QN-ORNX16GH-A1 or NVS-960OX3-8P for a warehouse NVR — total PoE budget, max operating temp and digital I/O channels?

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Rapidflare · Accepted Answer

Both are catalogued NVR / Video Analytics Systems on Jetson Orin NX, and both fit a warehouse NVR role. Here are the three figures you asked about:

| Spec | GIGAIPC QN-ORNX16GH-A1 | Advantech NVS-960OX3-8P |
|---|---|---|
| **Total PoE budget** | 120 W (8x PoE ports, 802.3af) | 123.2 W (8x PoE ports, 802.3at) |
| **Max operating temp** | 70 °C (min −20 °C) | 50 °C (min 0 °C) |
| **Digital I/O channels** | 12 DIO channels | 8 DIO channels (4 DI / 4 DO) |

A few warehouse-relevant differences behind those numbers:

- **PoE class matters as much as the wattage.** The budgets are nearly equal (120 W vs 123.2 W), but the GIGAIPC unit is 802.3af only, while the Advantech unit supports 802.3at — so per-port power delivery to higher-draw IP cameras is higher on the NVS-960OX3-8P.
- **Thermal headroom favors the GIGAIPC** — it's a fanless unit rated to 70 °C with a −20 °C minimum, while the NVS-960OX3-8P tops out at 50 °C and 0 °C minimum. Note both temperature ranges are stated as depending on installed peripherals (e.g. the installed drive).
- **DIO:** the QN-ORNX16GH-A1's 12 channels give you more alarm/sensor/gate-controller hookups; the NVS-960OX3-8P's 8 channels split as 4 digital inputs and 4 digital outputs.

Also relevant to a warehouse NVR: the QN-ORNX16GH-A1 runs the Jetson Orin NX 16GB module (100 TOPS, INT8 sparse basis) and carries a single swappable 2.5" drive bay, while the NVS-960OX3-8P uses the Orin NX 8GB module (70 TOPS, same basis) and offers both a 3.5" HDD bay and an M.2 NVMe slot for footage storage.

**Bottom line:** for a hot, unventilated warehouse corner the GIGAIPC's 70 °C fanless rating and −20 °C tolerance is the safer thermal pick with more I/O channels; the Advantech's 802.3at support, 3.5" HDD bay and slightly higher PoE budget make it the stronger choice if you're powering 802.3at cameras or want big-platter storage.

QN-ORNX16GH-A1 vs NVS-960OX3-8P for a warehouse NVR: PoE budget, max temperature and digital I/O

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Spec	GIGAIPC QN-ORNX16GH-A1	Advantech NVS-960OX3-8P
Total PoE budget	120 W (8x PoE ports, 802.3af)	123.2 W (8x PoE ports, 802.3at)
Max operating temp	70 °C (min −20 °C)	50 °C (min 0 °C)
Digital I/O channels	12 DIO channels	8 DIO channels (4 DI / 4 DO)