Xplorer4/5 are a familly of products. They can be used when reliability is not an option for IIoT, AIoT & Edge Gateways or Controllers for Smart, Connected Automation and Supervision but also as Embedded Mission Computers for Sea, Air & Land Intelligent Mobility in harsh environment.
H2 2024 novelty : Enter in the world of connected intelligence from 499€
The Xplorer4 product line will be available in Q3 2024 & Xplorer5 expected Q4 2024
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Ready for the Compute module CM5, Matter, Starlink Direct To Cell, New Generative AI modules…
Benefit from an uncompromising design :
- SWaP-C Optimization: Cost-effective, industrial, rugged, waterproof and dustproof IP67, wide temperature range, miniaturized, very lightweight, very low power consumption, fanless…
- Industrial, Marine & Vehicle field connectivity:
– M12 Connectors with cost-effective on the selves cables
– Industrial Gigabit LAN Ready for IP Camera, Modbus TCP, Profinet, ETherNet/IP, BACnet, OPC-UA, MQTT, DDS, Websocket, ZMQ, UDP, TCP, NMEA OneNet…
– Multiples CANbus FD, RS232, RS485, Modbus, some with galvanic isolation, Digital and Analog I/O.
– And more connectivity using M.2 expansion. - Best in class wireless connectivity capability: Wifi, Bluetooth, GNSS (RTK, INS), 3G, 4G LTE, 5G, CAT-M1, NB-IoT, Wifi Halow, WiGig, LoRa, ZigFox, ZigBee, Thread, Matter, BLE Mesh, RF-ID UHF, SDR, ASK/FSK Modem.
Ready for upcoming Satellite communication using a small antenna : Non-Terrestrial Network Skylo 3GPP NTN or Direct To Cell Starlink DTC. - Best in class flexibility: Versatile and scalable through various M.2 modules, you can use a single hardware and software base for multiple projects.
- Best in class community support: Software support, OS and frameworks compatibility…
- Best in class AI Power Efficiency: 3 TOPS/W with the Hailo 8 TPU now and 11.4 TOPS/W expected with the Hailo-10H TPU
- Cybersecurity : Your data are protected with a TMP2.0 secure cryptoprocessor.
One product line, A huge versatility, Ulimited Possibilities
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Installed near antennas, in a noisy or hostile environment or in an unmanned platform, Xplorer products are intented for a Web, Remote or voice HMI and can be used with or without AI, Storage, Wireless or Positioning options. Its powerfull AI can analyze tirelessly many IP cameras at the same time.
It is design to Professional, Scientific, Defence industry, Academic project, Sailor and AI Geek in :
Smart, Connected Automation and Supervision :
- Industry 4.0, Energy, Oil & Gas: Machine Automation, PLC/Cloud Gateway, Overall Equipement Effectiveness, Predictive Maintenance, Smart Quality control….
- City Infrastructure Management: Parking, Lighting, Occupancy Detection, Traffic control, Pedestrian Safety, Population Flow, Air/Water/Noise quality monitoring, Waste…
- Building, Ship: Automation, Voice Assistant, Energy, Safety, Security, Fire Control, Climate Control, HVAC…
- Farming: Smart supervision & automation for Animals & Plants
- Store: Smart thief surveillance
- Medical, Independence Assistance: Smart supervision & automation for Hospital bed, Handicap, Physical or mental loss of autonomy…
- Sport: Electronic referee, Statistics
- Big Data Collection: Site survey, Data+Video Recorder for AI training, Ocean Science (Survey, Buoy…)
- DIY & Academic:
- Residential, Boat, RV: Smart surveillance and automation using Frigate AI/NVR + Home Assistant + Node-Red + a voice assistant
- Education: ROS2, Node-Red, TensorFlow, OpenPLC… learning
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Sea, Air & land Intelligent Mobility :
Provide intelligence and connectivity to Boats, Unmanned Vehicles (UAV, USV, AUV), Robots, Special Vehicles, Farming vehicles, Offshore Energy, Oil & Gaz systems…
- Software-Defined Vehicle: AI Detection, Obstacle Avoidance, Navigation, ML Control-Command…
- Marine Mission Computer: True Wind Calculation, Sails automation, Autopilot brain, Foiler Flight Control System, MultiFunction Display gateway…
- Consumable Military Hardware: ITAR-free Training target, Decoy, Drone…
- Voyage/Flight Data Recorder for non IMO ship or unmanned vehicle
- Tracking: Cloud gateway, Race tracker…
- Human Attentivness Control of Driver, Pilot, Skipper…
- DIY Marine Computer: Open Plotter platform for sailors
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Non-Terrestrial Data. Your Data Here, There, Everywhere
Xplorer products are ready for upcoming new kind of satellite communication for IoT and AIoT, like Non-Terrestrial Network Skylo 3GPP NTN or Direct To Cell Starlink DTC.
Requiring only a small antenna and low energy, it will enable low-cost real-time communication with ships, planes, land vehicles, isolated installations and all kinds of unmanned systems.
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Ready to shape the future with low power, low latency, offline generative AI
The M.2 Hailo 8 TPU outperform onchip TPU solutions (iMX95, RK3588…) in performance and upgradability and outperform NVIDIA solutions in power efficiency :
– CM4+Hailo_8 vs Orin Nano 1/2: Inference Time 13 times lower
– CM4+Hailo 8 vs Orin Nano 2/2: Double FPS and same inference time at 2/3 of the power
– Hailo 8 vs Xavier NX : “Similar performance at a fraction of power consumption and cost”
– Hailo 8 vs AGX Xavier : “NVIDIA solution is more flexible since you can also do training on the platform, while Hailo-8 is only made for low-power inference which it does at 20 times the power efficiency”.
The new Asic based M.2 Hailo-10H TPU, expected Q4 2024, outperforms NVIDIA GPU based solution and Intel’s Core Ultra “AI Boost” NPU.
“The Hailo-10 brings generative AI to the edge, it can run Llama2-7B with up to 10 tokens per second (TPS) at under 5W of power, while it can generate one image from text in under 5 seconds using Stable Diffusion 2.1 in the same power envelope. Like other many technologies, generative AI is moving from the cloud to the device itself enabling lower latency and offline support”.
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When Ubiquity and scalability meet miniaturization
With its exceptional modularity (3x M.2 modules, 1x CPU module, 2x LPWAN multiprotocol modules), you can tailor the hardware to your needs with two PCB variants :
The Model E includes M.2 modules of 3 types B, E, M and a PCIE 2.0 packet switch :
- Type M 2230 is reserved for SSD.
- Type B will be used preferably for cellular communication but can be use also more SSD or advanced positionning.
- Type E includes a 2-lane PCIE to take full advantage of TPU performance but can be used also for Cellular IoT or advanced positionning.
The Model M includes M.2 modules of 2 types: 1xE and 2xM and a PCIE 3.0 packet switch to take full advantage of SSD performance and the new CM5 and Hailo10H products.
- Type M 2230 is reserved for an SSD
- Type B will be used preferably for cellular communication or advanced positionning.
- Type M 2242 for Hailo 8 or Hailo10H TPU, or more SSD
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Preliminary Hardware Specifications
Xplorer4 series CM4-E PCB | Xplorer5 series CM5-E PCB | Xplorer5 series CM5-M PCB | |
Available | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q4 2024 |
CPU | ARM v8 Quad-core, 64 bits, 1.5Ghz HPL: 11.9 Gflops, 1.64 Gflops/W | ARM Cortex A76 Quad-core, 64 bits, 2.4Ghz, Cryptographic Extension HPL: 30.2 Gflops, 2.75 Gflops/W | ARM Cortex A76 Quad-core, 64 bits, 2.4Ghz, Cryptographic Extension HPL: 30.2 Gflops, 2.75 Gflops/W |
GPU | VideoCore VI | VideoCore VII | VideoCore VII |
eMMC | Up to 32 GB (May be read Only) | Up to 32 GB (May be read Only) | Up to 32 GB (May be read Only) |
RAM | Up to 8 GB | Up to 16 GB | Up to 16 GB |
LAN | 1x GbE | 1x GbE | 1x GbE |
WLAN / BT | Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi Bluetooth 5.0 External SMA Antenna | Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi Bluetooth 5.0 External SMA Antenna | Dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi Bluetooth 5.0 External SMA Antenna |
Optional LPWAN | – 868/915 Mhz +15/22dBm Multiprotocol : LoRa, SigFox LSM100A/LSM110A Module – 2.4 Ghz +20dBm Multiprotocol : Matter, Thread, Zigbee, Bluetooth 5.3 LE/Mesh, AoA, AoD Firmware Bootloader MGM240PB32VNA3 module External SMA Antennas | – 868/915 Mhz +15/22dBm Multiprotocol : LoRa, SigFox LSM100A/LSM110A Module – 2.4 Ghz +20dBm Multiprotocol : Matter, Thread, Zigbee, Bluetooth 5.3 LE/Mesh, AoA, AoD Firmware Bootloader MGM240PB32VNA3 module External SMA Antennas | – 868/915 Mhz +15/22dBm Multiprotocol : LoRa, SigFox LSM100A/LSM110A Module – 2.4 Ghz +20dBm Multiprotocol : Matter, Thread, Zigbee, Bluetooth 5.3 LE/Mesh, AoA, AoD Firmware Bootloader MGM240PB32VNA3 module External SMA Antennas |
Expansions | – 1x M.2 Type M – 2230 – PCIe 2.0 x1 – 1x M.2 Type B/B+M – 2230 to 3042- PCIe 2.0 x1 + USB 2.0 – 1x M.2 Type E/A+E – 2230 to 3042 – PCIe 2.0 x2 + USB 2.0 + I2C | – 1x M.2 Type M – 2230 – PCIe 2.0 x1 – 1x M.2 Type B/B+M – 2230 to 3042- PCIe 2.0 x1 + USB 2.0 – 1x M.2 Type E/A+E – 2230 to 3042 – PCIe 2.0 x2 + USB 2.0 + I2C | – 1x M.2 Type M – 2230 – PCIe 3.0 x1 – 1x M.2 Type B/B+M – 2230 to 3042- PCIe 3.0 x1 + USB 2.0 – 1x M.2 Type M – 2230 to 3042 – PCIe 3.0 x2 |
Optional TPUs | M.2 Modules : – Hailo-8L (13 TOPS, 3 TOPS/W) – Hailo-8 (26 TOPS, 3 TOPS/W) TPU Capability : – M.2 Type E : 13, 26 TOPS – M.2 Type B : 13, 26 TOPS Warning : !!! Coral Modules are not comptatible with the CM4 PCIE !!! You can use a USB-C 2.0 Dongle or this M.2 solution | M.2 Modules : – Google Coral Edge (4 TOPS, 2 TOPS/W) – Google Coral Dual Edge (8 TOPS, 2 TOPS/W) – Hailo-8L (13 TOPS, 3 TOPS/W) – Hailo-8 (26 TOPS, 3 TOPS/W) TPU Capability : – M.2 Type E : 4, 8, 13, 26 TOPS – M.2 Type B : 4, 13, 26 TOPS The Coral Dual Module require a PCIe with 2 lanes : Only on E key Slot | M.2 Modules : – Google Coral Edge (4 TOPS, 2 TOPS/W) – Hailo-8L (13 TOPS, 3 TOPS/W) – Hailo-8 (26 TOPS, 3 TOPS/W) – Hailo-10H (40 TOPS, 11.4 TOPS/W) TPU Capability : – M.2 Type M 42mm : 40 TOPS – M.2 Type B : 4, 13, 26 TOPS Warning : !!! The New Hailo-10H solution has not yet been tested !!! |
Removable Storage | µSD Card (No boot) External USB-C 2.0 Key/Disk | µSD Card (No boot) External USB-C 3.0 Key/Disk HDParm Disk Read 359 MB/sec DD Disk Write 254 MB/s | µSD Card (No boot) External USB-C 3.0 Key/Disk HDParm Disk Read 359 MB/sec DD Disk Write 254 MB/s |
Optional NVMe SSDs | – M.2 Type M : Up to 2 TB and to 4280 TBW – M.2 Type B : Up to 2 TB and 24000 TBW – M.2 Type E : Up to 512 GB HDParm Disk Read 349 MB/sec DD Disk Write 254 MB/s Warning : No boot selection currently | – M.2 Type M : Up to 2 TB and to 4280 TBW – M.2 Type B : Up to 2 TB and 24000 TBW – M.2 Type E : Up to 512 GB HDParm Disk Read 417 MB/sec DD Disk Write 261 MB/s Warning : No boot selection currently | – M.2 Type M 32mm : Up to 2 TB and to 4280 TBW – M.2 Type B : Up to 2 TB and 24000 TBW M.2 Type M 42mm : Up to 2 TB and to 4280 TBW HDParm Disk Read 784 MB/sec DD Disk Write 377 MB/s Warning : No boot selection currently |
Optional Wireless | M.2 Type E & B : – GNSS+4G LTE / 5G / CAT-M1, NB-IoT / Starlink DTC Ready Skylo 3GPP NTN Ready (E) – LoRa (E) – WIFI HaLow, WiGig – RF ID UHF – SDR, RF Modem External SMA Antennas | M.2 Type E & B : – GNSS+4G LTE / 5G / CAT-M1, NB-IoT / Starlink DTC Ready Skylo 3GPP NTN Ready (E) – LoRa (E) – WIFI HaLow, WiGig – RF ID UHF – SDR, RF Modem External SMA Antennas | M.2 Type B : – GNSS+4G LTE / 5G / CAT-M1, NB-IoT / Starlink DTC Ready – WIFI HaLow – RF ID UHF – SDR External SMA Antennas |
Optional Positioning | M.2 Type E & B : – GNSS UDR – GNSS RTK – GNSS/INS dual antenna, True heading External SMA Antennas | M.2 Type E & B : – GNSS UDR – GNSS RTK – GNSS/INS dual antenna, True heading External SMA Antennas | M.2 Type B : – GNSS RTK External SMA Antenna |
Optional Industrial | – Ethercat – Profinet – FPGA | – Ethercat – Profinet – FPGA | |
CANbus | 1x CANFD 1x Isolated CANFD | 1x CANFD 1x Isolated CANFD | 1x CANFD 1x Isolated CANFD |
RS232/RS485/Modbus RTU | 2x RS232 1x Isolated RS232/RS485/Modbus 1x Isolated RS485/Modbus Up to 4x RS232 Rx only (Share with Analog IN) | 2x RS232 1x Isolated RS232/RS485/Modbus 1x Isolated RS485/Modbus Up to 4x RS232 Rx only (Share with Analog IN) | 2x RS232 1x Isolated RS232/RS485/Modbus 1x Isolated RS485/Modbus Up to 4x RS232 Rx only (Share with Analog IN) |
DAQ | 2x Open Drain digital Output 2x 12 bits Analog/Digital Output 4x 12 bits Analog/Digital Input (share with RS232 Rx Only) AD5592R chip | 2x Open Drain digital Output 2x 12 bits Analog/Digital Output 4x 12 bits Analog/Digital Input (share with RS232 Rx Only) AD5592R chip | 2x Open Drain digital Output 2x 12 bits Analog/Digital Output 4x 12 bits Analog/Digital Input (share with RS232 Rx Only) AD5592R chip |
USB-C Host | 1x USB-C Host, USB 2.0 | 1x USB-C Host, USB 2.0 & 3.0 | 1x USB-C Host, USB 2.0 & 3.0 |
USB-C Expansion | – Camera – KNX – LongWorks – Z-wave | – Camera – KNX – LongWorks – Z-wave | – Camera – KNX – LongWorks – Z-wave |
OEM Board Version | – 1x 4 lane MIPI CSI-2 – 1x Fan connector | – 1x 4 lane MIPI CSI-2 – 1x Fan connector | – 1x 4 lane MIPI CSI-2 – 1x Fan connector |
RTC | +/- 5 PPM, 3V bat | TBD PPM, 3V bat | TBD PPM, 3V bat |
Synchro | 1x PPS Input | 1x PPS Input | 1x PPS Input |
Watchdog | Internal | Internal | Internal |
Cybersecurity | TMP 2.0 SLB9673 Chip | TMP 2.0 SLB9673 Chip | TMP 2.0 SLB9673 Chip |
Development/Debug | 1x µHDMI 4K (Under a cap) 1x USB-C Host 2.0 1x µSD Card 1x EMMc USB-C Boot switch | 1x µHDMI 4K (Under a cap) 1x USB-C Host 3.0 Docking Station Ready 1x µSD Card 1x EMMc USB-C Boot switch | 1x µHDMI 4K (Under a cap) 1x USB-C Host 3.0 Docking Station Ready 1x µSD Card 1x EMMc USB-C Boot switch |
Power Supply | 8 to 33V 3-10 W depending on CPU/Cellular Load | 8 to 33V 6-15 W depending on CPU/TPU/Cellular Load | 8 to 33V 7-16 W depending on CPU/TPU/Cellular Load |
Dimension / Weight | PCB : 93x67mm Overall size : 114x104x28 mm, 400 g | PCB : 93x67mm Overall size : 114x104x28 mm, 400 g | PCB : 93x67mm Overall size : 114x104x28 mm, 400 g |
Assembly | Wall-mounted or DIN Rail | Wall-mounted or DIN Rail | Wall-mounted or DIN Rail |
Protection / Enclosure | IP67, Fanless, CNC Anodized Aluminium µSD Card and Nano SIM card under a cap | IP67, Fanless, CNC Anodized Aluminium µSD Card and Nano SIM card under a cap | IP67, Fanless, CNC Anodized Aluminium µSD Card and Nano SIM card under a cap |
Operation Temperature | -20° to +65/70°C depending on CPU/Cellular Load | -20° to +60/65°C depending on CPU/TPU/Cellular Load | -20° to +60/65°C depending on CPU/TPU/Cellular Load |
M12 / SMA Cables | Available on distributor shelves (1m, 2m, 3m, 5m…) | Available on distributor shelves (1m, 2m, 3m, 5m…) | Available on distributor shelves (1m, 2m, 3m, 5m…) |
On request : Iridium SBD, SpaceX Swarm, Kineis, Astrocast…
OS and framework Compatibility
OS | Debian 12.5 Headless/Desktop PREEMPT-RT Ubuntu 24.04 Core/Desktop PREEMPT-RT On request : Buildroot, Yocto, Vxworks, Redpesk Marine Grade Linux, Victron Energy Venus OS, Automotive Grade Linux (AGL), Automotive EB corbos Linux, Over-the-air (OTA) update |
Robotic | ROS2, MOOS-IvP… |
PLC | CoDeSys, OpenPLC… |
Home/building Automation | Frigate NVR, Home Assistant, Jeedom, ioBrooker… |
IIoT | Node-Red, InfluxDB, Grafana… |
AIoT | Keras, TensorFlow (Lite), PyCoral, PyTorch, ONNX… |
Marine | Austral: NMEA2000, Wind-calculation, Autopilot, Flight Control System |
Software support
Configure your product
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Xplorer4 standard products using the Rasperry PI compute module CM4:
Configuration | Matter Xplorer4 | Essential Xplorer4 | Matter Xplorer4+ | Edge Xplorer4 | IIoT Xplorer4 | IIoT Xplorer4+ | RTK Xplorer4 | Frigate Xplorer4 | AIoT Xplorer4 | AIoT Xplorer4+ |
Options | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail LoRa Eu or US | Wall mounted or Din Rail LoRa Eu or US ZED-F9P or F9R | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail LoRa Eu or US |
Typical Applications | Home Assistant | Gateway, Automation | Home Assistant | LTE, DiretcToCell | LTE, DirectToCell Matter | LTE, DTC, Matter, LoRa | Geophysics, Farming, Drones | Frigate NVR+HA | LTE, DTC, Matter, LoRa, AI | LTE, DTC, Matter, LoRa, AI |
PCB / AI M.2 | Model E | Model E | Model E | Model E | Model E | Model E | Model E | Model E | Model E | Model E |
Enclosure | Black | Black | Black | Black | Black | Black | Red | Blue | Blue | Blue |
RAM | 2 GB | 2GB | 4GB | 4GB | 4GB | 8GB | 8GB | 4GB | 4GB | 8GB |
eMMC | 32 GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB |
M.2-M SSD | – | 128GB | 128GB | 128GB | 128GB | 256GB | 256GB | 256GB | 128GB | 256GB |
Matter/Zigbee | Yes | – | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
LoRa/SigFox | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | Yes | – | – | Yes |
M.2-B Cellular/GNSS | – | – | – | 4G LTE+GNSS Worldwilde DTC Ready SIM7600G-H | 4G LTE+GNSS Worldwide DTC Ready SIM7600G-H | 4G LTE+GNSS Worldwide DTC Ready SIM7600G-H | 4G LTE Worldwide DTC Ready SIM7600G-H | – | 4G LTE+GNSS Worldwide DTC Ready SIM7600G-H | 4G LTE+GNSS Worldwide DTC Ready SIM7600G-H |
M.2-E GNSS RTK | – | – | – | – | – | – | GNSS-RTK SimpleRTK2B M.2 | – | – | – |
M.2-E AI TPU | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13 TOPS Hailo 8L | 13 TOPS Hailo 8L | 26 TOPS Hailo 8 |
Note : DAQ Special Features | 3x RS232 Rx Only | 4x RS232 Rx Only | 3x RS232 Rx Only | 4x RS232 Rx Only | 3x RS232 Rx Only | 2x RS232 Rx Only | 2x RS232 Rx Only | 3x RS232 Rx Only | 3x RS232 Rx Only | 2x RS232 Rx Only |
Available | Q3 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q3 2024 | Q3 2024 |
Unit Price ex-VAT | 499 Euros | 499 Euros | TBD | TBD | TBD | TDB | TDB | TDB | TBD | TBD |
Xplorer5 standard products using the Rasperry PI compute module CM5 (Preview):
Configuration | Matter Xplorer5 | Essential Xplorer5 | Frigate Xplorer5 | Frigate Xplorer5+ | Edge Xplorer5 | IIoT Xplorer5 | IIoT Xplorer5+ | RTK Xplorer5 | AIoT Xplorer5 | AIoT Xplorer5+ |
Options | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail LoRa Eu or US | Wall mounted or Din Rail ZED-F9P or F9R | Wall mounted or Din Rail | Wall mounted or Din Rail LoRa Eu or US |
Typical Applications | Home Assistant | Gateway, Automation | Frigate NVR+HA | Frigate NVR+HA | LTE, DirectToCell | LTE, DirectToCell, Matter | LTE,DTC, Matter, LoRa | Geophysics, Farming, Drones | LTE,DTC, Matter, LoRa, AI | LTE, DTC, Matter, LoRa, AI |
PCB / AI M.2 | Model E | Model M | Model E | Model E | Model M | Model M | Model M | Model E | Model M | Model M |
Enclosure | Black | Black | Blue | Blue | Black | Black | Black | Red | Blue | Blue |
RAM | 4 GB | 4GB | 8GB | 8GB | 8GB | 8GB | 16GB | 8GB | 8GB | 16GB |
eMMC | 32 GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB | 32GB |
M.2-M SSD | – | 128GB | 256GB | 512GB | 128GB | 256GB | 512GB | 128GB | 256GB | 512GB |
Matter/Zigbee | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | – | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
LoRa/SigFox | – | – | – | – | – | – | Yes | – | – | Yes |
M.2-B Cellular/GNSS | – | – | – | – | 4G LTE+GNSS Worldwide DTC Ready SIM7600G-H | 4G LTE+GNSS Worldwide DTC Ready SIM7600G-H | 4G LTE+GNSS Worldwide DTC Ready SIM7600G-H | 4G LTE Worldwide DTC Ready SIM7600G-H | 4G LTE+GNSS Worldwide DTC Ready SIM7600G-H | 4G LTE+GNSS Worldwide DTC Ready SIM7600G-H |
M.2-E GNSS RTK | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | GNSS-RTK SimpleRTK2B M.2 | – | – |
M.2-E or M AI TPU | – | – | 4 TOPS Coral | 8 TOPS Coral Dual | – | – | – | – | 26 TOPS Hailo 8 | 40 TOPS Hailo 10H |
Note : DAQ Special Features | 3x RS232 Rx Only | 3x RS232 Rx Only | 3x RS232 Rx Only | 3x RS232 Rx Only | 4x RS232 Rx Only | 3x RS232 Rx Only | 2x RS232 Rx Only | 3x RS232 Rx Only | 3x RS232 Rx Only | 2x RS232 Rx Only |
Available | Q4 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q4 2024 |
Unit Price ex-VAT | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TDB | TDB | TBD | TBD |
– For other setup like high capacity or endurance SSD, 2x SSD or AI modules, 3GPP NTN, CAT-M1, NB-IoT, GNSS-UDR, GNSS/INS… contact us
– Ethernet, WIFI/BT, TMP2.0, Serials, CANbus, DAQ, µSD, nanoSIM are included by default
– An AI M.2 Module is very simple to add or upgrade by yourself later, check the size and type of M.2, E or M
– Matter/Zigbee and LoRa/SigFox chips are soldered on PCB and can only be added to by an electronics technician. But a LoRa module can be added on the M.2 Type E slot if you don’t have TPU on this slot.
– The M.2 SSD and 4G+GNSS (RTK) uFL to SMA cables, are not very accessible, as it requires disassembly and reassembly of the PCB in a small enclosure, change the thermal pad, so it’s best to specify the LTE option and size and endurance of the SSD when ordering.
This product can be sold for prototyping or in volume, board only and can be tailored to your needs (RAM, eMMC, SSD Size/endurance, Cellular type and region, LPWAN type and region, AI, GNSS…). We can also provide the cables and antennas.
Austral Electronics is a design office, if you have a series of products, we can:
- Adapt the enclosure to your brand or project : colors, CNC logo, silkscreen, mounting…
- Reduce costs by eliminating unnecessary functionalities
- Support you on your specific needs in electronics (connectors, new M.2 modules…)
- Help you in software: Embedded computing, Control-command, Linux distribution, OTA update…
Product Status
Model | — | Xplorer4 | Xplorer5 | |
Introduction | Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | ||
Life Cycle Phase | Introduction | Roadmap | ||
Expected EOF | 2035 | 2035 |