Products

Edge AI cameras and IoT hardware, ready to order

Two cameras, a gateway and the platform that connects them. We designed and built all four ourselves, the same way we have built about 122,000 units across more than 20 devices for clients.

Buy Tokay Lite on Mouser
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  • Tokay Lite is in stock on Mouser and CrowdSupply, with the schematic, layout and SDK public on GitHub.
  • Tokay Pro and the Tuya gateway ship by quote, as is or adapted to your product.
  • Volume and custom variants are possible: a different sensor, an enclosure, your firmware.

What we sell

Each card gives the parts that decide whether the product fits, where to buy it and what it costs to find out more.

  • Tokay Lite edge AI camera board

    In stock on Mouser and CrowdSupply

    Tokay Lite

    Open-source, battery-powered edge AI camera. The model runs on the board, so Wi-Fi is only needed to send results. A real-time clock cuts power in standby and the PIR sensor or a timer wakes it.

    Processor
    ESP32-S3, 16 MB flash, 8 MB PSRAM
    Camera
    OV2640, 2 MP, up to 15 fps, IR night vision to 10 m
    Sensors
    PIR motion, ambient light, external RTC
    Power
    1-cell LiPo on JST-PH, charges over USB-C
    Software
    TensorFlow Lite Micro, esp-dl; Arduino or ESP-IDF; HTTP, MQTT, AWS IoT, Edge Impulse, ThingsBoard
    Licence
    Hardware CERN-OHL-P-2.0, SDK Apache 2.0
    • −40 to +50 °C
    • Enclosure available
    • Face detection 1–10 fps
    • Mouser part TOKAY-LITE-01
    Buy on Mouser
    CrowdSupply
    Full Tokay Lite page and FAQ → ESP32-CAM vs Tokay Lite →
  • Tokay Pro camera

    By quote

    Tokay Pro

    Linux camera for heavier vision work: tracking many objects in one frame, or combining a visible sensor with thermal or spectral ones. Up to three sensors attach at once on Raspberry Pi camera connectors.

    Processor
    NXP i.MX 8M Plus on a Variscite DART-MX8M-PLUS module, 2.3 TOPS NPU
    Camera
    IMX219 (8 MP) by default; any Raspberry Pi connector module
    Also on board
    PIR motion sensor, MEMS microphone, GPIO expander, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
    Software
    Linux; Variscite Yocto and Debian BSPs
    Temperature
    Module available in −40 to +85 °C grade; enclosure and power per project
    • Up to 3 sensors
    • Thermal and spectral
    • Multi-object tracking
    • Works with Rainforest IoT
    Ask for price and lead time
    Full Tokay Pro page and datasheets →
  • ESP32 Tuya gateway

    By quote

    ESP32 Tuya gateway

    Controls Tuya-compatible plugs, bulbs and sensors over your local network, so they respond without a trip to Tuya's servers and keep working when the internet is down. The design shipped in 1,750 units for a client.

    Radios
    Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz, Zigbee, Bluetooth LE for pairing
    Capacity
    More than 50 devices per gateway
    APIs
    MQTT and HTTP; Home Assistant integration
    Firmware
    Open or closed source, as you prefer; adaptable to your product
    • Local control
    • Home Assistant
    • Zigbee
    • Pre-certified module
    Ask about the gateway
    Full gateway page →
  • Rainforest IoT dashboard showing a connected Tokay camera and its data

    Subscription, hosted by Maxlab

    Rainforest IoT

    Device management and dashboards built on ThingsBoard. Register cameras and gateways, watch their data, push firmware updates over the air. Any device that sends MQTT or HTTP can connect.

    Hosting
    Run by us as a service; priced per number of devices
    Devices
    Tokay Lite, Tokay Pro, Tuya gateway, anything speaking MQTT or HTTP
    Features
    Dashboards, device registration, OTA updates, integrations with external apps and databases
    • ThingsBoard
    • OTA updates
    • MQTT and HTTP
    Get a quote for your devices
    Full Rainforest IoT page →

Which camera to pick

Tokay Lite is the choice when the device runs on a battery or solar and the job is detection: is there a person, an animal, a vehicle. It wakes on motion, takes the picture, runs the model and goes back to sleep.

Tokay Pro is the choice when the job needs more than one sensor or more than one object at a time, and mains or vehicle power is available. It runs Linux, so your existing vision software ports to it.

If neither fits exactly, both platforms can be adapted. Three client devices built on them are described on the work page.

Tokay Lite and Tokay Pro compared: sensor resolution, sensors at once, operating temperatureDefault sensor resolution: Tokay Lite 2 MP OV2640, Tokay Pro 8 MP IMX219; Camera sensors at once: Tokay Lite 1, Tokay Pro 3 (visible, thermal, spectral); Operating temperature: Tokay Lite −40 to +50 °C, Tokay Pro −40 to +85 °C, module gradeDefault sensor resolutionmegapixels02468Tokay Lite2 MP OV2640Tokay Pro8 MP IMX219Camera sensors at oncesensors0123Tokay Lite1Tokay Pro3 (visible, thermal, spectral)Operating temperature°C−4004085Tokay Lite−40 to +50 °CTokay Pro−40 to +85 °C, module grade
Lite in green, Pro in dark green. Pro temperature is the module's industrial grade; the camera's own rating depends on the enclosure you choose.

How the products connect

Every device sends over MQTT or HTTP. You choose where the data lands: our hosted platform or a system you already run.

How the products connect: Tokay Lite, Tokay Pro and the Tuya gateway send data over MQTT or HTTP to Rainforest IoT or to your own systemThree devices on the left (Tokay Lite camera, Tokay Pro camera, Tuya gateway) connect through MQTT or HTTP to either Rainforest IoT, hosted by Maxlab, or your own system such as AWS IoT, ThingsBoard or Home Assistant.DEVICESPROTOCOLWHERE THE DATA GOESTokay LiteESP32-S3 camera, Wi-Fi and BLETokay Proi.MX 8M Plus camera, LinuxTuya gatewayESP32, Wi-Fi, Zigbee, BLEMQTT or HTTPTLS, your broker or oursRainforest IoThosted by Maxlab, dashboards and OTAYour own systemAWS IoT, ThingsBoard, Home AssistantAny device that speaks MQTT or HTTP can join, not only ours.

How to order

Single boards come from a distributor. Everything else starts with a message.

  1. Single Tokay Lite boards

    Order from Mouser or CrowdSupply. They handle payment, shipping and duties to the US, Europe and most other countries under their own terms.

  2. Volume or custom

    Send the quantity and what you need changed: sensor, enclosure, firmware. You get a reply within 24 hours and a price with lead time after a short call.

  3. Tokay Pro, gateway, platform

    All three are by quote. Tell us your sensor mix or device count and we reply with price and lead time.

  4. Need the rest of the device?

    Our team designs the board around the camera, writes the firmware and takes it through certification. See services.

Before you order

The facts buyers ask about: licences, support, warranty and where the files are. The Tokay Lite schematic is public, so your engineer can review the design before you spend anything.

Distributors
Mouser, CrowdSupply. No others.
Shipping
Through the distributor, to the US, Europe and most countries
Warranty
Sold as is; returns through the distributor's policy
Documentation
docs.maxlab.io
Design files and SDK
github.com/maxlab-io
Licences
CERN-OHL-P-2.0 hardware, Apache 2.0 SDK
Radio approvals
Pre-certified ESP32-S3 module (FCC, ISED, CE); end product still needs Part 15B
Questions
[email protected], +1 587 557 5865
Tokay Lite camera in its enclosure

Talk to us about quantity or a variant

Send the quantity, the sensor you have in mind and where the device will live. We reply within 24 hours with price and lead time.

Get a quote
Book a 30-minute call

Single Tokay Lite boards: Mouser or CrowdSupply.

Common questions

Where can I buy maxlab products?

Tokay Lite is sold on Mouser (part TOKAY-LITE-01) and CrowdSupply. Tokay Pro and the Tuya gateway are sold by quote; contact us.

Do you ship to the US and Europe?

Yes. Orders ship through Mouser and CrowdSupply, which deliver to the US, Europe and most other countries and handle shipping and duties under their own terms.

Do you offer volume pricing or custom variants?

Yes. Volume pricing, a different image sensor, a custom enclosure or custom firmware are all possible; ask us for a quote.

What is the warranty and return policy?

Products are sold as is. Returns go through the distributor you bought from, under its return policy.

Are the products open source?

Tokay Lite is: its hardware design (CERN-OHL-P-2.0) and SDK (Apache 2.0) are on GitHub.

Which camera should I choose, Tokay Lite or Tokay Pro?

Tokay Lite for battery or solar devices that detect something and report it; it wakes on motion, runs the model on the board and sleeps again. Tokay Pro for mains-powered jobs that need several sensors at once or tracking of many objects in a frame; it runs Linux on an i.MX 8M Plus with a 2.3 TOPS accelerator.