Mekotronics R58-PTZ video surveillance/live streaming embedded computer features a PTZ camera, two HDMI input ports

I swear it’s not an AI-generated picture of a device, but the Mekotronics R58-PTZ is real and just another unusual Rockchip RK3588 hardware platform from the company that’s an embedded computer with a 3-inch display on the front panel and a PTZ (Pan-Tilt-Zoom) camera placed on top.

Mekotronics describes it as a live-streaming box designed for video surveillance, so I assume its main use case is to leverage to built-in 6 TOPS NPU for live streaming with some real-time effect and/or surveillance applications detecting persons, masks, etc… especially it also offers two HDMI inputs for extra cameras.

Mekotronics R58-PTZ specifications:

• SoC – Rockchip RK3588 octa-core processor with
  • CPU – 4x CortexA76  cores @ up to 2.4 GHz, 4x CortexA55 core @ 1.8 GHz
  • GPU – Arm Mali-G610 MP4 GPU with support for OpenGL ES 1.1/2.0/3.2, OpenCL 2.2, Vulkan 1.2
  • Video decoder – 8Kp60 H.265, VP9, AVS2, 8Kp30 H.264 AVC/MVC, 4Kp60 AV1, 1080p60 MPEG-2/-1, VC-1, VP8
  • Video encoder – 8Kp30 H.265/H.264 video encoder
  • AI accelerator – 6 TOPS NPU
• System Memory – 4GB, 8GB, or 16GB LPDDR4x
• Storage
  • 32GB, 64GB, or 128GB eMMC 5.1 flash
  • M.2 M-key 2280 socket (PCIe Gen3) for NVMe SSD
  • MicroSD card slot
• Video Output – HDMI 2.1 port up to 8Kp60
• Video Input
  • 2x HDMI inputs up to 4Kp60
  • Camera / Image sensor
    • 2.38 MP SONY 1/2.8″ CMOS sensor
    • Focal length – 5.9-94.4mm
    • Aperture – F1.8-3.9
    • Optical zoom – 20x optical zoom
    • Horizontal Vision – 52.1°(W) – 3.4°(T)
    • Vertical angle – 29.3°(W) – 1.9°(T)
    • Diagonal angle – 59.8°(W) – 3.9°(T)
    • Digital noise reduction – 2D & 3D Digital Noise Reduction
• Display – 3-inch display connected over MIPI DSI
• Audio – 3.5mm Audio out, Line-in, and Line-out jacks
• Networking
  • Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 jack
  • WiFi 6
  • Optional 4G LTE/GPS module via mini PCIe socket and nano SIM card slot
• USB – 2x USB 3.0, 4x USB 2.0, 1x USB Type-C port
• Misc
  • Power button
  • Front panel buttons (D-Pad, 3x user buttons)
  • RTC clock (TBD)
• Power Supply – 12V/3A via 5.5×2.1mm DC jack
• Dimensions – TBD (Aluminum enclosure; wall mountable)

Mekotronics provides support for Android 12, Buildroot, Debian, and Armbian (Debian/Ubuntu), but has yet to provide the OS images on its website. Having said that, the R58-PTZ looks very similar to the Mekotronics R58-4×4 3S with an extra camera on top and fewer HDMI input ports, and the OS images for the R58-4×4 3S can be found on the download page.

Michael Wang will usually upload video demos of Mekotronics embedded computers on YouTube, but there’s no demo for the R58-PTZ just yet. Pricing has not been made public, but you can request a quotation and/or find a few more details on the product page.

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