Frequently Asked Questions

What are the platform requirements?

For optimal hardware, refer to the platform guide.

What are the software prerequisites?

At a minimum, you will need Docker* 23.0 or later. For more details, refer to the hardware setup.

How do I download the models?

The models are downloaded automatically when the benchmark script benchmark.sh is run. For more details on downloading models, refer to Pipeline Setup.

How do I simulate RTSP cameras?

You can use the camera simulator script camera-simulator.sh to run simulated RTSP camera streams. For more details on the script, refer to Run Camera Simulator page.

How do I download video files for benchmarking?

You can download your own media file or use the the provided download_sample_videos.sh script to download an existing media file. For more details, refer to Benchmark Pipeline.

How do I run different types of pipelines?

For details on running different types of pipelines, refer to Quick Start Guide.

Where are the pipeline container logs located ?

Pipeline container logs are redirected to a text file at automated-self-checkout/results. For every new pipeline a new log file pipeline##.log (eg.: pipeline0.log, pipeline1.log, ... etc.) is created.

Note

As pipeline container logs are redirected to separate text files, docker logs displayed using portainer or command docker logs <**CONTAINER**> will be empty.