Stable Diffusion 1.5 Latent Consistency Model (LCM-SD) for RKNN2
Run the Stable Diffusion 1.5 Latent Consistency Model (LCM-SD) on Rockchip RKNPU2 (RK3588) using RKNN2.
This repository supports command-line inference and a production-ready HTTP server optimized specifically for LCM-SD.
Performance (RK3588, single NPU core)
| Resolution | Text Encoder | U-Net (per step) | VAE Decoder |
|---|---|---|---|
| 384×384 | ~0.05s | ~2.36s | ~5.48s |
| 512×512 | ~0.05s | ~5.65s | ~11–14s |
NOTE: VAE decode latency is a known RKNN limitation and is not caused by layout, server, or postprocessing overhead.
LCM-SD Optimizations & Quirks (Specific to This Repo)
- Correct tensor layouts:
- Text encoder: NCHW
- U-Net: NHWC
- VAE decoder: NHWC
- All RKNN runtime auto-conversion warnings eliminated
- One RKNN runtime context per worker (safe multi-context usage)
- Deterministic generation via explicit
numpy.RandomState(seed) - VAE decode slowness is a known RKNN behavior and unaffected by toolkit version
Command-Line Usage (LCM-SD Only)
python ./run_rknn-lcm.py -i ./model -o ./images --num-inference-steps 4 -s 512x512 --prompt "Majestic mountain landscape with snow-capped peaks, autumn foliage in vibrant reds and oranges, a turquoise river winding through a valley, crisp and serene atmosphere, ultra-realistic style."
LCM-SD HTTP Server
Start the Server (Command Line)
export MODEL_ROOT=./model
export NUM_WORKERS=3
export PORT=4200
python lcm_server.py
The server listens on:
http://0.0.0.0:4200
Server Endpoints (LCM-SD Only)
POST /generate
Generate a PNG image using LCM-SD.
Request body (JSON):
{
"prompt": "a cinematic forest at sunrise",
"size": "512x512",
"num_inference_steps": 4,
"guidance_scale": 1.0,
"seed": 1234
}
Response: • HTTP 200 • Content-Type: image/png • Binary PNG payload
curl Example (LCM-SD Server Only)
curl -X POST http://node1.lan:4200/generate \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-o output.png \
-d '{
"prompt": "a cinematic forest at sunrise",
"size": "512x512",
"num_inference_steps": 4,
"guidance_scale": 1.0,
"seed": 1234
}'
Docker Usage (LCM-SD Server)
Build Image
docker build \
-t rknn-lcm-sd .
Run Container
docker run --rm -it \
--device /dev/dri \
--device /dev/rknpu \
-v ./model:/models \
-e MODEL_ROOT=/models \
-e NUM_WORKERS=3 \
-p 4200:4200 \
rknn-lcm-sd
Additionally, a docker-compose.yml is provided.
Model Conversion
Install dependencies
pip install diffusers pillow numpy<2 rknn-toolkit2
1. Download the model
Download a Stable Diffusion 1.5 LCM model in ONNX format and place it in the ./model directory.
huggingface-cli download TheyCallMeHex/LCM-Dreamshaper-V7-ONNX
cp -r -L ~/.cache/huggingface/hub/models--TheyCallMeHex--LCM-Dreamshaper-V7-ONNX/snapshots/4029a217f9cdc0437f395738d3ab686bb910ceea ./model
In theory, you could also achieve LCM inference by merging the LCM Lora into a regular Stable Diffusion 1.5 model and then converting it to ONNX format. However, I'm not sure how to do this. If anyone knows, please feel free to submit a PR.
2. Convert the model
# Convert the model, 384x384 resolution
python ./convert-onnx-to-rknn.py -m ./model -r 384x384
Note that the higher the resolution, the larger the model and the longer the conversion time. It's not recommended to use very high resolutions.
Known Issues
As of now, models converted using the latest version of rknn-toolkit2 (version 2.2.0) still suffer from severe precision loss, even when using fp16 data type. As shown in the image, the top is the result of inference using the ONNX model, and the bottom is the result using the RKNN model. All parameters are the same. Moreover, the higher the resolution, the more severe the precision loss. This is a bug in rknn-toolkit2.(Fixed in v2.3.0)Actually, the model conversion script can select multiple resolutions (e.g., "384x384,256x256"), but this causes the model conversion to fail. This is a bug in rknn-toolkit2.
References
Model tree for darkbit1001/Stable-Diffusion-1.5-LCM-ONNX-RKNN2
Base model
TheyCallMeHex/LCM-Dreamshaper-V7-ONNX