The SE Inspect guide — from parts list to a running line
Twelve chapters, in the order you actually do things. Every step ends with a checkpoint.
OUR OBSERVATIONEvent 2026-09-27Published 2026-09-27SE Inspect build 1.9.37
GUIDE 01
What you build
10 min
OPEN →GUIDE 02
Parts list and sourcing
—
OPEN →GUIDE 03
Wiring
1–2 h
OPEN →GUIDE 04
OS and the camera proof
30 min
OPEN →GUIDE 05
Akida driver and cards
30 min
OPEN →GUIDE 06
Python environments
20–40 min
OPEN →GUIDE 07
Install and run as a service
15 min
OPEN →GUIDE 08
First commissioning in the UI
1 h
OPEN →GUIDE 09
Train the M3 detector
hours · optional
OPEN →GUIDE 10
Operation, maintenance, recovery
—
OPEN →GUIDE 11
Troubleshooting
reference
OPEN →GUIDE 12
Safety
10 min · read first
OPEN →This guide is the long, continuous path. The Docs section stays the quick reference. If you follow the chapters in order, each one ends with a checkpoint that tells you whether you are ready for the next.
| # | Chapter | Time | You are done when… |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | What you are building | 10 min | you know which parts are optional (one card is enough) |
| 02 | Parts list and sourcing | — | everything is on the bench |
| 03 | Wiring | 1–2 h | cameras, relay, arm and cards are connected and labelled |
| 04 | OS and the camera proof | 30 min | Picamera2.global_camera_info() lists imx708 |
| 05 | Akida driver and cards | 30 min | akida.devices() lists every card |
| 06 | Python environments | 20–40 min | runtime env on numpy 1.26.x, training env on 2.1.3 |
| 07 | Install the project and run it as a service | 15 min | the footer shows the build string you deployed |
| 08 | First commissioning in the UI | 1 h | a part is recognised and "Why recognised?" shows the learned photo |
| 09 | Train the M3 detector (optional) | hours | card 3 carries vorsa_m3.fbz |
| 10 | Operation, maintenance, recovery | — | you own an SD-card image and a backup of vorsa_daten/ |
| 11 | Troubleshooting | — | — |
| 12 | Safety | 10 min | you have read it before the belt moves |
Everything here was reproduced on our bench: Raspberry Pi 5, Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm 64-bit, kernel 6.12, akida 2.19.3, AKD1500 firmware BC.A1.003.009, SE Inspect build 1.9.37. Where a step is specific to our hardware choice, the chapter says so.