Retail 8-Camera Edge AI
Balanced retail analytics architecture using Jetson Orin NX for 8x1080p cameras, detection, tracking, local storage, and metadata-to-cloud workflows.
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Edge AI Reference Architectures for Real Deployments
Last updated: April 2026
Practical deployment blueprints for edge AI systems: retail analytics, small business surveillance, smart city traffic, and warehouse safety. Each architecture includes a recommended platform, bottlenecks, and links to validate assumptions in Edge AI Stack tools.
4 architecture pages
4-16 cameras
Nano, NX, AGX
Decision-ready
Browse Architectures
Start with the scenario closest to your deployment, then use the linked calculators to adjust camera count, resolution, frame rate, storage retention, power, and model complexity.
SMB 4-Camera Budget Build
Low-cost small business architecture using Jetson Orin Nano Super for basic detection, people counting, event alerts, and short retention windows.
Smart City 16-Camera Traffic AI
High-density traffic analytics architecture using Jetson AGX Orin for intersections, vehicle detection, pedestrian zones, storage, and thermal planning.
Warehouse Safety AI
Industrial forklift and pedestrian monitoring architecture using Jetson Orin NX with local alerts, event clips, zone rules, and safety dashboard integration.
Choose by Deployment Question
- Lowest-cost starting point: SMB 4-camera architecture.
- Typical store environment: Retail 8-camera architecture.
- 16 cameras or mixed 4K traffic feeds: Smart city architecture.
- Real-time forklift and pedestrian alerts: Warehouse safety architecture.
Validate Any Architecture
- System Designer — recommendations, headroom, bottlenecks, and alternatives.
- Network Bandwidth — camera bitrate and uplink pressure estimation.
- Storage Endurance — retention and write-endurance sizing.
- Power Budget — PoE, compute, and enclosure power planning.
Have a deployment that does not match these?
Describe camera count, resolution, frame rate, workload, retention, and environment in the System Designer. Edge AI Stack can recommend platforms and highlight lower-cost or higher-headroom alternatives.