Qualcomm® RB3 Gen 2 Development Kit
IoT development kit designed for high-performance compute, accessibility, and advanced features.
After a big success, Qualcomm® Robotics RB3 development kit now has a major upgrade. Powered by Qualcomm® QCS6490 Chipset, the Qualcomm® RB3 Gen 2 development kit is the latest development kit in the line. Compared to RB3, the performance of Gen 2 kit has been improved greatly.
• Contains advanced platform Qualcomm® QCS6490 processor.
• Supports widely used Linux based distributions for IoT applications.
• The AI computing performance has increased by four times to an equivalent of 12 TOPS.
• Supports multiple SDKs and tools, including Qualcomm® Neural Processing SDK for AI, Qualcomm® Intelligent Multimedia Product SDK, Qualcomm® Intelligent Robotics Product SDK, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ DSP SDK, and multiple Linux distributions.
• Comprehensive set of demo applications and tutorials to accelerate development of IoT applications.
• Follows the design of the rest of RB series of products, it complaints with the 96Board, support for sensors such as multiple cameras, depth sensing solution, GMSL sensor, Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight Sensor with Extended Range, multi-mic and additional sensors like IMU, pressure sensor, magnetometer etc.
• Multiple interfaces and I/Os which can connect multiple sensors.
Applications:
The Qualcomm RB3 Gen 2 development kit provides a valuable combination of strong performance and advanced features, including powerful AI processing and computer vision, to easily create a broad range of IoT solutions across use cases including enterprise, robotics, industrial, and automation.
RB3 Gen 2 features support for Qualcomm® Linux®—a comprehensive package of OS, software, tools, and documentation precisely designed for Qualcomm Technologies' IoT platforms.
Utilizing the Qualcomm® QCS6490, the Qualcomm® RB3 Gen 2 development kits offer developers considerably increased AI processing capabilities compared to previous generations, higher inferences per second, improved power efficiency, and the ability to run more networks simultaneously. On-device machine learning combined with edge computing allows for near real-time processing for massive amounts of data.
The platform includes a development kit and software. Developers can select the development kit version that best addresses their needs, and design IoT products that demand advanced performance. The platform includes SDKs that make it easy for developers to use and integrate applications and services. The hardware development kit is also compliant with the 96Boards open hardware specification to support a range of mezzanine-board expansions, beginning with the Vision Mezzanine.
The platform includes the Qualcomm® Spectra™ ISP 570L image processing engine for the ultimate photography and videography experience, and comes with a main camera and tracking camera on the Vision Kit. It can connect to and process the output of other cameras such as stereo, depth, and Time-of-Flight (ToF). The Qualcomm® Adreno™ 633 VPU provides high-quality, UltraHD video encode and decode, while the Adreno 1075 DPU enables on-device and external UltraHD display support.
Multi-gigabit Wi-Fi 6E achieves blazing-fast wireless connectivity and low latency. Our Wi-Fi 6E offerings utilize advanced features like Qualcomm® 4K Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) and support for high-speed 160MHz channels for multi-gigabit-per-second speeds with superb stability and consistent experiences.
With the Qualcomm® Kryo™ 670 CPU and a Qualcomm® Hexagon™ processor featuring a fused AI-accelerator architecture, this solution delivers powerful connections and computing performance, and is purpose-built for industrial and commercial IoT applications such as ruggedized handhelds and tablets, human-machine interface systems, point-of-sale systems, drones, kiosks, edge AI boxes, and connected cameras.
Qualcomm® RB3 Gen 2 Development Kit Features
• Advanced ISPs for single or multiple concurrent camera experience with superior image and video capture.
• AI-accelerated workplace security and visibility.
• Blazing-fast wireless connectivity and low latency thanks to multi-gigabit Wi-Fi 6E: Up to 3.6 Gbps, 160MHz, 4K QAM, DBS with MU-MIMO and OFDMA, and WPA3-P & E.
• Superior Bluetooth® 5.2 and LE audio with crystal-clear sound, low latency, and reliability with an extended range.
• Low-speed expansion for GPIOs, I2C, SPI, UART, and/or audio.
• High-speed expansion for PCIe, USB, MIPI CSI/DSI, and/or SDIO, designed for 96Boards mezzanines.
Qualcomm® RB3 Gen 2 Development Kit Applications
Face Detection and Recognition
Inventory Management
Path Planning and 3D Map Formation
Driver Management Systems
Deep Learning
Surveillance and Security
vSLAM (Visual Localization and Mapping)
Object Detection and Avoidance
Qualcomm® RB3 Gen 2 Development Kit
Qualcomm® RB3 Gen 2 Development Kit Contents
Core Kit:
• Development board based on the Qualcomm QCS6490 processor
• 12V wall power supply
• USB Type-C cable
• Mini speakers
• Setup guide
• Pick tool for setting switches
Vision Kit only:
• Mounting bracket for CSI cameras
• High-resolution CSI camera
• Low-resolution CSI camera
Compatible With
Specifications of the Qualcomm® RB3 Gen 2 Development Kit
Core Kit | Vision Kit | |
Chipset | QCS6490 | |
CPU | Octa-core CPU | |
Memory (RAM) | uMCP package (6 GB LPDDR4x) | |
Camera | 2x C-PHY/D-PHY 30-pin expansion ports on interposer board | 1x IMX577 D-PHY 12 MP, 1x OV9282 D-PHY 1 MP with bracket, plus additional D-PHY and GMSL-capable expansion ports |
GPU | Adreno 643 GPU | |
Video | Adreno 633 VPU: 4K60 fps decode / 4K30 fps encode | |
Display | Up to two displays supported concurrently: Full-size HDMI connector, USB Type-C supporting DP alt mode, mini-DP connector, DSI expansion | |
AI | 12 TOPS | |
WLAN/Bluetooth | 802.11ax with DBS, Bluetooth 5.2, two onboard printed antennas, RF expansion connectors for optional external antennas | |
Storage (onboard) | uMCP package (128 GB UFS Flash) | |
Storage (external) | 1x MicroSD Card Slot, PCIe expansion for NVMe | |
PCIe | 1x PCIe Gen 3 2-lane to expansion connector, optional 1x PCIe Gen 3 1-lane to expansion connector | |
USB | 1x USB 3.0 Type-C, 1xUSB 2.0 w/OTG, 2x USB 3.0 Type-A, 1x USB 3.0 on high-speed expansion | |
Audio | 1x DMIC, 2x digital audio amplifiers, I2S/Soundwire/DMIC expansion on low-speed connectors | 4x DMIC, 2x digital audio amplifiers, I2S/Soundwire/DMIC expansion on low-speed connectors |
Sensor | IMU onboard (ICM-42688), additional expansion | IMU (ICM-42688), Pressure sensor (ICP-10111), Mag sensor/compass(AK09915), additional expansion |
• 12V wall power supply
• USB Type-C cable
• Mini speakers
• Setup guide
• Pick tool for setting switches
$399
• Mounting bracket for CSI cameras
• High-resolution CSI camera
• Low-resolution CSI camera
$599
Qualcomm® RB3 Gen 2 Development Kit:
$164