Install Edge Insights for Vision
During the installation, you will be prompted to enter your product key. This key is in the email you received from the Intel® Registration Center. Contact Support Forum if you do not have this email message.
The steps below explain how to:
- Prepare your target system.
- Copy the package.
- Complete the installation steps.
Step 1: Prepare the Target System
Make sure your target system has a fresh installation of Ubuntu*/CentOS* that corresponds to the version of Edge Insights for Vision that you downloaded. If you need help installing Ubuntu*/CentOS*, follow these steps:
- Download Ubuntu*/CentOS* Linux* Desktop ISO file to your developer workstation.
- Create a bootable flash drive using an imaging application, such as Startup Disk Creator, available on target system .
- After flashing the USB drive, power off your target system, insert the USB drive, and power on the target system.
If the target system doesn't boot from the USB drive, change the boot priority in the system BIOS.
- Follow the prompts to install Ubuntu*/CentOS* with the default configurations. For detailed instructions, see the Ubuntu guide.
- Power down your target system and remove the USB drive.
- Power up the target system. You will see Ubuntu*/CentOS* is successfully installed.
Step 2: Copy the Edge Insights for Vision .zip File to the Target System
In this step you copy Edge Insights for Vision to your target system.
- Copy edge_insights_vision.zip from the developer workstation to the Home directory on your target system. You can use a USB flash drive to copy the file. The icon looks like this:
Step 3: Extract the Edge Insights for Vision Software
In this step you extract edge_insights_vision.zip. You need to be on the target system to complete these steps.
- Make sure you have a working Internet connection.
- Open a new terminal.
- Extract the package:
unzip edge_insights_vision.zip
NOTE:If you download the file more than once, each download beyond the first is appended by a number.
- (Optional) Use the link in the readme file to open this Get Started Guide on the target system for an easy way to copy and paste commands.
Step 4: Install the Edge Insights for Vision Software
You will now run a script that will download components and install Edge Insights for Vision on your target system.
The software installation will take 1 to 2 hours. The completion time depends on your target system and Internet connection.
NOTE:
During the installation, pip and apt packages, and code from Git repositories, is downloaded from the Internet. If you are in a region that has access restrictions, you will be prompted for alternate download URLs.
- Run these commands:
cd edge_insights_vision/ chmod 775 edgesoftware ./edgesoftware install
- Type the product key at the prompt:
Based on components selected and system configuration, you might be prompted for additional actions. For example, if your system is behind a proxy, you are asked to enter proxy settings.
When the installation is complete, you see the message Installation of package complete and the installation status for each module.
To confirm your installation was successful and for a quick look at how it works, use the Introduction to the Edge Software Command Line Interface.
Troubleshooting
- Make sure you have an active internet connection during the full installation. If you lose Internet connectivity at any time, the installation might fail.
- Make sure you are using a fresh Ubuntu*/CentOS* installation. Earlier software, especially Docker* and Docker Compose*, can cause issues.
On CentOS target machine, if hddldaemon failed to start the service, perform the below steps:
- Reboot the target machine.
- Execute the following commands:
source /opt/intel/openvino/bin/setupvars.sh cd $HDDL_INSTALL_DIR ./install_IVAD_VPU_dependencies.sh cd ./bin ./hddldaemon
If you're unable to resolve your issues, go to the Support Forum.
Parent topic: Get Started Guide