AI technology has been a driving force in businesses’ digital transformation, delivering unprecedented efficiency and speed. Businesses have found it easier to multitask while reducing energy and labor costs, a win-win situation that has incentivized further growth of AI. The retail and automation industries are particularly excited about AI technology because they rely on repetitive tasks to achieve their goals.

For instance, self-service laundromats must provide customers with a clean environment to pay for and accomplish simple tasks: washing, drying, and folding clothes. Concurrently, owners need to collect and analyze data on customer preferences and habits to improve operations and increase revenue. With this in mind, NEXCOM has collaborated with Intel to develop its newest Visual Edge computer, the NDiS B362.

The NDiS B362 offers smart retail, automation, and other computing workload-heavy industries the flexibility to develop edge AI applications for indoor and semi-outdoor environments. Equipped with Intel’s first-generation NPU, NEXCOM’s Visual Edge computer can optimize these workloads, especially recurring tasks, to reduce power consumption while providing consistent performance. It's also armed with multi-connectivity options to link devices and sensors in the field and collect crucial data. The NDiS B362 then allows inferencing at the edge to reduce latency so that decision-makers can more quickly respond to events.

More efficient performance in sustained AI workloads

The NDiS B362’s integration of Intel’s first NPU, the Core Ultra U Processor Series, optimizes workloads across CPU, GPU, and NPU, achieving up to 32 TOPS of AI computing power. Its high-density, multi-tile Foveros architecture delivers lower latency and doubles performance per watt over its predecessor. Intel’s newest technology infuses industries with AI everywhere, integrating AI technology in even the most mundane and simple tasks to accomplish business goals. This means the NDiS B362 performs brilliantly in use cases such as self-service laundromats, recycling machines, and self-service ordering kiosks.

Multiple connectivity options for AI use cases

A proper AI-enhanced system needs multi-connectivity to other sensors and devices. Accordingly, the NDiS B362 is equipped with various I/O interfaces to receive data and deliver it for processing and inferencing. A USB 3.2 port can connect to AI cameras so that the Visual Edge computer can receive images and employ machine learning, allowing it to understand similar events in the future. The RS232/422/485 ports can likewise connect to legacy devices – such as sensors – to perform object recognition and behavior prediction, imperative in automation use cases.

Make better decisions with AI inference at the edge

The NDiS B362 focuses on AI inference at the edge, rather than the cloud, to enable real-time decision-making and accelerate action. With Intel’s OpenVINO, developers have the tools to optimize and deploy AI inference at the edge. Edge AI is particularly valuable for specific use cases that require quick analysis and consequent action, such as predictive maintenance, autonomous vehicles, and smart city initiatives. In addition, edge AI in retail is expanding, as businesses can analyze consumer behavior and immediately tailor on-site promotions. Leveraging edge AI’s low latency, machines with repetitive tasks, such as beverage stations and parking systems, can also swiftly communicate identified issues to online engineers and consolidate them for machine optimization.

Main Features

• Intel^® Core™ Ultra U Processor Series
• Support Intel^® AMT technology
• 2 x DDR5 SO-DIMM, up to 96GB
• 2 x HDMI 2.0 output, up to 4096x2160@60Hz
• 2 x Intel^® LAN port
• 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1x1, and 3 x USB 2.0
• TPM 2.0 on board for security
• 1 x M.2 Key B 3052/2242 for optional 5G/LTE module
• 1 x M.2 Key E 2230 for optional Wi-Fi module
• 1 x M.2 Key M 2280 for optional SSD
• Support +12V DC power input

Ordering Information

NDiS B362- 125U (P/N:10W00B36204X0)

Fanless Visual Edge Computer, Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 125U

NDiS B362-165U (P/N:10W00B36202X0)

Fanless Visual Edge Computer, Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 165U

NDiS B362-155U (P/N:10W00B36200X0)

Fanless Visual Edge Computer, Core™ Ultra 7 Processor 155U

NDiS B362-135U (P/N:10W00B36203X0)

Fanless Visual Edge Computer, Core™ Ultra 5 Processor 135U