Last year, Qualcomm acquired Arduino, a company renowned for its user-friendly microcontroller kits and single-board computers (SBCs). Following this acquisition, the first product released was the Uno Q, capable of running Linux. Now, a much more advanced device, the Arduino Ventuno Q, has emerged, specifically engineered for applications in AI, robotics, security, education, and research.
The Uno Q featured a quad-core Cortex-A53 CPU and an Adreno 702 GPU, sharing 4GB of RAM. While it could manage lightweight AI tasks, the new Arduino Ventuno Q is designed to handle significantly more.
Powered by the Dragonwing IQ-8275 chipset, the Ventuno Q boasts an 8-core Kryo CPU configuration (2x Gold Prime at 2.35GHz + 2x Gold at 2.1GHz + 4x Silver at 1.95GHz) along with an Adreno 623 GPU. This performance places it in the same league as the Snapdragon 765G. Additionally, the device supports up to 16GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage, accompanied by an M.2 NVMe Gen 4 connector for SSDs.
The Arduino Ventuno Q is powered by the Dragonwing IQ-8275Furthermore, the Dragonwing chipset provides an impressive 40 TOPS of AI performance. This level of capability is comparable to Intel's Panther Lake, which offers a 50 TOPS NPU, and is half of what the high-end Snapdragon X2 Elite chips deliver, which is 80 TOPS.
This SBC is capable of running various AI models, including YOLO-X for object tracking, PoseNet for pose detection, and MediaPipe for gesture recognition. It also supports local LLMs like Qwen, as well as text-to-speech and speech-to-text models such as Melo TTS and Whisper.
The Dragonwing chipset operates on Linux (specifically Ubuntu or Debian) for more complex tasks, and it also supports Robot Operating System 2 (ROS 2). Additionally, an STM32H5 microcontroller oversees real-time interactions with peripherals.
“Dual brain”: Dragonwing IQ-8275 + STM32H5The Ventuno Q SBC features a Raspberry Pi-style 40-pin GPIO header and is compatible with Arduino Uno shields, making it easy to connect various components like motor controllers and sensors. Additionally, it includes solderless Qwiic connectors on board.
Moreover, the board supports three MIPI CSI cameras, enabling 360° vision. It offers HDMI and MIPI DSI display ports, as well as DisplayPort Alt mode over the USB-C connector. A 2.5Gb Ethernet port facilitates high-speed wired networking, while Wi-Fi 6 (ax) and Bluetooth 5.3 cater to wireless connectivity needs. For industrial applications, CAN-FD support is also integrated.
Arduino Ventuno QThe Arduino Ventuno Q is set to launch in Q2 through the Arduino Store, DigiKey, Farnell, Macfos, Mouser, and RS. Pricing details will be disclosed at a later date.
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