---
library_name: pytorch
license: apache-2.0
pipeline_tag: unconditional-image-generation
tags:
- generative_ai
- quantized
- android

---

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# ControlNet: Optimized for Mobile Deployment
## Generating visual arts from text prompt and input guiding image

On-device, high-resolution image synthesis from text and image prompts. ControlNet guides Stable-diffusion with provided input image to generate accurate images from given input prompt.

This model is an implementation of ControlNet found [here](https://github.com/lllyasviel/ControlNet).
This repository provides scripts to run ControlNet on Qualcomm® devices.
More details on model performance across various devices, can be found
[here](https://aihub.qualcomm.com/models/controlnet_quantized).


### Model Details

- **Model Type:** Image generation
- **Model Stats:**
  - Input: Text prompt and input image as a reference
  - QNN-SDK: 2.19
  - Text Encoder Number of parameters: 340M
  - UNet Number of parameters: 865M
  - VAE Decoder Number of parameters: 83M
  - ControlNet Number of parameters: 361M
  - Model size: 1.4GB


| Device | Chipset | Target Runtime | Inference Time (ms) | Peak Memory Range (MB) | Precision | Primary Compute Unit | Target Model
| ---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Android 13) | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 | QNN Binary | 11.369 ms | 0 - 33 MB | UINT16 | NPU |  [TextEncoder_Quantized.bin](https://huggingface.co/qualcomm/ControlNet/blob/main/TextEncoder_Quantized.bin) 
| Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Android 13) | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 | QNN Binary | 386.746 ms | 0 - 4 MB | UINT16 | NPU |  [VAEDecoder_Quantized.bin](https://huggingface.co/qualcomm/ControlNet/blob/main/VAEDecoder_Quantized.bin) 
| Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Android 13) | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 | QNN Binary | 259.981 ms | 12 - 14 MB | UINT16 | NPU |  [UNet_Quantized.bin](https://huggingface.co/qualcomm/ControlNet/blob/main/UNet_Quantized.bin) 
| Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (Android 13) | Snapdragon® 8 Gen 2 | QNN Binary | 103.748 ms | 0 - 22 MB | UINT16 | NPU |  [ControlNet_Quantized.bin](https://huggingface.co/qualcomm/ControlNet/blob/main/ControlNet_Quantized.bin) 


## Installation

This model can be installed as a Python package via pip.

```bash
pip install "qai-hub-models[controlnet_quantized]"
```



## Configure Qualcomm® AI Hub to run this model on a cloud-hosted device

Sign-in to [Qualcomm® AI Hub](https://app.aihub.qualcomm.com/) with your
Qualcomm® ID. Once signed in navigate to `Account -> Settings -> API Token`.

With this API token, you can configure your client to run models on the cloud
hosted devices.
```bash
qai-hub configure --api_token API_TOKEN
```
Navigate to [docs](https://app.aihub.qualcomm.com/docs/) for more information.



## Demo on-device

The package contains a simple end-to-end demo that downloads pre-trained
weights and runs this model on a sample input.

```bash
python -m qai_hub_models.models.controlnet_quantized.demo
```

The above demo runs a reference implementation of pre-processing, model
inference, and post processing.

**NOTE**: If you want running in a Jupyter Notebook or Google Colab like
environment, please add the following to your cell (instead of the above).
```
%run -m qai_hub_models.models.controlnet_quantized.demo
```


### Run model on a cloud-hosted device

In addition to the demo, you can also run the model on a cloud-hosted Qualcomm®
device. This script does the following:
* Performance check on-device on a cloud-hosted device
* Downloads compiled assets that can be deployed on-device for Android.
* Accuracy check between PyTorch and on-device outputs.

```bash
python -m qai_hub_models.models.controlnet_quantized.export
```

```
Profile Job summary of TextEncoder_Quantized
--------------------------------------------------
Device: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (13)
Estimated Inference Time: 11.37 ms
Estimated Peak Memory Range: 0.05-33.25 MB
Compute Units: NPU (570) | Total (570)

Profile Job summary of VAEDecoder_Quantized
--------------------------------------------------
Device: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (13)
Estimated Inference Time: 386.75 ms
Estimated Peak Memory Range: 0.12-4.28 MB
Compute Units: NPU (409) | Total (409)

Profile Job summary of UNet_Quantized
--------------------------------------------------
Device: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (13)
Estimated Inference Time: 259.98 ms
Estimated Peak Memory Range: 12.45-14.35 MB
Compute Units: NPU (5434) | Total (5434)

Profile Job summary of ControlNet_Quantized
--------------------------------------------------
Device: Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (13)
Estimated Inference Time: 103.75 ms
Estimated Peak Memory Range: 0.19-22.20 MB
Compute Units: NPU (2406) | Total (2406)


```
## How does this work?

This [export script](https://github.com/quic/ai-hub-models/blob/main/qai_hub_models/models/ControlNet/export.py)
leverages [Qualcomm® AI Hub](https://aihub.qualcomm.com/) to optimize, validate, and deploy this model
on-device. Lets go through each step below in detail:

Step 1: **Upload compiled model**

Upload compiled models from `qai_hub_models.models.controlnet_quantized` on hub.
```python
import torch

import qai_hub as hub
from qai_hub_models.models.controlnet_quantized import Model

# Load the model
model = Model.from_precompiled()

model_textencoder_quantized = hub.upload_model(model.text_encoder.get_target_model_path())
model_unet_quantized = hub.upload_model(model.unet.get_target_model_path())
model_vaedecoder_quantized = hub.upload_model(model.vae_decoder.get_target_model_path())
model_controlnet_quantized = hub.upload_model(model.controlnet.get_target_model_path())
```


Step 2: **Performance profiling on cloud-hosted device**

After uploading compiled models from step 1. Models can be profiled model on-device using the
`target_model`. Note that this scripts runs the model on a device automatically
provisioned in the cloud.  Once the job is submitted, you can navigate to a
provided job URL to view a variety of on-device performance metrics.
```python

# Device
device = hub.Device("Samsung Galaxy S23")
profile_job_textencoder_quantized = hub.submit_profile_job(
    model=model_textencoder_quantized,
    device=device,
)
profile_job_unet_quantized = hub.submit_profile_job(
    model=model_unet_quantized,
    device=device,
)
profile_job_vaedecoder_quantized = hub.submit_profile_job(
    model=model_vaedecoder_quantized,
    device=device,
)
profile_job_controlnet_quantized = hub.submit_profile_job(
    model=model_controlnet_quantized,
    device=device,
)

```

Step 3: **Verify on-device accuracy**

To verify the accuracy of the model on-device, you can run on-device inference
on sample input data on the same cloud hosted device.
```python

input_data_textencoder_quantized = model.text_encoder.sample_inputs()
inference_job_textencoder_quantized = hub.submit_inference_job(
    model=model_textencoder_quantized,
    device=device,
    inputs=input_data_textencoder_quantized,
)
on_device_output_textencoder_quantized = inference_job_textencoder_quantized.download_output_data()

input_data_unet_quantized = model.unet.sample_inputs()
inference_job_unet_quantized = hub.submit_inference_job(
    model=model_unet_quantized,
    device=device,
    inputs=input_data_unet_quantized,
)
on_device_output_unet_quantized = inference_job_unet_quantized.download_output_data()

input_data_vaedecoder_quantized = model.vae_decoder.sample_inputs()
inference_job_vaedecoder_quantized = hub.submit_inference_job(
    model=model_vaedecoder_quantized,
    device=device,
    inputs=input_data_vaedecoder_quantized,
)
on_device_output_vaedecoder_quantized = inference_job_vaedecoder_quantized.download_output_data()

input_data_controlnet_quantized = model.controlnet.sample_inputs()
inference_job_controlnet_quantized = hub.submit_inference_job(
    model=model_controlnet_quantized,
    device=device,
    inputs=input_data_controlnet_quantized,
)
on_device_output_controlnet_quantized = inference_job_controlnet_quantized.download_output_data()

```
With the output of the model, you can compute like PSNR, relative errors or
spot check the output with expected output.

**Note**: This on-device profiling and inference requires access to Qualcomm®
AI Hub. [Sign up for early access](https://aihub.qualcomm.com/sign-up).



## Deploying compiled model to Android


The models can be deployed using multiple runtimes:
- TensorFlow Lite (`.tflite` export): [This
  tutorial](https://www.tensorflow.org/lite/android/quickstart) provides a
  guide to deploy the .tflite model in an Android application.


- QNN ( `.so` / `.bin` export ): This [sample
  app](https://docs.qualcomm.com/bundle/publicresource/topics/80-63442-50/sample_app.html)
provides instructions on how to use the `.so` shared library or `.bin` context binary in an Android application.


## View on Qualcomm® AI Hub
Get more details on ControlNet's performance across various devices [here](https://aihub.qualcomm.com/models/controlnet_quantized).
Explore all available models on [Qualcomm® AI Hub](https://aihub.qualcomm.com/)

## License
- The license for the original implementation of ControlNet can be found
  [here](https://github.com/lllyasviel/ControlNet/blob/main/LICENSE).
- The license for the compiled assets for on-device deployment can be found [here](https://qaihub-public-assets.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/qai-hub-models/Qualcomm+AI+Hub+Proprietary+License.pdf).

## References
* [Adding Conditional Control to Text-to-Image Diffusion Models](https://arxiv.org/abs/2302.05543)
* [Source Model Implementation](https://github.com/lllyasviel/ControlNet)

## Community
* Join [our AI Hub Slack community](https://join.slack.com/t/qualcomm-ai-hub/shared_invite/zt-2dgf95loi-CXHTDRR1rvPgQWPO~ZZZJg) to collaborate, post questions and learn more about on-device AI.
* For questions or feedback please [reach out to us](mailto:ai-hub-support@qti.qualcomm.com).


## Usage and Limitations

Model may not be used for or in connection with any of the following applications:

- Accessing essential private and public services and benefits;
- Administration of justice and democratic processes;
- Assessing or recognizing the emotional state of a person;
- Biometric and biometrics-based systems, including categorization of persons based on sensitive characteristics;
- Education and vocational training;
- Employment and workers management;
- Exploitation of the vulnerabilities of persons resulting in harmful behavior;
- General purpose social scoring;
- Law enforcement;
- Management and operation of critical infrastructure;
- Migration, asylum and border control management;
- Predictive policing;
- Real-time remote biometric identification in public spaces;
- Recommender systems of social media platforms;
- Scraping of facial images (from the internet or otherwise); and/or
- Subliminal manipulation