Edge Insights for Industrial: Get Started Guide

Introduction

Intel's Edge Insights for Industrial (EII) is a comprehensive solution designed to accelerate the development and deployment of industrial and manufacturing applications. It provides a set of pre-validated ingredients for integrating video and time-series data analytics directly on edge compute nodes.

EII addresses critical industrial usages by enabling efficient data collection, storage, and advanced analytics across various hardware nodes on the factory floor. This empowers businesses to gain deeper insights from their operational data, optimize processes, and enhance quality control.

The platform is built upon open-source components and offers additional modules and reference implementations, accessible via custom downloads. It facilitates seamless integration with cloud services like Microsoft Azure* and ThingsBoard*, along with robust developer tools for streamlined workflow.

Key Features and Modules

Edge Insights for Industrial offers a modular architecture, including:

• Video Ingestion: Supports various video sources (files, GigE, USB, RTSP cameras) using GStreamer* and OpenCV.
• Video Analytics: Leverages Intel® Distribution of OpenVINO™ toolkit for deep learning inference and computer vision tasks.
• Time Series Analytics: Utilizes Telegraf*, InfluxDB*, and Kapacitor* for collecting, storing, and analyzing time-series data.
• Device Manageability: Enables cloud-to-edge updates and deployment (SOTA, FOTA, AOTA) via platforms like Azure* and ThingsBoard*.
• Data Security Framework: Ensures secure data handling and access control.
• Developer Tools: Integrates with tools like Jupyter Notebook and Visual Studio Code for development.

Getting Started

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing Edge Insights for Industrial on Linux systems. It covers prerequisites, system preparation, software extraction, configuration using config_install.yml, and the installation process itself.

Users will also be introduced to the Edge Software Command Line Interface (CLI) for managing installed packages, modules, and updates. Comprehensive tutorials, such as the Defect Detection Demo, are available to help users master the platform's capabilities and verify successful installation.

For detailed information and advanced configurations, refer to the official Intel documentation and support resources.