Key Capabilities:
Real-Time Monitoring
The in-agent metrics collector gathers data every second, giving you an up-to-date view of device health, pipeline performance, and log streams.
For Jetson-based systems, hardware accelerators (GPU, VIC, NVDLA, PVA) are monitored in real-time, so you can see how your pipelines use on-board hardware as the streams flow.
Pipeline-Level Real-Time Insights
Because the tracers integrate directly with GStreamer, you get real-time metrics from the pipelines: such as current framerate (FPS) and bitrate (bits/sec) at defined points in the flow. That means you can spot pipeline stress or frame drops the moment they occur.
Live Logging & Debugging
The custom GStreamer tracer streams debugging logs live to your dashboard and supports runtime change of log levels without restarting the pipeline. This means when something starts going wrong — you’re already watching it.
Also, a circular logging buffer on each device ensures that even in offline/connected-loss scenarios, you still retain the recent logs for post-hoc analysis.
Fleet-Wide Centralized View
One dashboard to rule them all: you can monitor multiple devices, processes, and pipelines in real time from one place. Multi-select filters (system/process/pipeline) let you drill into any device or flow instantly.
Rapid Deployment & Integration
No need to rewrite your GStreamer apps — the tracers plug into your existing pipeline via environment variables, enabling real-time instrumentation with minimal change.
Example Use Cases
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Embedded vision systems, streamers, or AI/ML pipelines built on GStreamer where real-time operational awareness is required.
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Fleeted devices (e.g., many Jetson boards in the field) where you need real-time centralized monitoring and logging.
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Production-grade video streaming or surveillance systems where frame-drops or latency are unacceptable and must be diagnosed in real time.
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Developers optimizing GStreamer pipelines who need live metrics to iterate fast.
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Operations/support teams who need to react immediately when a pipeline or device begins misbehaving — not hours or days later.
What’s Included
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Agent software (runs on each monitored device), including system metrics collector, Prometheus-exporter, logging tracer.
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GStreamer tracers (plugins) to capture metrics in real time from pipelines without changing code.
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Server side components: Prometheus for metrics, Loki for logs, Grafana for dashboards — all configured for real-time data flow.
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Pre-built Grafana dashboards optimized for both Linux systems and Jetson hardware, providing real-time views along with historical comparison.
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Runtime control of logging levels and filters via dashboard (no restarts) — enabling live adjustments as you monitor.
Supported Platforms
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NVIDIA Jetson platforms
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Any Linux-based platform
Why RidgeRun GStreamer Analytics?
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Built by RidgeRun — a company with deep expertise in GStreamer, embedded Linux, and hardware-accelerated multimedia solutions.
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Purpose-built for GStreamer pipelines and hardware-accelerated video systems — your real-time streaming infrastructure isn’t just generic telemetry, it’s designed for your workload.
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Enables you to move from blind deployments to live-monitoring operations: you see what’s happening right now.
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Scalable for fleets: real-time across many devices, not just one.
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Unified live view of metrics + logs = faster resolution of issues (e.g., you see frame drops live, open the live logs, find the root cause).
Learn more in our developer wiki.
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