Arduino VENTUNO Q Brings 40-TOPS Edge AI and Real-Time Control

Arduino VENTUNO Q

Arduino has opened pre-orders for the Arduino VENTUNO Q, a dual-processor development board aimed at edge AI, robotics, computer vision, and industrial applications. The board combines a Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 application processor with an STM32H5 microcontroller, creating separate computing and real-time control domains on a single platform. It also ships with Ubuntu and Arduino App Lab to simplify AI and embedded application development.

The Arduino VENTUNO Q uses the Dragonwing IQ8 IQ-8275 with an octa-core Kryo CPU, Adreno 623 GPU, Spectra 692 ISP, and Hexagon NPU that delivers up to 40 dense TOPS of AI performance. An STM32H5F5 MCU with a 250MHz Cortex-M33 core manages deterministic operations such as motor control, PWM, GPIO, sensor acquisition, and CAN-FD. An RPC bridge connects the two processors, allowing Linux applications to communicate with real-time hardware functions.

Arduino VENTUNO Q front side

Arduino VENTUNO Q Specifications:

• Processor:
  • Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ8 (QCS8275)
  • Octa-core Kryo Gen 6 CPU
  • Adreno 623 GPU
  • Hexagon Tensor AI processor with up to 40 Dense TOPS
  • Qualcomm Spectra 692 ISP
• Real-Time Microcontroller:
  • STM32H5F5 MCU
  • Arm Cortex-M33 core running at 250MHz
  • 4MB flash
  • 1.5MB RAM
  • Arduino Core running on Zephyr RTOS
• Memory and Storage:
  • 16GB LPDDR5 RAM in a 2 × 8GB configuration
  • 64GB eMMC onboard storage
  • M.2 connector for NVMe Gen4 SSDs
• Wireless and Networking:
  • Wi-Fi 6 with 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz support
  • Bluetooth 5.3
  • Onboard antennas
  • 2.5GbE RJ45 Ethernet
• Camera:
  • Three MIPI-CSI connectors
  • Two additional MIPI-CSI interfaces through the JMEDIA header
  • USB camera support
• Display:
  • HDMI output
  • DisplayPort Alt Mode through USB-C
  • MIPI-DSI through the JMEDIA header
• USB:
  • One USB-C port with host/device role switching
  • USB-C power-role switching and video output
  • Two USB 3.0 Type-A ports
  • Two additional USB 3.0 interfaces through the JOMEGA header
• CAN-FD:
  • One CAN-FD interface with onboard PHY through a screw terminal
  • Three CAN-FD interfaces without PHY through JOMEGA
  • One CAN-FD interface without PHY through Arduino UNO shield headers
• Expansion and Interfaces:
  • Arduino UNO shield compatibility
  • 40-pin Raspberry Pi HAT-compatible header
  • Qwiic connector with 3.3V I2C
  • JMEDIA, JOMEGA, and JMISC expansion headers
  • I2C/I3C, SPI, PWM, and UART
  • JTAG port and MPU remote-debug connector
• Audio and User Controls:
  • Two microphone inputs
  • Headphone, earphone, and line outputs
  • Four user-controllable RGB LEDs
  • 8 × 13 blue LED matrix
  • User push-button
  • Reset button
• Power Supply:
  • USB-C: 5V DC, up to 3A
  • Barrel jack: 12–24V DC
  • Screw terminal: 7–24V DC
  • JOMEGA: 7–24V DC
• Operating temperature: -10°C to +60°C
• Dimensions: 160 × 100 × 25.8mm

Arduino VENTUNO Q specifications

The Arduino VENTUNO Q runs Ubuntu directly on the Dragonwing processor and includes an Ubuntu Pro license. Arduino App Lab provides a unified development environment for Linux applications, Arduino sketches, Python programs, and AI models. Developers can use tools such as VS Code, PyCharm, Docker, SSH, and standard Linux package managers. The STM32H5 runs Arduino Core on Zephyr RTOS, while pre-integrated Bricks support workloads such as Qwen language and vision models, Whisper speech recognition, text-to-speech, YOLOX object detection, and MediaPipe gesture recognition. Developers can also deploy models from Hugging Face or optimize custom models through Edge Impulse.

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Arduino lists the Arduino VENTUNO Q for pre-order at an introductory price of $299. The company estimates delivery at approximately four weeks. Buyers can order through Arduino or approved distributors including DigiKey, Farnell, Mouser, Robu.in, and RS.

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