I am using an Axelera board (board type: AXR_BOARD_METIS_OMEGA_PCIE, firmware version: v1.4.2) and woul like to track the power consumption and current consumption of the AIPU while i am using it. I have tried using Axmonitor but it does not display power consumption (as announced in the SDK since i don’t have a 4-Metis AIPU card). Is there a way to monitor current consumption or power consumption (maybe both?), as there is for temperature?
Best answer by snehakondur
Hi @MArio
Unfortunately, the Metis PCIe card does not have a built in power measurement feature. For now, the most practical way to estimate its power consumption when running inference workloads is as follows:
Use a smart power plug with built-in power monitoring capabilities to measure the total power drawn at the host system’s power input.
Record the power consumption while the host system is idle. (P0)
Record the power consumption while you are running the inference workload. (P1)
The difference between these two readings (P1 - P0) will give you a reasonable estimate of the Metis PCIe card’s power usage.
Unfortunately, the Metis PCIe card does not have a built in power measurement feature. For now, the most practical way to estimate its power consumption when running inference workloads is as follows:
Use a smart power plug with built-in power monitoring capabilities to measure the total power drawn at the host system’s power input.
Record the power consumption while the host system is idle. (P0)
Record the power consumption while you are running the inference workload. (P1)
The difference between these two readings (P1 - P0) will give you a reasonable estimate of the Metis PCIe card’s power usage.
Yes, unfortunately the Metis M.2 also does not have an inbuilt power measurement feature. Please use the same recommendation of relying on a smart power plug to get an estimate of power consumption.