> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.roboflow.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.roboflow.com/deployment/self-hosted/enterprise/roboflow-edge.md).

# Roboflow Edge appliances

Compare Roboflow Edge appliances and AI1 Smart Camera, then qualify your cameras and Workflow before choosing hardware.

Choose a Roboflow Edge computer when you need to connect your own cameras, lenses, or lighting. The AI1 Smart Camera combines a camera, LED ring, and computer in one housing. All four appliances ship with RoboflowOS installed.

## Compare appliances

<table data-search="false"><thead><tr><th>Attribute</th><th>Roboflow Edge NX16</th><th>Roboflow Edge AGX64</th><th>Roboflow Edge Thor128</th><th>AI1 Smart Camera</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Product code</td><td>RF-NX16</td><td>RF-AGX64</td><td>RF-THOR128</td><td>AI1</td></tr><tr><td>NVIDIA module</td><td>Jetson Orin NX</td><td>Jetson AGX Orin</td><td>Jetson T5000</td><td>Jetson Orin NX</td></tr><tr><td>Memory</td><td>16 GB</td><td>64 GB</td><td>128 GB</td><td>8 GB</td></tr><tr><td>Camera and lighting</td><td>External</td><td>External</td><td>External</td><td>Integrated 8 MP camera and LED ring</td></tr><tr><td>Networking</td><td>6 x GbE PoE, 2 x GbE</td><td>4 x GbE PoE, 2 x 10 GbE</td><td>1 x 5 GbE, 1 x 100 GbE QSFP28 with breakout to 4 x 25 GbE</td><td>1 x GbE</td></tr><tr><td>PoE power budget</td><td>150 W total</td><td>Confirm the budget for your cameras in the quote</td><td>Use an external PoE switch for PoE cameras</td><td>Integrated camera</td></tr><tr><td>List price</td><td>$8,000</td><td>$12,000</td><td>$16,000</td><td>$8,000</td></tr></tbody></table>

Port counts describe connections. They do not specify how many camera streams your Workflow can process. Measure frame rate and latency with your model, camera resolution, and services running together.

## Choose cameras and lighting

Start with the image detail your model needs to see. Choose the field of view, lens, working distance, and lighting so the defect or object is visible in captured images.

Evaluate AI1 when its built-in optics cover a fixed view. Its rolling shutter can skew parts that move fast across the image. Small codes across a wide field of view can require more pixels than an 8 MP camera provides. Its electronic focus needs a stable working distance. Use [AI1 camera settings](/deployment/self-hosted/enterprise/deployment-manager/making-changes/configure-ai1-camera-settings.md) to adjust exposure, focus, and LED intensity.

Choose external cameras with Roboflow Edge when the task needs different optics, lighting, or camera placement. Check camera bandwidth and power needs against the appliance and switch configuration. The NX16 provides six PoE ports within a shared 150 W budget. The AGX64 provides four PoE ports and two 10 GbE ports. Connect PoE cameras to the Thor128 through a PoE switch.

## Qualify the whole Workflow

Pick the smallest appliance that passes your acceptance test under production conditions. Define your required inspection result, line rate, frame rate, and latency before testing.

1. Use the cameras, lenses, lighting, and mounting planned for the line. Capture representative parts at production speed.
2. Run every stream and required service together for hours at the expected ambient temperature.
3. Check that frames arrive, inference processes them, and the inspection returns the required result within your latency target.
4. Record the model, camera setup, software configuration, and measured results so you can repeat the test after a change.

Memory, port counts, and advertised compute figures do not convert to Workflow frame rate or latency. Repeat the test if you change the model, image resolution, camera setup, or services.

## OS updates and hardware warranty

Each appliance's list price includes five years of RoboflowOS updates from the purchase date. You can add more years of support for the same unit after that term. The hardware carries a one-year warranty. Support terms are separate in the quote.

You remain responsible for camera placement, lighting, mounting, plant-control connections, and acceptance testing under production conditions. Agree with Roboflow who schedules and validates OS updates.

Before purchase, ask for the board and OS qualification record. Confirm who authorizes updates, which updates you can defer or pin, how installation is verified, what recovery has been tested, and what the line sees during an update. Document who supplies spares for a failed unit and which settings the platform restores.

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