QBoat-300

Industrial-Grade Edge Data Hub Built for 24/7 Production Lines

Rugged Hardware for Your Industry 4.0 Edge Hub

Explore the powerful industrial-grade design details of QBoat-300, built for demanding edge computing environments.

• Front LCD Panel

  Real-time system status display including disk status and system alerts, enabling at-a-glance on-site maintenance.

  

• USB 3.2 Ports

  Features 2 USB 3.2 Gen 1 high-speed expansion interfaces for flexible connection of industrial cameras or various sensors.

  

• Dual Gigabit LAN Ports

  Supports dual-network redundancy and link aggregation, ensuring stable uninterrupted data transmission on the production line.

  

• HDMI™ 4K Output

  Supports 4K video output and hardware video decoding, ideal for real-time AOI defect detection monitoring display.

  

• DIN-Rail Mount Bracket

  Supports standard 35mm industrial DIN-Rail mounting with vertical installation design, significantly saving valuable space inside control cabinets.

  

Data Visualization: Intuitive On-Site Monitoring from Edge to Floor

QBoat-300's front 4-digit display and dedicated SSD indicators present real-time device status directly on the unit — no system login required.

• Zero-Error On-Site Node Identification

  With customizable 4-digit device IDs (e.g., A035), technicians can instantly pinpoint target nodes with precision, completely eliminating human identification errors during large-scale deployment maintenance.

• Predictive System Diagnostics & Alerts

  The unit instantly reports status codes — when a disk is full or a network anomaly occurs, the root cause is displayed directly, significantly reducing Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) and maximizing operational efficiency.

• Critical Storage Health Monitoring

  The panel integrates dedicated SSD indicators, providing an at-a-glance view of M.2 storage status. On-site personnel can directly read disk health and failure risks from the unit without logging into the system.

Pushing Environmental Limits: Industrial Wide-Temperature Operation from -20°C to 70°C

Unlike ordinary commercial equipment, QBoat-300 is engineered for harsh environments with an outstanding thermal balance design, enabling stable operation across a temperature range of -20°C to 70°C (-4°F ~ 158°F). Whether deployed at outdoor monitoring stations in cold regions or in high-temperature sealed industrial control cabinets, edge computing tasks will never be interrupted.

Passive Cooling Design: Completely Eliminates Dust and Noise

QBoat-300 uses an all-aluminum alloy housing for heat conduction. The fanless design not only achieves complete silence but also prevents metal dust, oil mist, or corrosive gases found in factory environments from being drawn into the unit.

• No moving parts, zero mechanical wear, maximizing long-term reliability
• Prevents dust, oil mist, and corrosive gases from entering the unit
• Significantly reduces hardware damage risk, ideal for long-term deployment in harsh production line environments
• Minimal maintenance required, reducing TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)

Ultra-Fast Cache & Buffer: 3 M.2 NVMe SSD Slots

Built-in 3 M.2 slots support PCIe Gen 3 high-speed transfer and 22110/2280 form factors. As the data hub for smart factories, it provides real-time image caching for high-throughput applications such as AOI visual inspection.

• 3 x M.2 2280/22110 NVMe slots (2 x PCIe Gen 3 x1, 1 x PCIe Gen 2 x1)
• High-speed cache for AOI image data and sensor streams
• Ensures data receives the most efficient preprocessing before being sent back to the cloud
• Barebone configuration supports flexible SSD deployment

NVMe Acceleration

High-Performance Edge Computing with SSD Cache Acceleration

QBoat-300 features a high-performance quad-core processor with 4 GB memory and hardware encryption engine support. With 3 built-in M.2 NVMe SSD slots, it is recommended to pair with industrial-grade wide-temperature SSDs to deliver all-flash high-speed stable access performance, significantly boosting IOPS to meet intensive access application demands.

Transfer Performance

	Read	Write
Windows File Transfer (2 x 1 GbE)	181 MB/s	181 MB/s
Random Access Performance (2 x 1 GbE, iSCSI RR/RW-4K)	36,782 IOPS	24,108 IOPS

Test Environment

NAS: QBoat-300

CPU: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 (1.8 GHz)

RAM: 4 GB

OS: QTS 5.2.8

Disk: 3 x Exascend 960GB PCIe SSD (RAID 5)

Network: Built-in 1GbE x 2

Client PC

Windows Server 2019 (Performance Mode), Intel Xeon W1250 3.3GHz, RAM: 32GB

Tested at QNAP laboratory. Results may vary depending on actual environment.

Smart Factory

Ideal Use Case: Smart Factory MES Data Buffering

QBoat-300 serves as a buffer hub for MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems). Through tight integration with front-end devices, it can process and temporarily store production data in real time.

End Devices

AOI / PLC

100% Raw Data

→

Filter 90% Redundant Data

Edge Computing

QBoat-300

High-Speed Cache + Filtering

→

Central Server / Cloud

Transfer Only 10% Essential Data

Advantage 1: On-Site Data Decision Making

Integrates AOI, PLC, and sensor devices to uniformly collect and process production data in real time. Only “critical events” and “necessary information” are sent to backend systems, effectively reducing network, MES, and cloud overhead.

Advantage 2: Buffer On-Site, Then Securely Transfer

Prevents sudden traffic spikes from disrupting production operations. Large volumes of images and real-time data are first buffered on the production line, then automatically synchronized to headquarters or the cloud during off-peak hours, ensuring complete production records are preserved.

Advantage 3: Stability Meets Flexibility

With industrial-grade wide-temperature chips and 3 M.2 SSD slots, it provides powerful data caching capabilities, guaranteeing continuous data flow even on the busiest Industry 4.0 production lines.

Explore the Practical Integration Capabilities of QBoat-300

QBoat-300 seamlessly integrates into various industrial environments, from AOI optical inspection to smart logistics and control cabinet deployment, comprehensively meeting production line needs.

• AOI Automated Optical Inspection

  Real-time production line image monitoring via HDMI™ 4K output, combined with an industrial-grade wide-temperature processor for edge AI computing to precisely identify product defects. Connects to AOI systems to cache and preprocess production images before sending to the cloud.

• Smart Logistics & Warehouse Management

  Uses dual GbE network to connect multiple barcode readers, serving as the MES data buffer hub to ensure stable data flow even during peak loads. Supports warehouse management integration and real-time inventory synchronization.

• Automation Control Cabinet Integration

  Supports 9-36V wide-voltage input and standard DIN-Rail mounting. Even when deployed in control cabinets with unstable power, it can collect terminal data 24/7. Suitable for PLC data acquisition and SCADA system integration.

Powered by Professional QTS OS: Making Industrial Computing Simpler

QBoat-300 is more than hardware — it runs the QTS operating system optimized for data access and management. Eliminates the complexity of building Linux environments from scratch, providing an intuitive graphical management interface so you can focus on developing production line applications.

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Remotely monitor hardware status, network traffic, and storage space via web browser. Even when deployed deep inside factory control cabinets, you can always stay informed of operational status.

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Built-in firewall, VPN support, and multi-level permission settings, combined with anti-malware scanning, provide comprehensive protection for critical production data.

3

Install various industrial IoT, data synchronization, and backup packages with one click from the App Center. Transform QBoat-300 from a simple gateway into a powerful data processing hub.

Efficient Edge Computing and Containerization Technology

With high-performance M.2 NVMe SSD storage, QBoat-300 serves as an efficient edge AI data outpost. Deploy lightweight data cleaning and filtering services within containers to transform raw on-site data into structured data, providing precise materials for backend AI analysis and achieving seamless collaboration between edge and cloud.

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