Overview
Firefly AIBOX-1688 AI Edge Computing Embedded PC — a fanless industrial edge computer built on the SOPHON BM1688, rated 32 TOPS (INT4). Runs vision and small-model inference on-device, with no fan and no host machine.
Key Features
- SOPHON BM1688 SoC
- 32 TOPS (INT4) of neural compute
- Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.6GHz
- Fanless industrial chassis
- On-device inference, no host required
Ideal For
Industrial and retail deployments running continuous video analytics where a fan is a failure point.
Soc
SOPHON BM1688
Cpu
Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.6GHz
Tpu
Built-in SOPHGO neural network acceleration engine TPU, 32T@INT4 peak computing power, 16T@INT8 peak computing power, 4T@FP16/BF16computing power, 0.5T@FP32 computing power
Vpu
Video decoding: H.264 / H.265 decoding (Max performance: 1920 * 1080@480FPS or 3840 * 2160 @120FPS)Video encoding: H.264 / H.265 encoding (Max performance: 1920 * 1080@300FPS or 3840 * 2160 @75 FPS)Image codec: JPEG/MJPEG Baseline codec (JPEG codec with a maximum resolution of 1080P@480 FPS)
Ram
8GB LPDDR4 (4GB/8GB/16GB optional)
Storage
32GB eMMC (32GB/64GB/128GB/256GB optional)
Storage expansion
1 x M.2 (Expandable PCIe NVMe SSD(default support)/SATA SSD(supported after software update), supports 2242/2260/2280) (inside the device), 1 x TF Card
Power
DC 12V/3A (DC 5.5 x 2.1mm)
Power consumption
Normal: 7.2W(12V/600mA)Max: 14.4W(12V/1200mA)
Video output
1 x HDMI2.0（4K@60fps)
Os
Linux
Software support
The private deployment of ultra-large-scale parameter models under the Transformer architecture, including large language models such as Gemma-2B, LlaMa2-7B, ChatGLM3-6B, Qwen1.5-1.8B.Traditional network architectures such as CNN, RNN, and LSTM; a variety of deep learning frameworks, including TensorFlow, PyTorch, MXNet, PaddlePaddle, and ONNX, as well as custom operator developmentDocker container management technology
Dimension
93.4 mm × 93.4 mm × 50 mm
Weight
≈ 500g
Environment
Operating Temperature: -20℃～60℃Storage Temperature: -20℃～70℃Storage Humidity: 10%～90%RH (non-condensing)
Ethernet
2 x 1000Mbps Ethernet
Usb
2 x USB3.0 (Current Limit: 1A)
Other
1 x Type-C (USB 2.0 device mode only)1 x Console (Debug serial)1 x Power button1 x Recovery
Video decoding
H.264 / H.265 decoding (Max performance: 1920 * 1080@480FPS or 3840 * 2160 @120FPS)
Video encoding
H.264 / H.265 encoding (Max performance: 1920 * 1080@300FPS or 3840 * 2160 @75 FPS)
Image codec
JPEG/MJPEG Baseline codec (JPEG codec with a maximum resolution of 1080P@480 FPS)
Operating Temperature
-20℃～60℃
Storage Temperature
-20℃～70℃
Storage Humidity
10%～90%RH (non-condensing)
Area
Shipping time
Europe
3 - 7 business days
Asia, Oceania
3 - 7 business days
North America
3 - 7 business days
South America
5 - 10 business days
Brand
Firefly
Prices may vary. Verify on vendor site.
Quick Specs
- Soc
- SOPHON BM1688
- Cpu
- Octa-core ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.6GHz
- Tpu
- Built-in SOPHGO neural network acceleration engine TPU, 32T@INT4 peak computing power, 16T@INT8 peak computing power, 4T@FP16/BF16computing power, 0.5T@FP32 computing power
- Vpu
- Video decoding: H.264 / H.265 decoding (Max performance: 1920 * 1080@480FPS or 3840 * 2160 @120FPS)Video encoding: H.264 / H.265 encoding (Max performance: 1920 * 1080@300FPS or 3840 * 2160 @75 FPS)Image codec: JPEG/MJPEG Baseline codec (JPEG codec with a maximum resolution of 1080P@480 FPS)
- Ram
- 8GB LPDDR4 (4GB/8GB/16GB optional)
- Storage
- 32GB eMMC (32GB/64GB/128GB/256GB optional)