HeliosGPUController

Helios version: 2.0

This is the code for the Helios GPU Controller

Developers:

Lasse Müller, Bao Tran Nguyen, Berkehan Ünal

Usage

Requirements

Our solution was developed using Python. To run the software, these are the prerequisites:

• Operating system distribution of Windows or Linux
• Python >=3.8
• Preferably a virtual environment

Installation of Software and Dependencies

A development copy of the project's repository or software can be created using the following command.

$ git clone https://github.com/automl-private/MLProject_Mueller-Nguyen-Uenal_Helios

To include the package into a virtual environment directly, consider installing with:

$ pip install HeliosGPUController

Include in the code: from helios_gpu_controller.HeliosGPUController import HeliosGPUController

Config File

An example config file can be found in src/helios_gpu_controller/conf.yaml These are the configuration parameters

• use_helios_on_init: If set to false, GPU throttling won't be enabled by instantiating HeliosGPUController, but only with calling throttle_gpu() method
• devices: List of all devices that the HeliosGPUController has access to
• min_clock_speed_percent: minimum GPU clock frequency in percent. Helios recommendation: 0.5. Going higher than 0.5 reduces Helios' effectiveness.
• update_rate: Update Rate in minutes. The update rate determines, how often the GPU clock frequency is updated.
• using_solar_panels: Enable Helios solar
• avg_power_consumption_per_year: Average power consumption of your household. In kWh
• max_power_of_home_pc: Maximum power consumption of your computer. In Watts
• declination: Declination of your solar panels
• azimuth: Azimuth of your solar panels. 0 - south, 90 - west, 180 - north, 270 - east
• peak_kw: Peak Output of your photovoltaic system
• need_user_permission: if set to true, prompt a permission window, before Helios reduces your GPU frequency

Code Execution

Helios GPU controller runs in a subprocess and does not interfere with the main program loop. When use_helios_on_init is set to True, the Controller is executed automatically on init. To run Helios, use the following code snippets:

When use_helios_on_init is set to True:

Execute: gpu_controller = HeliosGPUController("conf.yaml")
After the program finishes: gpu_controller.stop_helios()

When use_helios_on_init is set to False:

Execute: gpu_controller = HeliosGPUController("conf.yaml")
To throttle GPU manually: gpu_controller.throttle_gpu()
After the program finishes: gpu_controller.stop_helios()

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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