Typically folks equate the Arduino {hardware} platforms with MCU-centric choices which might be nice for issues like low-powered embedded computing, however much less for working desktop working techniques. This seems about to vary with the Arduino Uno Q, which retains the acquainted Uno formfactor, however options each a single-core Cortex-M33 STM32U575 MCU and a quad-core Cortex-A53 Qualcomm Dragonwing QRB2210 SoC.
Based on the shop web page the board will ship beginning October 24, with the worth being $44 USD. This will get you a board with the aforementioned SoC and MCU, in addition to 2 GB of LPDDR4 and 16 GB of eMMC. There’s additionally a WiFi and Bluetooth module current, which can be utilized with no matter OS you resolve to put in on the Qualcomm SoC.
This new product comes proper on the heels of Arduino being acquired by Qualcomm. Whether or not the Uno Q is a worthy buy principally will depend on what you plan to make use of the board for, with the SoC’s I/O going through a single USB-C connector which can also be used for its energy provide. Because of this a USB-C growth hub is mainly required if you wish to have video output, extra USB connectors, and so forth. In case you want to run a headless OS set up this might after all be a lot much less of a priority.
