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Seeed Studio reComputer with IP66 and Orin NX for an outdoor smart-farm gate

Asked as: “I need an IP66 Seeed Studio reComputer with Orin NX for an outdoor smart-farm gate. Which one?”

Answered by the Rapidflare agent

Go with the reComputer Rugged J4012. It's the only Seeed Studio reComputer I found that has both an IP66 rating and a Jetson Orin NX module. seeedstudi...seeedstudio.com ↗“IP66 ruggedized edge box with Jetson Orin NX 16GB”

reComputer Rugged J4012: specs for an outdoor gate seeedstudi...seeedstudio.com ↗“mechanical.ip_rating=IP66”

SpecValue
Ingress protectionIP66
ModuleJetson Orin NX 16GB
CoolingFanless
Operating temperature-20 °C to 60 °C
Power input19–48 V
ConnectorsM12/sealed connectors
Ethernet5 ports (1GbE), with PSE (powers devices over the Ethernet cable, PoE)
Cellular5G, through an M.2 Key B slot
Other I/OCAN, RS-232/422/485, digital in/out, 6 USB
Storage128 GB
LifecycleActive

Why it suits a gate:

  • Weather: the sealed M12 connectors and fanless design suit outdoor mounting.
  • Cameras: the PSE Ethernet ports can power PoE cameras directly.
  • Gate control: the digital in/out and serial ports can drive gate actuators or sensors.
  • Remote sites: 5G helps where there's no wired network.

What I couldn't confirm:

  • I couldn't find an INT8 TOPS figure for this model. Its FP32 figure is 1.88 TFLOPS, based on the Orin NX 16GB module inside. seeedstudi...seeedstudio.com ↗“performance.max_fp32_tflops=1.88 TFLOPS”
  • I couldn't find a Super-mode figure for it, so don't assume it supports Super mode.
  • I couldn't find a mounting type for it.

Other models I checked:

  • reComputer Rugged J3011: also IP66, but it uses a Jetson Orin Nano 8GB, not an Orin NX. It only fits if Orin Nano would do. seeedstudi...seeedstudio.com ↗“IP66 ruggedized edge box with Jetson Orin Nano 8GB”
  • reComputer Industrial J4012 / J4011: these do use Orin NX, but they're only rated IP40. That's not enough for an outdoor installation without an extra enclosure. seeedstudi... +1seeedstudio.com ↗“-20 to 60 °C, 5G, IP40”seeedstudio.com ↗“-20 to 60 °C, 5G, IP40”

Sources

  1. reComputer Rugged J4012 seeedstudio.com
  2. reComputer Rugged J3011 seeedstudio.com
  3. reComputer Industrial J4012 seeedstudio.com
  4. reComputer Industrial J4011 seeedstudio.com