WHAT ARE DRAGONFLY'S ARCHITECTURES?
Dragonfly is a flexible technology that can work on multiple Operating Systems and is available under different architectures.
Let's explore them together.
LOCAL SERVER
How does the Local Server Installation work?
Requirements
WLAN / Local wireless Connection
2 Mbps/device
Camera
A camera on board the device
Local Server
Provided by Onit
Make sure that:
- The camera has a wide angle (130°-180°)
- It can stream a VGA video (640×480) to Onit’s server.
Then, contact us to get a step by step guide to get started.
! LOCAL WIRELESS CONNECTION REQUIRED
The location is computed in real time on the local server. Therefore, please remember that you need a local wireless connection (WLAN), and each device connected needs a bandwidth of 2 Mbps.
GET STARTED
The Local Server architecture requires:
- One camera (wide angle) + a computing unit to stream the video to a local server. If you already have a camera on board, SPEAK WITH AN EXPERT TO PLAN THE NEXT STEPS
And a WLAN or local wireless connection (internet access not needed).
In addition, a Server has to be available on site.
Usually Onit provides this server pre-configured. For instance, a server with 2 devices connected at the same time, in a venue of 10,000 sqm, would require a quad-core CPU like an i7-8th gen or better, 8 GB or RAM, 120 GB SSD.
ON BOARD PROCESSING
How does the On Board Processing work?
Requirements
Camera
A camera on board of the device
Computing Unit
A CPU on board of the device
Is there already a camera on board of the device (robot, drone, forklift, AGV...)?
YES
Make sure that:
- The camera has a wide angle (130°-180°)
- It can stream a VGA video (640×480) to the board Computing Unit.
Then, contact us to get a step by step guide to get started.
! LOCAL WIRELESS CONNECTION
While this version does not require any connection to operate, you will still need a local connection to the on board Computing Unit (WLAN for example) to retrive the location elaborated by Dragonfly. Dragonfly provides API to access the location data.
GET STARTED
The Local On-Board architecture requires either:
- Our Dragonfly Kit for On Board processing.
- One camera (wide angle) + a computing unit with at least an i5-8th Gen CPU or similar + 16 GB of RAM + 40 GB SSD. If your device already has a camera please check out all the requirements to get started.
COMPARISON TABLE
Different architectures for different needs
Local Server
On Board Processing
Processing
On an on-premise server
On board of the device(robot, drone, forklift, AGV...)
Internet connection required
NO
NO
Local connection required
YES
NO, unless the data has to be retrieved from external devices or applications
Best for
♦ Forklift tracking
♦ Long-term installations
♦ No internet connection available or possible
♦ Autonomous navigation
♦ Fast moving vehicles
♦ No internet connection possible
Pro
♦ No internet connection required
♦ One unique processing unit
♦ No internet connection required
♦ Self-contained architecture
♦ Easily scalable