Forecr MILBOX-AGX-SDI NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Tactical Computers with SDI Capture

Defence and surveillance systems often carry cameras that output SDI rather than MIPI or USB, and the computer that analyses those feeds has to share the same vehicle, vessel or aircraft bay as the sensors. The Forecr MILBOX-AGX-SDI series brings that video in directly: four SDI inputs feed an NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin module inside a fanless enclosure designed to meet IP67 and the MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461 and MIL-STD-1275/704 standards. These tactical computers run real-time video analytics, sensor fusion and deep neural networks at the edge without a separate capture unit.

Every MILBOX-AGX-SDI shares the same carrier and I/O. Alongside the four SDI inputs on BNC connectors, each unit provides four Gigabit Ethernet ports, one USB 3.1 port, two USB 2.0 ports, a USB 2.0 serial console, two CAN bus ports, four RS-232 ports and four RS-422 ports, plus one HDMI output for a local display. Storage combines 64GB of eMMC 5.1 flash with an SD card slot, and the single M.2 Key-M 2280 socket is listed as occupied. Forecr can also fit the four rear coax positions with 4x GMSL2 camera inputs or analog video in place of SDI. Power comes from a 12-36 VDC input with a 28 VDC nominal rating, and the software base is Ubuntu 20.04 or 22.04 with JetPack 5.x or 6.x.

The range splits by Jetson AGX Orin module. The MILBOX-AGX-SDI-64S carries the 64GB module, the build behind the 275 TOPS rating, for multi-model inference across all four SDI feeds. The MILBOX-AGX-SDI-32S uses the 32GB module with the same SDI front end and I/O, suiting programmes that run lighter detection and tracking models. The MILBOX-AGX-SDI-64I moves to the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin Industrial module, which extends the lower operating limit from -25°C to -40°C for cold-climate work.

Forecr lists defence, aerospace, marine and transportation as target sectors for the MILBOX-AGX-SDI. Typical roles include processing video from gimbal and turret cameras, vehicle situational awareness and recording of mission footage. The standard modules are rated from -25°C to +70°C ambient with 5% to 95% non-condensing humidity, and the enclosure measures 30 x 24 x 10 cm at 5.3 kg. Forecr quotes a predicted MTBF of around 101,399 hours from a MIL-HDBK-217F2 analysis, a useful figure when planning through-life support for tactical computers.