Arduino Uno Q: Qualcomm's Hybrid Single-Board Computer with Uno Form Factor
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Summary
The Arduino Uno Q is a hybrid single-board computer that represents the first product from Qualcomm's acquisition of Arduino. It combines features of both a traditional Arduino Uno microcontroller board and a more powerful single-board computer like Raspberry Pi, featuring a Qualcomm QCS6490 processor with 8GB RAM and 32GB storage. The board maintains Arduino Uno form factor compatibility while offering significantly enhanced capabilities including Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, and extensive I/O options. The article explores its unique positioning as neither a pure microcontroller nor a full-fledged SBC, comparing it to previous hybrid attempts like Arduino's own Yún board and other industry products.
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It's like if you married an Intel CPU, and a Raspberry Pi RP2040 microcontroller—oh wait, Radxa's X4 did that.
Arduino even tried it before with their old Yún board, which had Linux running on a MIPS CPU, married to an ATmega microcontroller.
The Uno Q isn't quite a Raspberry Pi, but it looks like one when you squint at it. And it's not quite an Uno, but it does a pretty good job masquerading as that, too.
Really, it's a tiny computer in the shape of an Arduino Uno, with a bunch more IO than you
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