# Qualcomm AI Engine Direct

Source: [https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-63195-1/topic/Qualcomm-AI-Engine-Direct.html](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-63195-1/topic/Qualcomm-AI-Engine-Direct.html)

Qualcomm® ® AI Engine Direct architecture provides a unified API and
        modular and extensible per-accelerator libraries for AI/ML use cases on Qualcomm chipsets
        and AI acceleration cores.

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## Set up Qualcomm AI Engine Direct

1. Install  Qualcomm® 
                    [Qualcomm ^®^ AI Engine
                    Direct](https://qpm.qualcomm.com/#/main/tools/details/qualcomm_ai_engine_direct).
2. Follow the [setup instructions](https://docs.qualcomm.com/bundle/publicresource/topics/80-63442-50/setup.html).

Qualcomm AI Engine Direct is also referred to as *Qualcomm Neural Network (QNN)*
                in source code, tools, and documentation

The [Image Super Resolution with SESR](https://github.qualcomm.com/rneti/QIDK/tree/master/Examples/QNN-Model-Example-SESR) and [Image Enhancement using EnhancedGAN](https://github.qualcomm.com/rneti/QIDK/tree/master/Examples/QNN-Model-Example-EnhancementGAN) model
                prototyping examples demonstrate the capability of the  Qualcomm®  AI Engine Direct.

Last Published: May 16, 2024

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