PEKAT VISION application is project-oriented.
You can run and work with several independent projects simultaneously.
Each project runs on its own network port and can be accessed from remote computers and managed without any restrictions.
Managing and running projects can be performed through GUI, as well as a console application.
Create New Project - creates a new project in projects manager and PEKAT VISION projects folder <C:\Users\User1\PekatVisionProjects\Project1>
Open Project - allows you to open an existing project folder in any location on disk.
Import Project - enables you to import a project export .zip file (previously exported project).
Start Project - Starts an existing project.
Project window
Stopped project
Name - User is able to rename an existing project.
Port - Port 8000 is the default for each project in the projects manager.
Auto-start - If enabled, this project is started automatically after starting Pekat.
Secure Image Analyze feature is designed to prevent unauthorized access to API. All requests to the API for this project must contain this key to be processed, so that only the ones who know the key can use it.
Running project
After starting the project, project GUI is displayed, if you wish to access the project through the web browser, click on the URL displayed, and close PEKAT VISION GUI.
PORT IS ALLOCATED error message is displayed if a port is already allocated
Examples of port values recommended running multiple projects: 8010, 8020, 8030,…
PEKAT VISION allows several projects to run simultaneously, however, GPU consumption must be considered when running several projects.
For more information on GPU consumption, contact support at PEKAT VISION Customer Portal or at support@pekatvision.com
Project List Options
Export - exports a project (.zip).
Copy - duplicates a project in projects manager.
Remove - removes a project only from the projects manager GUI.
Delete - deletes a project from projects manager GUI and deletes project folder data.
Starter settings
Language - sets language of project manager.
Kiosk mode, Operator view only - fullscreen mode, allows to access only operator view, nothing else from the project.
PEKAT VISION needs to be restarted after enabling Kiosk mode for it to take effect.
Run on PC startup - starts Pekat when PC is turned on.
Access from - the address for remote access. You can use this address to connect to the remote PC through your browser for PCs within the same local network.
Example of usage
A typical scenario where we can use most of these features is if we want to show information to operators on the production line through Operator View, but don’t want them to be able to access other things in Pekat or other applications.
We use the Kiosk mode with Operator View Only to show Pekat always in fullscreen and not allow any other operations within the project than showing Operator View. Setting Run on PC startup can be used to always start Pekat when turning on the PC at the start of the day.
Projects Manager through Command Line [Windows]
Visit this page for more information: Working with PEKAT VISION through CMD in Windows
Projects Manager through Terminal [Linux]
Visit this page for more information: Working with PEKAT VISION through Ubuntu terminal
Local Machine vs Network Host - Projects Manager
Projects manager can be hosted on a network, so customers can connect through a browser.
By default, the application runs only on the local machine.
Argument --network enables network access.
console
./pekat-web -h
usage: pekat-web-starter [-h] [-v] [-p PORT] [-n] [-P PASSWORD] [-l] [-dc]
[-dcode]
PEKAT VISION online projects starter
Optional arguments:
-h, --help Show this help message and exit.
-v, --version Show program's version number and exit.
-p PORT, --port PORT Starting port
-n, --network Network access
-P PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
Password access
-l, --log Show all logs
-dc, --disable_concurrent
Allows to run only 1 project at a time
-dcode, --disable_code
Disable code module. Higher security.