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First Run

Once Edge Insights is installed, open the portal:

  • Windows: start "Edge Insights" from the Start menu or the desktop shortcut. The application starts the services and opens the portal.
  • Linux desktop: start "Edge Insights" from the application menu. The application starts the services and opens the portal.
  • Embedded device: open http://<device-hostname-or-ip>:36300 in a browser on another machine on the same network.

Initial setup

The portal opens a setup wizard the first time you launch Edge Insights. You can re-run it later from the Re-run setup wizard link on the Home page.

  1. Welcome: a short introduction.

    Setup wizard: Welcome

  2. CAN source: choose Configure my setup to select a real interface, or Try with demo data to explore Edge Insights with a bundled sample log instead of live hardware. Demo data skips the next three steps.

    Setup wizard: CAN source

  3. CAN interface: pick the interface, its bitrate, and how frames are read. Turn on J1939 Mode for a J1939 bus. See CAN Settings for details on each option.

    This step can also clear what is already recorded for the interface you pick. Tick Clear existing data for this interface first to start from a clean state, for example on a device redeployed to a different bus. It is off by default, and it asks for confirmation before erasing anything. The DBC file and your settings are not removed.

    Setup wizard: CAN interface

  4. DBC file (optional): upload a DBC file so Edge Insights can decode raw CAN frames into named signals. You can add or change this later from the CAN Settings page.

    Setup wizard: DBC file

  5. Baseline mode: choose Teach mode to let Edge Insights learn normal bus behavior for a set duration before flagging anomalies, or Direct mode to start anomaly detection immediately with no baseline.

    Setup wizard: Baseline mode

  6. You're all set: launch the dashboard to see live traffic, decoded signals, and detected anomalies.

    Setup wizard: all set

If no CAN hardware is connected, use the Try with demo data option above, or import a log later from Import Log.

Next steps

The Portal Guide describes each part of the portal: CAN settings, importing and exporting data, and the Grafana dashboards.