Onion Corporation
Onion Corporation provides drop-in computing and connectivity modules, including the Omega2S surface-mount module and LTE-enabled Omega2, that help IoT product developers move from concept to production. The modules are FCC and CE pre-certified, run Linux with support for Python and NodeJS, and are used in point-of-sale terminals, IoT gateways, and fleet management systems. The company also offers the Tau LiDAR Camera for real-time 3D depth data.
- Internet of Things
- Hardware
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Founder details are not available yet.
Product
Problem
Building connected IoT products from scratch requires significant engineering effort, including hardware design, software integration, and regulatory certification. This complexity lengthens development cycles and delays time-to-market for companies creating smart devices, gateways, and industrial tracking solutions.
Solution
Onion Corporation provides drop-in computing and connectivity modules that accelerate IoT product development from concept to production. The Omega2 family—including the surface-mount Omega2S and the LTE-enabled Omega2 LTE—offers a complete Linux-based compute platform with built-in Wi-Fi, multiple I/O interfaces, and support for modern programming languages like Python and NodeJS. Their FCC and CE pre-certification reduces regulatory overhead, while the new OpenWRT 23.05-based firmware provides a faster, more modular, and customizable software foundation. Onion also supplies the Tau LiDAR Camera, which delivers real-time 3D depth data through a webcam-like interface, expanding the range of sensing capabilities available to developers.
Target Audience
Primary customers are product developers and OEMs building IoT devices such as point-of-sale terminals, IoT gateways, asset trackers, and fleet management systems, as well as engineers needing rapid prototyping and production-ready compute modules.
Features
- Omega2S module features a MIPS 24KEc processor at 580 MHz, 64/128MB DDR2 RAM, 16/32MB flash, and 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi in a 34x20x2.8mm surface-mount package
- Over 40 I/O pins supporting SPI, I2C, I2S, UART, PWM, GPIO, Ethernet, USB 2.0, and SDXC/eMMC interfaces
- New beta firmware based on OpenWRT 23.05 and Linux kernel 5.15 delivers faster boot, the open-source mt76 WiFi driver, and runtime-loadable Device Tree overlays
- Modern language support including Python 3.11, NodeJS v18, GoLang, C, and C++ for application development
- OnionOS web-based GUI and a streamlined build process that compiles custom firmware images in minutes instead of hours
- Omega2 LTE module includes LTE data connectivity and built-in GNSS positioning for asset tracking and fleet management deployments
- Tau LiDAR Camera provides real-time 3D depth data with a webcam-like plug-and-play interface