End-to-end solution to deliver AI and security at the edge
Avnet’s turnkey SmartEdge Agile is a certified hardware solution with a full software stack that helps you avoid the complexities of deep learning tools and development processes. This offering allows you to build artificial intelligence models and push them to the edge with the support of Brainium’s zero-coding platform hosted on Microsoft Azure.
With SmartEdge Agile, you can use the same solution for all stages of your IoT project from proof of concept and value to pilot and production—with confidence that constant software and firmware updates along with reference designs and related BOMs keep you on the edge of the cloud and the cutting edge of development.

Combined with Avnet Integrated’s IoT engineering expertise, SmartEdge Agile can be customized into a solution to suit a huge range of industrial applications, vastly reducing development time. The Avnet Integrated service comprises your own dedicated account inside Microsoft Azure and access to technical and commercial support to implement this as part of your own business’s proposition. With our design and manufacturing capabilities, and additional software offerings we are also a one stop shop for your gateway hardware and management tools.
Contact Avnet Integrated to talk to an IoT consultant about how Brainium and SmartEdge Agile can accelerate your business.
AI at the edge
Artificial Intelligence is running at the edge - saving energy, bandwidth and time to react.
End-to-end security
Best in class network security has been built in, based on TLS security with ECC certificate and hardware root of trust protecting you, your network, and your reputation from attack.
SmartEdge Agile FAQs
AGILE and Brainium software work exclusively with each other. A combination of hardware and software IoT solution.
Brainium is an end to end IoT solution software that delivers AI and Security at the Edge. With SmartEdge agile you purchased, you are free to access to Brainium through Brainium portal. Go to Brainium portal by clicking into "Get Started".
Yes. The electronics within the Smart Edge Agile device system is designed for flexibility and to allow expansion. This requires hardware and software customization. Please speak to your local sales representative.
On Brainium portal, different set of APIs are available. If you have specific needs for an industrial size project, you should use Brainium platform*. To use the Branium platform please contact Avnet Integrated as you will require a dedicated Microsoft Azure CSP to get started. *Brainium platform -it is the solution which contains range of pre-built software components, which can be used together to developed a specific product or service.
AGILE device is CE and FCC certified.
Once registered on Brainium portal, you have access to AI Studio. AI Studio is a machine learning tool with zero coding experience. You can train your model and push it on your device with AI Studio.
Currently there are motion and vibration analysis available in the AI studio, with more AI-based features to be integrated in the near future.
AGILE includes a secure element component. The solution is secured from Edge to Cloud based on TLS implementation and ECC certificate.
No, software license is included in AGILE cost. Once registered on Brainium portal, you have a Limited free trial period of 6 months hosting on Azure.
The portal is hosted on Azure to provide a discovery environment of the Brainium capabilities. It is limited to 6 months free usage for one Smart Edge Agile device. This 6 months free usage is based on an evaluation of a maximum daily usage of 4 hours of real time meta sensing recording and 4 hours AI training sets recording per day. Free trial period is limited for 6 months maximum and for a total of 15GB of cold storage and 2GB of traffic per SmartEdge Agile, whichever comes first.
You can keep your data created during the six months free period. Contact Avnet Integrated to extend your subscription or alternatively to set up your own dedicated Azure resource.
Avnet GDPR policy will apply for any use.
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Avnet Integrated can offer customers access to a global CSP inside Azure. Avnet Integrated is a qualified and certified resource available to you for all Azure cloud requirements, be it IoT Hub, IoT Central or IoT Edge. Our teams can advise on how to get started all the way to the creation of bespoke end to end solutions. Please contact us to discuss you needs
No, but you can link the API’s available into your existing subscription. For customers looking to use the Branium platform to create a bespoke solution you will need a subscription available through Avnet Integrated. This will provide you with access to a detailed bill with enhanced transparency of costs plus access to technical experts – at standard published Microsoft Azure cost points.
To get started many customers use a mobile phone. Industrializing this as part of a solution requires careful consideration as to the gateway specifications, how many devices need to be connected, what other inputs are being used, what are the physical and data transport conditions needed. Please contact Avnet Integrated to discuss your needs and we can then advise the options available to you.
* Users are permitted to use free data up to a limited amount.
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