SeaLink Buoy Edge Stack

A production-grade, low-power edge computing stack designed for autonomous marine buoy nodes. Optimized for Raspberry Pi 5/CM4 with Hailo 10H AI accelerator, with optional NVIDIA Orin Nano support for compute-intensive workloads.

Overview

SeaLink delivers a containerized edge computing platform for marine data collection, processing, and telemetry. The system is engineered for autonomous operation with minimal power consumption, featuring comprehensive sensor data collection, intelligent compression, persistent local storage, and reliable telemetry bridging to cloud services.

Hardware BOM

Core Platform (Raspberry Pi 5)

Component	Part Number	Quantity	Unit Price	Total	Notes
Main Board	Raspberry Pi 5 (8GB)	1	$80	$80	Primary compute unit
AI Accelerator	Hailo 10H AI Module	1	$200	$200	AI inference acceleration
Storage	SanDisk 64GB Class 10	1	$15	$15	OS and data storage
Power Management	Adafruit PowerBoost 1000C	1	$25	$25	Battery charging and boost
Battery	3.7V 10Ah LiPo (2S)	1	$45	$45	Primary power source
Solar Panel	20W 12V Monocrystalline	1	$35	$35	Solar charging
Charge Controller	MPPT Solar Charge Controller	1	$30	$30	Solar power management
Enclosure	IP67 Waterproof Case	1	$50	$50	Environmental protection
Antenna	LoRa/LTE Antenna Kit	1	$25	$25	Wireless communication
Sensors	Camera, IMU, GNSS, Hydrophone	1	$305	$305	Multi-sensor package
			Total	$810

High-Performance Platform (NVIDIA Orin Nano)

Component	Part Number	Quantity	Unit Price	Total	Notes
Main Board	NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano (8GB)	1	$500	$500	High-performance compute
Storage	64GB NVMe SSD	1	$25	$25	Fast storage
Cooling	Active Cooling Kit	1	$40	$40	Thermal management
Carrier Board	Orin Nano Dev Kit	1	$100	$100	Development carrier
Sensors	Camera, IMU, GNSS, Hydrophone	1	$305	$305	Multi-sensor package
			Total	$970

Power Budget

Power Consumption Analysis

Operating Mode	Raspberry Pi 5	Hailo 10H	Sensors	Total	Duration	Energy
Sleep Mode	0.5W	0W	0.1W	0.6W	20h	12Wh
Active Collection	3.0W	5.5W	1.0W	9.5W	3min	0.48Wh
AI Processing	3.0W	5.5W	0.1W	8.6W	1min	0.14Wh
Data Transmission	2.5W	0W	0.5W	3.0W	1min	0.05Wh
Idle	2.5W	0W	0.1W	2.6W	22h 55min	59.4Wh
				Daily Total	72.1Wh

Solar Power System

Component	Specification	Performance
Solar Panel	20W Monocrystalline	Peak output: 20W
Daily Generation	4h effective sun	80Wh/day
Battery Capacity	10Ah @ 3.7V (2S)	74Wh total
Usable Capacity	80% DoD	59.2Wh usable
Autonomy	Without solar	19.7 hours
Winter Operation	2h effective sun	40Wh/day deficit

Power Optimization

Strategy	Implementation	Power Savings
Duty Cycling	5min active / 25min sleep	60% reduction
Dynamic Scaling	CPU/GPU frequency scaling	15% reduction
Sensor Management	Event-driven activation	20% reduction
Sleep Modes	Deep sleep between cycles	40% reduction

System Architecture

graph TB
    subgraph "Marine Environment"
        Sensors[Camera • IMU • GNSS • Hydrophone]
        Power[Solar Panel + Battery]
    end
    
    subgraph "Edge Computing Node"
        subgraph "Data Collection Layer"
            Agent[Sensor Agent<br/>Port 8080]
        end
        
        subgraph "Processing Layer"
            Compress[Compression Worker<br/>Port 8081]
            AI[Hailo 10H AI<br/>Inference Engine]
        end
        
        subgraph "Storage Layer"
            EdgeStore[(Local Ring Buffer<br/>Persistent Storage)]
        end
        
        subgraph "Communication Layer"
            Bridge[Telemetry Bridge<br/>Port 8082]
            OTA[OTA Updater<br/>Port 8083]
        end
        
        subgraph "Message Brokers"
            NATS[(NATS JetStream<br/>Port 4222)]
            MQTT[(Mosquitto MQTT<br/>Port 1883)]
        end
    end
    
    subgraph "Backhaul Connectivity"
        LoRa[LoRaWAN<br/>Long Range]
        LTE[LTE/4G<br/>Cellular]
    end
    
    subgraph "Cloud Services"
        DSG[DeepSeaGuard<br/>Marine Analytics]
        Cloud[Cloud Storage<br/>& Processing]
    end
    
    %% Data Flow
    Sensors -->|Raw Sensor Data| Agent
    Agent -->|JSON Data| Compress
    Compress -->|Compressed Data| EdgeStore
    EdgeStore -->|Batched Data| Bridge
    
    %% AI Processing
    Agent -.->|Image Data| AI
    AI -.->|AI Results| Compress
    
    %% Communication
    Bridge -->|Telemetry| NATS
    Bridge -->|Telemetry| MQTT
    NATS -->|Forward| DSG
    MQTT -->|Forward| DSG
    
    %% Backhaul
    LoRa -->|Low Power| Bridge
    LTE -->|High Bandwidth| Bridge
    
    %% Updates
    OTA -->|Update Management| EdgeStore
    OTA -.->|Container Updates| Agent
    OTA -.->|Container Updates| Compress
    OTA -.->|Container Updates| Bridge
    
    %% Power Management
    Power -->|DC Power| Agent
    Power -->|DC Power| Compress
    Power -->|DC Power| Bridge
    Power -->|DC Power| OTA
    
    %% Styling
    classDef sensor fill:#e1f5fe
    classDef processing fill:#f3e5f5
    classDef storage fill:#e8f5e8
    classDef communication fill:#fff3e0
    classDef cloud fill:#fce4ec
    
    class Sensors,Power sensor
    class Agent,Compress,AI processing
    class EdgeStore storage
    class Bridge,OTA,NATS,MQTT communication
    class LoRa,LTE,DSG,Cloud cloud

Features

Multi-Platform Support: Raspberry Pi 5/CM4 and NVIDIA Orin Nano configurations
AI-Powered Processing: Hailo 10H integration for real-time inference
Intelligent Compression: Multiple algorithms (zstd, lz4, brotli) with adaptive selection
Persistent Edge Storage: Configurable ring buffer with automatic cleanup
Dual Connectivity: LoRaWAN and LTE backhaul options
Over-the-Air Updates: Automated container and configuration management
Power Optimization: Duty cycling and sleep modes for extended operation
Production Ready: Comprehensive monitoring, logging, and health checks

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Raspberry Pi 5 or CM4 with 8GB RAM
Hailo 10H AI accelerator module
64GB+ microSD card (Class 10)
Solar panel and battery system
LoRa/LTE connectivity module

Installation

Flash Raspberry Pi:

./scripts/flash_pi.sh --device /dev/sdX --wifi-ssid "YourSSID" --wifi-password "YourPassword"

Provision Device:

./scripts/provision_pi.sh --tailnet-key "your-tailnet-key"

Deploy Stack:
```
docker-compose --profile edge-pi up -d
```

Services Architecture

Core Services

Service	Port	Description	Health Check
Sensor Agent	8080	Multi-sensor data collection with AI processing	`/health`
Compression Worker	8081	Intelligent data compression and ring buffer management	`/health`
Telemetry Bridge	8082	Message broker integration and backhaul management	`/health`
OTA Updater	8083	Automated update and rollback management	`/health`

Supporting Services

Service	Port	Description
NATS JetStream	4222	High-performance message broker
Mosquitto MQTT	1883	Lightweight MQTT broker
LoRa Backhaul	-	Long-range wireless connectivity
LTE Backhaul	-	Cellular connectivity

Configuration

Environment Variables

Copy env.example to .env and configure the following key parameters:

# Device Configuration
DEVICE_ID=sealink-001
LOG_LEVEL=INFO

# Sensor Configuration
SENSOR_INTERVAL=30
CAMERA_RESOLUTION=640x480

# Compression Settings
RING_BUFFER_SIZE=10GB
COMPRESSION_LEVEL=6

# Telemetry Configuration
BROKER_TYPE=nats
BROKER_URLS=nats://localhost:4222
BATCH_SIZE=100

# Power Management
POWER_MODE=balanced
SLEEP_DURATION=25
ACTIVE_DURATION=5

Deployment Profiles

Profile	Description	Use Case
`edge-pi`	Raspberry Pi 5 optimized stack	Production deployment
`edge-orin`	NVIDIA Orin Nano stack	High-performance computing
`backhaul`	LoRa/LTE connectivity only	Communication relay
`bridge`	Telemetry forwarding only	Data forwarding node
`ota`	Update management only	Update coordination

Development

Building from Source

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/sealink-dev-hub/sealink-dev-hub.git
cd sealink-dev-hub

# Build all services
docker-compose build

# Run development environment
docker-compose --profile edge-pi up -d

# View service logs
docker-compose logs -f [service-name]

# Run tests
docker-compose exec agent pytest

Contributing

Fork the repository
Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
Open a Pull Request

Monitoring and Observability

Health Endpoints

All services expose health check endpoints for monitoring:

# Check service health
curl http://localhost:8080/health  # Sensor Agent
curl http://localhost:8081/health  # Compression Worker
curl http://localhost:8082/health  # Telemetry Bridge
curl http://localhost:8083/health  # OTA Updater

Metrics Collection

System Metrics: CPU, memory, disk usage
Application Metrics: Message throughput, compression ratios
Power Metrics: Battery levels, solar generation
Network Metrics: Connectivity status, data transfer rates

Security

Container Security: Trivy vulnerability scanning in CI/CD
Network Security: TLS encryption for all communications
Access Control: Role-based access with API keys
Update Security: Cryptographic signature verification

Performance

Data Throughput: Up to 100MB/hour sensor data processing
Compression Ratio: 70-85% reduction in storage requirements
Power Efficiency: 60% reduction through duty cycling
Latency: Sub-second sensor data processing

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Support

Documentation: docs/ directory
Issues: GitHub Issues
Discussions: GitHub Discussions
Security: Security Policy

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SeaLink Buoy Edge Stack

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Table of Contents

Hardware BOM

Core Platform (Raspberry Pi 5)

High-Performance Platform (NVIDIA Orin Nano)

Power Budget

Power Consumption Analysis

Solar Power System

Power Optimization

System Architecture

Features

Quick Start

Prerequisites

Installation

Services Architecture

Core Services

Supporting Services

Configuration

Environment Variables

Deployment Profiles

Development

Building from Source

Contributing

Monitoring and Observability

Health Endpoints

Metrics Collection

Security

Performance

License

Support

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