The NPU Works. The Compiler Doesn't.

Tue, 29 Sep 2026 00:00:01 -0800

I wanted a cheap, low-power, always-on person detector. Of course, I’m building this on a BrightSign XT5 player (more on that later). But since a friend said he was using a Beelink SER9 with a AMD Ryzen AI NPU (~50 TOPS) I thought I’d check it out. Can it actually run the detector? Short answer, as of today: no — and the reason is not the part you’d expect.

Xdna2 on Greg Herlein

The NPU Works. The Compiler Doesn't.