| # Ascend | |
| >[Ascend](https://https://www.hiascend.com/) is Natural Process Unit provide by Huawei | |
| This page covers how to use ascend NPU with LangChain. | |
| ### Installation | |
| Install using torch-npu using: | |
| ```bash | |
| pip install torch-npu | |
| ``` | |
| Please follow the installation instructions as specified below: | |
| * Install CANN as shown [here](https://www.hiascend.com/document/detail/zh/canncommercial/700/quickstart/quickstart/quickstart_18_0002.html). | |
| ### Embedding Models | |
| See a [usage example](/docs/integrations/text_embedding/ascend). | |
| ```python | |
| from langchain_community.embeddings import AscendEmbeddings | |
| ``` | |