api REST (Flask) on OAK-D PRO device

Irena

Hi!

I am interested in implementing an API REST server on my OAK-D PRO device using Flask. I was wondering if it is possible to achieve this functionality.

Additionally, I would like to inquire if there are any examples or tips available that could be useful to achieve it.

Thank you very much for your assistance.

jakaskerl

Hi Irena
The OAK-D Pro device itself runs on an embedded system (Myriad X VPU) which is not designed to host services such as a Flask server. Therefore, directly implementing a Flask REST API server on the OAK-D Pro is not possible.

However, you can connect the OAK-D Pro to a host machine (like a Raspberry Pi or a standard PC) via USB, and then implement your Flask server on that host machine. The Flask server can interact with the OAK-D Pro using the DepthAI Python API to capture frames, run inference, and so on.

Thoughts?
Jaka

Irena

Hi jakaskerl

Thanks for your quick response and solution.