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+import sys
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+# Mock dependencies before any imports
+sys.modules['cv2'] = MagicMock()
+sys.modules['numpy'] = MagicMock()
+sys.modules['peewee'] = MagicMock()
+sys.modules['playhouse'] = MagicMock()
+sys.modules['playhouse.sqlite_ext'] = MagicMock()
+sys.modules['playhouse.shortcuts'] = MagicMock()
+sys.modules['unidecode'] = MagicMock()
+sys.modules['PIL'] = MagicMock()
+sys.modules['tzlocal'] = MagicMock()
+
+from frigate.util.rknn_converter import is_rknn_compatible
+
+class TestIsRknnCompatible(unittest.TestCase):
+    @patch("frigate.util.rknn_converter.get_soc_type")
+    def test_no_soc(self, mock_get_soc_type):
+        mock_get_soc_type.return_value = None
+        self.assertFalse(is_rknn_compatible("test.onnx"))
+
+    @patch("frigate.util.rknn_converter.get_soc_type")
+    def test_unsupported_soc(self, mock_get_soc_type):
+        mock_get_soc_type.return_value = "bcm2711"
+        self.assertFalse(is_rknn_compatible("test.onnx"))
+
+    @patch("frigate.util.rknn_converter.get_soc_type")
+    def test_supported_soc_valid_model_type(self, mock_get_soc_type):
+        mock_get_soc_type.return_value = "rk3588"
+        self.assertTrue(is_rknn_compatible("test.onnx", model_type="yolox"))
+
+    @patch("frigate.util.rknn_converter.get_soc_type")
+    def test_supported_soc_invalid_model_type(self, mock_get_soc_type):
+        mock_get_soc_type.return_value = "rk3588"
+        self.assertFalse(is_rknn_compatible("test.onnx", model_type="invalid"))
+
+    @patch("frigate.util.rknn_converter.get_soc_type")
+    @patch("frigate.util.rknn_converter.get_rknn_model_type")
+    def test_supported_soc_valid_inferred_model_type(self, mock_get_rknn_model_type, mock_get_soc_type):
+        mock_get_soc_type.return_value = "rk3588"
+        mock_get_rknn_model_type.return_value = "yolox"
+        self.assertTrue(is_rknn_compatible("yolox.onnx"))
+
+    @patch("frigate.util.rknn_converter.get_soc_type")
+    @patch("frigate.util.rknn_converter.get_rknn_model_type")
+    def test_supported_soc_invalid_inferred_model_type(self, mock_get_rknn_model_type, mock_get_soc_type):
+        mock_get_soc_type.return_value = "rk3588"
+        mock_get_rknn_model_type.return_value = None
+        self.assertFalse(is_rknn_compatible("unknown.onnx"))
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()