Deployment Options
System Topology
Every EQ deployment places components at different points in the system:
| Location | EQ Wave | EQ Coherence | EQ Sight | EQ Syntropy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point of measurement | ● | |||
| On-site gateway | ● | ● | ||
| On-site AI compute (AGX Orin, Thor, DGX Spark) | ● | ● | ● | |
| Customer server or data center | ○ | ○ | ||
| EQ-hosted server | ○ | ○ |
● included | ○ optional
EQ Wave sensors connect to the gateway via a fiber optic media converter (included with the EQ Wave package). EQ Coherence and EQ Sight run on every gateway. EQ Syntropy is optional and can run locally on GPU-equipped gateway hardware, on your own servers, or on EQ-hosted infrastructure.
EQ Sight access. EQ Coherence serves EQ Sight two ways by default: locally over the facility LAN for on-site browser access, and as the API backend for cloud-hosted EQ Sight at the [site].pq.app subdomain. Both become available when the gateway is connected to the facility LAN. This is a gateway role common to every deployment, independent of the hardware or AI option.
Gateway Hardware
The gateway runs EQ Coherence and EQ Sight. Any of the following can serve as the gateway:
| Hardware | Form Factor | Use Case |
|---|---|---|
| Compulab IOT-GATE / IOT-DIN iMX8PLUS | Industrial (DIN-rail or panel mount) | Production deployments; extended temperature range |
| Toradex Verdin iMX95 + Ivy carrier | Industrial (custom carrier) | Next-generation production gateway (available Q2 2026) |
| Raspberry Pi 5 (Lab Gateway) | Single-board computer | Lab, workbench, demonstrations, smaller deployments |
| Neousys NRU-220S (NVIDIA AGX Orin) | Fanless edge AI | Gateway + edge AI in one unit |
| Advantech MIC-742 (NVIDIA Thor) | Industrial edge AI | Gateway + edge AI; extended temperature range |
| Customer-provided Linux computer | Varies | Flex deployment on customer hardware |
Managed vs. Flex:
- Managed (EQ-provided hardware): Pre-configured and ready to connect. Includes VPN connectivity for remote support. Recommended for most deployments.
- Flex (customer-provided hardware): You install EQ Coherence on a Debian-based Linux computer. You manage the hardware and software updates. See Flex Deployment for setup.
Aside: The open-source equser Python package can capture PMon data (aggregated PQ metrics at 200 ms intervals) on any OS with Python, without the full EQ Coherence software. This is useful for lightweight integration and research but does not provide Continuous Point-on-Wave (CPOW) recording, the REST API, or EQ Sight. See the equser documentation for details.
Data Storage
EQ Coherence is storage-agnostic, supporting microSD via USB adapter, NVMe SSD, USB SSD, or network-attached storage. Optional remote storage provides long-term retention and cross-site access.
See Data Storage for local and remote storage options, and Storage Media for capacity planning and hardware recommendations.
EQ Syntropy (AI Capabilities)
EQ Syntropy is optional and independent of the gateway hardware choice:
| Option | Where It Runs | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| No AI | — | Default for standard gateways |
| Edge AI | On the gateway | Requires GPU-equipped hardware (AGX Orin, Thor, or DGX Spark) |
| EQ-hosted AI | EQ-hosted server | Requires network connectivity and remote data storage (see above) |
| Customer-hosted AI | Customer server | Requires NVIDIA GPU (RTX 4090 class or better); see Customer-Hosted |
When AI is enabled, EQ Syntropy provides physics-informed analytics, anomaly detection, and AI-assisted event analysis. Results appear in EQ Sight.
Setup
All deployments share these setup procedures: