In today’s pan-security field, traditional video surveillance systems struggle to meet the challenges posed by complex environments: equipment failures in harsh weather, connection issues caused by vibration, installation limitations in confined spaces, and the high costs of extensive wiring.
These pain points directly impact the reliability and efficiency of security systems.
The TWOWIN T218 AI edge computer, based on the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano platform, is becoming a game-changer in the industry with its four core advantages: wide operating temperature range, compact size, high shock resistance, and Power over Ethernet (PoE) capability.
01 Industry Pain Points: Video Recognition Challenges in the Pan-Security Field
Pan-security environments are typically deployed in harsh locations such as industrial plants, city streets, and transport vehicles, placing special demands on computing equipment.
In industrial manufacturing environments, extreme conditions like high temperatures, high humidity, and dust often lead to frequent failures of traditional computing equipment.
In vehicle security applications, constant vibration and temperature fluctuations directly affect equipment lifespan and stability.
In smart city deployments, limited installation space and power supply difficulties present common challenges.
More critically, modern security has evolved from simple video recording to intelligent analysis, requiring real-time identification of key information such as persons, vehicles, and abnormal behaviors – placing higher demands on the AI computing capabilities of edge devices.
02 Core Technology: Four Product Advantages of T218 Orin Nano
Wide Temperature Operation, Fearless in Extreme Environments
T218 adopts advanced thermal design and industrial-grade components, supporting an operating temperature range of -25°C to 70°C, ensuring stable performance whether in scorching outdoor conditions or freezing storage environments.
This feature enables T218 to adapt to security deployments in various climates worldwide without requiring additional environmental control systems, significantly reducing the total cost of ownership.
Compact Design, Cleverly Integrates into Various Scenarios
T218 features an extremely compact form factor, perfectly suited for installation in space-constrained environments.
This compact design allows flexible deployment in multiple scenarios: indoor ceilings, cabinet corners, vehicle consoles, and even inside mobile equipment, providing system integrators with unprecedented installation flexibility.
High Shock Resistance, Meets Continuous Vibration Challenges
Through M12 locking connectors and internal reinforced design, T218 effectively withstands shock and vibration, making it particularly suitable for environments with constant vibration such as industrial sites, transport vehicles, and mobile applications.
Traditional computing equipment in these scenarios often suffers from connection loosening, storage damage, or system failures due to vibration, while T218’s high shock resistance design completely addresses this pain point.
PoE Power Supply, Simplifies Field Deployment
T218 supports Power over Ethernet (PoE) technology, enabling simultaneous power delivery and data transmission through a single Ethernet cable, greatly simplifying field wiring complexity.
This feature not only reduces installation costs but also facilitates device deployment in areas where power access is difficult, providing tremendous deployment convenience for pan-security scenarios.
03 Performance: Tailor-Made for Video AI Recognition
Based on the NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano platform, T218 delivers up to 67 TOPS of AI inference performance, capable of processing multiple HD video streams in real time while running various advanced AI models simultaneously.
In the pan-security field, this means:
Face and License Plate Recognition: Accurate identification of personnel and vehicle information, maintaining high recognition rates even under different lighting conditions
Behavior Analysis: Real-time detection of abnormal behaviors, perimeter intrusions, crowd gathering, and other security threats
Multi-camera Support: Connect multiple security cameras through multiple PoE interfaces, achieving comprehensive coverage and coordinated analysis
Real-time Response: Local AI processing avoids cloud transmission delays, enabling millisecond-level recognition and alerts
04 Application Scenarios: Diverse Deployments of T218 in the Pan-Security Field
Smart City Traffic Management
T218 can be installed in limited spaces such as roadside equipment and signal light poles. Leveraging its wide temperature and shock resistance characteristics, it adapts to harsh outdoor environments, enabling real-time identification and management of traffic flow, violations, and specific vehicles.
Industrial Safety Monitoring
In factory environments, T218 can connect to multiple high-definition cameras, continuously monitoring safety-critical elements such as personal protective equipment compliance, operational procedure adherence, and dangerous area intrusions, effectively preventing accidents.
Commercial Security Systems
For retail, office, and warehouse scenarios, T218’s small size and PoE capability enable flexible deployment while performing multiple tasks simultaneously – face recognition, passenger flow statistics, abnormal behavior detection – improving security management efficiency.
Vehicle Security Platforms
Installed in buses, taxis, and transport vehicles, T218’s high shock resistance ensures stable operation in continuously vibrating environments, real-time monitoring of driver status, interior safety, and surroundings, providing comprehensive mobile security protection.
05 Platform Advantage: Powerful Ecosystem of NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano
The NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano platform powering T218 is not only a guarantee of performance but also an entry point to the development ecosystem.
The Orin Nano module integrates a 6-core Arm Cortex-A78AE CPU and an NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPU with 32 Tensor Cores, providing balanced computing power for edge AI tasks.
Coupled with the NVIDIA JetPack SDK, developers can quickly deploy optimized AI models, significantly shortening the cycle from development to commercial deployment.
In the security field, this means easy integration of the latest AI models for person recognition, vehicle analysis, behavior detection, and more, keeping systems at the technological forefront.
T218 Technical Parameters Table
| PRODUCT | T218 EDGE Computer 4GB | T218 EDGE Computer 8GB |
| AI Computing power | 20 TOPS (Super Mode:34TOPS） | 40 TOPS (Super Mode:67TOPS） |
| GPU | 512-core NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPU with 16 Tensor Cores | 1024-core NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPU, 32 Tensor Cores |
| CPU | 6-core Arm® Cortex®-A78AE v8.2 64-bit CPU 1.5MB L2 + 4MB L3 | |
| Memory | 4GB 64bit LPDDR5 34GB/s | 8GB 128bit LPDDR5 68 GB/s |
| System storage | 128GB SSD Standard config | |
| video coding | 1080p30 supported by 1-2 CPU cores | |
| Video decoding | 1x4K60 (H.265)2x4K30 (H.265) 5x1080p60 (H.265)11x 1080p30 (H.265) | |
| External interface | ||
| Ethernet | 2xRJ45 Gigabit Ethernet port,independent IP, Support POE (optional) | |
| Wireless network | M.2 Key E interfaces,2.4 GHz/5GHz dual band WIFI,4G(optional) | |
| Video output | 1×HDMI 2.0 | |
| USB | 2x USB3.2 Type-A，1x Type-C OTG，1x Type-C Debug | |
| UART | 1x RS232（DB9），1x RS485（DB9） | |
| CAN | 1x CAN-FD（DB9） | |
| Other I/O | 4x GPIO（3.3V@1mA） | |
| M.2 Port | 1xM.2 Key M（PCIE NVME 2280 SSD） | |
| Power input | 9-24V | |
| Temputure | -20℃~70℃ （Super Mode：-20℃~70℃） | |
| Heat dissipation | Fan cooling | |
| Size/Weight | 160mm×100mm ×50mm/1840g(±10g) | |
As edge AI continues to evolve, the TWOWIN T218 Orin Nano AI edge computer is ready for the next generation of pan-security applications.
Its rugged design, powerful AI performance, and flexible deployment characteristics make it an ideal choice for upgrading from traditional security to the intelligent analytics era.
Whether improving existing systems or deploying new solutions, T218 provides system integrators and end users with a reliable, efficient, and future-proof technological foundation.
