Developing with alwaysAI on Windows
by Andres Ulloa | Nov 08, 2019 | Computer Vision | 3 minute read
The process of developing computer vision applications has been greatly simplified by alwaysAI, which includes native support for both Windows and Linux, and enables developers to get started prototyping applications right away with very little setup required.
Using the convenient starter apps provided by alwaysAI allows developers to build computer vision applications such as object detection or pose estimation on a local machine (which can be easily deployed on any edge device using the alwaysAI CLI) so that less time is spent sourcing and provisioning devices upfront, and more time is spent creating applications and making a real impact as quickly as possible.
If you don't have an alwaysAI account yet, you can sign-up here.
Here’s how to get started prototyping on Windows Native:
Watch the video for an overview and scroll down to see each step.
1. Open the alwaysAI dashboard and click on Explore Docs.
2. Click on Development Computer Setup near the top of the page.
3. Click the Download for Windows button.
Then, run the Windows installer.
Once installed, a window will pop up with instructions about how to get started.
4. Open a PowerShell Terminal and copy the command to download the starter applications.
Now you can choose a starter app and install it. In this example, we’re going to use the Face Counter app. Learn more about the alwaysAI Starter Apps here.
5. Install the app
Enter the following in the Terminal: aai app install
6. Next, enter the start command
Enter the following in the Terminal: aai app start
7. Copy the streamer URL from the terminal and enter it into your preferred browser.
8. View your application.
And there you have it — you can see your starter application running in real time.
For additional setup information and help, return to the Development Computer Setup page in the alwaysAI docs.
