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.
YOLOv8s · 640×640 · 30 FPSSmart-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.
YOLOv8n · 4-stream · 4 × 15 FPSRemote infrastructure inspection
Monitor pumps, switchgear, and substations in unattended environments. Run anomaly detection locally and transmit only event-based alerts over LTE.
MobileNet-V3 · 224×224 · 120 FPSPredictive 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.
CNN + anomaly scoring · Sub-second inference · Event-only alerts over LTERegulatory Compliance & Certifications
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