What is the 524WiFi™ Tomo AI Core NVIDIA, and why does it exist?
The 524WiFi™ Tomo AI Core NVIDIA is an edge AI computer built on the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano 8GB module and a deployment-focused custom carrier board. Jetson modules provide the compute, but production deployments also need carrier-board interfaces, power input, storage, and connectivity. Teams that focus on software often lack the hardware resources to design these. 524WiFi™ Tomo AI Core NVIDIA provides them in one unit.
How does 524WiFi™ Tomo AI Core NVIDIA integrate compute and connectivity?
The Orin Nano module delivers up to 67 TOPS (sparse INT8, with the appropriate NVIDIA software and power mode), with an Ampere GPU (1024 CUDA cores, 32 Tensor cores) and a 6-core Arm Cortex-A78AE CPU. The carrier board adds five Gigabit Ethernet ports, one independent RJ45 with 48V PoE input (powered device), RS485, RS232, CAN FD, GPIO, HDMI 2.0, USB 3.0, and an M.2 PCIe NVMe 2280 slot. Wireless is optional: Wi-Fi (2.4G/5.8G), 4G/5G through a Nano SIM, or Wi-Fi HaLow (IEEE 802.11ah, sub-1GHz) for long-range, low-power links. 524WiFi™ Pulse radio modules and router platforms support the networking side.
524WiFi™ Tomo AI Core NVIDIA vs. a standard Jetson dev kit vs. a custom carrier board
| Selection | Configuration |
|---|---|
| Developer kit | A development platform for software evaluation and prototyping. |
| Tomo AI Core NVIDIA | Integrated enclosure and carrier interfaces for the described industrial deployment. |
| Custom carrier design | Interfaces, mechanical integration and validation tailored to a specific application. |
What can 524WiFi™ Tomo AI Core NVIDIA be used for?
- AMR/AGV and mobile robots: onboard inference with a stable link
- Industrial vision: local multi-stream inspection
- Security and port video analytics: PoE single-cable deployment
- Drones and ground robots: compact compute with configurable module power modes
- Remote sites: cellular or HaLow backhaul
Hardware summary
- Compute: Jetson Orin Nano 8GB, up to 67 TOPS (sparse INT8)
- CPU: 6-core Arm Cortex-A78AE v8.2 64-bit
- Memory: 8GB 128-bit LPDDR5, 102GB/s
- Storage: SD card plus external NVMe (M.2 2280)
- Video: CPU software encode 1080p30; decode up to 1× 4K60 / 2× 4K30 / 5× 1080p60 / 11× 1080p30 (H.265)
- Network: 5× Gigabit Ethernet (1 independent with 48V PoE PD, 4 shared)
- I/O: HDMI 2.0, RS485, RS232, CAN FD, 4× USB 3.0, 1× USB-OTG, 4× GPIO, 3.3V output
- Module power modes: 7W–25W; size the complete system supply for the carrier, peripherals and wireless configuration
Wireless options (Wi-Fi, 4G/5G, HaLow) are optional configurations.