Arduino’s new UNO Q brings a dual-brain architecture to makers and embedded developers: a quad-core Qualcomm Dragonwing QRB2210 application processor running Debian Linux alongside a low-power STM32U585 microcontroller for deterministic, real-time control. This pairing lets you mix Linux apps, Python, containers and local AI with classical Arduino sketches, GPIO and ISR-driven tasks on one board, keeping hard-real-time loops isolated from heavier user-space workloads. Entry pricing starts at $44 for the 2 GB model, with a 4 GB variant planned. https://www.arduino.cc/product-uno-q
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In the demo, Arduino shows typical heterogeneous workflows: MCU-side RTOS handling fast actuation and sensor IO, while the QRB2210 hosts web services, on-device inference and media pipelines. The QRB2210 integrates an Adreno-class GPU and dual ISPs, enabling camera-centric use cases and GPU-assisted inference (no discrete NPU), making it suitable for edge vision, gesture recognition and local model evaluation without mandating a cloud round-trip.
A major software piece is Arduino App Lab, pre-installed on UNO Q. It introduces “Bricks”—modular components for data storage, messaging, audio/image classification and cloud connectors—so you can compose pipelines that tie sketches, Python and Linux services together, or push datasets to Arduino Cloud. The same environment exposes a CLI for packaging and launching apps, and integrates with Arduino Project Hub to share reproducible builds with the community.
Hardware continuity matters here: UNO Q retains the classic UNO form factor and shield pinout for broad first- and third-party compatibility, while adding high-speed headers for displays, cameras and additional sensors. Schematics and gerbers are published under open licensing, preserving Arduino’s open-source model and easing a path from shield-based prototyping to carrier- or chip-down designs around QRB2210 when projects mature.
Context for the moment: this platform follows Arduino’s announcement that it is joining the Qualcomm family, with both companies stating Arduino will keep brand identity and multi-vendor support as they target education, industrial IoT and edge-AI developers. In practical terms, that means broader access to Qualcomm silicon, toolchains and camera/graphics stacks for Arduino’s reported 33 million-strong user base. Filmed at Embedded World North America, this conversation frames UNO Q as a bridge between classroom-friendly sketches and production-grade Linux robotics, vision and IoT systems.
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