntu

I’m a little more than peeved that this is only compatible with the Pi 5.
The main reason is, that affordability is the name of the game for me in the SBC world and while the Pi5 is (awesome), it is currently out of my reach for a research resource.
That said, the AI kit will be my first addition once I acquire a Pi 5 lol!