Description
ALPON™ X5 AI: Award-winning Industrial Edge AI Computer Built on Raspberry Pi
Deploy Vision AI Workloads at the Edge: Connected, Intelligent, and Always-on.
CES® 2026 Best of Innovation Winner: ALPON X5 AI
ALPON X5 AI combines 25 TOPS NPU inference, LTE/5G connectivity, and cloud-based fleet management in a ruggedized, fanless industrial edge computer built on Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5. Award-winning ALPON X5 AI ships with AI inference, remote device management, OTA updates, and full fleet operations in a single rugged unit. Production-ready out of the box.
Ready to deploy?Raspberry Pi ecosystem. Production-grade NPU.
Built as an official Raspberry Pi Design Partner, ALPON X5 AI enables industrial edge AI deployment in the Raspberry Pi CM5 ecosystem using the DEEPX DX-M1 25 TOPS NPU with 4 GB on-chip memory for real-time Vision AI inference.
View DocumentationDEEPX DX-M1, 4 GB on-chip memory
No external networking hardware required. Always-on industrial connectivity stack
LPDDR4X with NVMe SSD support
Quad-core Cortex-A76
From Raspberry Pi Prototyping to Production Edge AI Systems
One DEEPX NPU. Three edge AI form factors: same NPU, same SDK, same models, different chassis. Scale from Raspberry Pi 5 AI prototyping to rugged industrial edge AI computers without ever rebuilding your stack.
Rapid AI Prototyping
13 / 25 TOPSPure AI acceleration for Raspberry Pi 5 developers building early proof-of-concepts. Plug it in, install via APT, run a demo in minutes.
Best for: AI experimentation, proof-of-concepts, and rapid Raspberry Pi 5 prototyping.
Connected Edge Systems
25 TOPS · LTE/5GAdd LTE/5G connectivity, NVMe local storage, and multi-camera support for real field deployments in a single under-board stack.
Best for: Outdoor vision systems, IoT sensors, and live field testing
This ProductIndustrial Edge AI Deployment
25 TOPS · −20 to +60°CFanless, rugged, always-online edge AI computer for fleets and distributed industrial sites. Secure by design, IP40-rated, ALPON™ CLOUD-managed.
Best for: Factories, smart cities, real-world fleets, traffic analytics & public safety systems
Production-ready, without enterprise complexity
Industrial 24/7 edge AI system built for real-world deployment at the edge. All-in-one platform that unifies AI inference, LTE connectivity, OTA updates, and fleet management.
Fleet Management
Centralized monitoring and control at scale
−20→60°C
Operating range, validated
9–36V DC
Industrial wide-range input
Watchdog
Reboots out of stuck states
Why teams choose ALPON X5 AI
The industrial edge AI market forces a trade-off: choose compute or connectivity; and build the rest yourself. ALPON X5 AI eliminates that compromise by bringing AI inference, built-in LTE, and fleet management together in one production-ready device.
| Feature | AI Development Boards | Industrial AI PCs | ALPON X5 AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| AI Inference / Compute | Limited TOPS, varies by board | 25 TOPS NPU | 25 TOPS NPU |
| Built-in LTE Connectivity | Built-in, no external modem | ||
| Cloud Fleet Management | Included, no third-party SaaS | ||
| Zero-touch Provisioning & OTA | |||
| Fanless Rugged Design | Partial | −20°C to +60°C | |
| Low-power AI (vs GPU) | High power, active cooling needed | GPU-based (high power) | NPU, no active cooling |
| PoC to Production | PoC only, not production-ready | Purpose-built | |
| Open / Extensible Architecture | Limited | Limited | Raspberry Pi CM5 + GPIO/USB expansion |
From edge to action
Manufacturing line vision
Detect defects on a conveyor using a single industrial camera in real time. Train YOLOv8 with Ultralytics, compile for DEEPX NPU, and deploy via ALPON Cloud OTA updates.
Smart-city traffic monitoring
Count and classify vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians from roadside edge units. Aggregate metadata over cellular networks while keeping raw video fully on-device.
Remote infrastructure inspection
Monitor pumps, switchgear, and substations in unattended environments. Run anomaly detection locally and transmit only event-based alerts over LTE.
Predictive maintenance
Analyze multimodal industrial signals to model normal operating behavior and detect statistical deviations in real time. Infer failure probability locally without streaming raw data.
Regulatory Compliance & Certifications
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