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Dragon Q6A

Qualcomm QCS6490 Octa-core Platform for Edge AI

Dragon Q6A
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Exceptional Performance, Ushering in a New Era of
Intelligent Edge Computing

Built upon the Qualcomm® QCS6490 chipset platform, the Radxa Dragon Q6A is a high-performance,
low-power industrial-grade single board computer designed for Industrial IoT (IIoT), Edge AI,
and smart terminals.

Q6A

Robust Computing Power, Surging Performance

Q6A
  1. Powerful CPU Architecture

    Utilizes Qualcomm® QCS6490 with an 8-core Kryo CPU (up to 2.7 GHz), perfectly balancing performance and power consumption.

  2. Flagship-level GPU

    Equipped with Qualcomm® Adreno™ 643 GPU, supporting mainstream graphics interfaces such as Vulkan®, OpenCL™, OpenGL ES, and DirectX, ensuring exceptional graphics rendering and computing performance.

AI Acceleration, Cool Control

6th generation Qualcomm® AI Engine, integrating Hexagon™ processor and fused AI accelerator
architecture, Up to 12 TOPS computing power under low power consumption

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Rich Multimedia Capabilities

Offers HDMI 2.0 (4K30) and MIPI DSI (FHD+) dual display output interfaces, meeting the needs of complex
multi-screen scenarios.

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    High-Definition
    Video Processing

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    Dual High-
    Definition Display

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Supports up to 4K60 video decoding, 4K30 video encoding, compatible with HDR10/HDR10+,
and high-speed video capture (1080p@240fps or 720p@480fps).

Ultra-High-Speed Storage Expansion

significantly enhancing storage read/write performance to meet big data and high-speed caching applications.

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    M.2 M Key 2230 NVMe SSD

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    Onboard LPDDR5: Up to 16 GB, with data
    transfer speeds up to 5500MT/s.

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    MicroSD card

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    UFS / eMMC module

Wireless and Wired, High-Speed Connectivity

Integrated Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) and Bluetooth 5.4, providing stable and high-speed wireless network connections.

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Equipped with a Gigabit Ethernet interface, supporting PoE power supply (additional PoE expansion board
required), achieving network and power supply through a single cable.

Abundant Interfaces, Flexible Expansion

  1. Three sets of MIPI CSI camera interfaces (up to four lanes)

    suitable for multi-lens, high-resolution applications.

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    Standard 40-pin GPIO interface

    supporting UART, I2C, SPI, PWM, etc., ensuring broad device compatibility.

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Robust Software Ecosystem, Flexible Multi-System
Adaptation

The Qualcomm® QCS6490 platform offers long-term support, compatible with various operating systems
including Linux (Yocto, Ubuntu, Deepin, Fedora, Armbian, Arch), and Windows 11 IoT Enterprise, meeting the
needs of different application scenarios.

System

Through the Qualcomm® AI Hub, developers can access a library of pre-optimized AI models, simplifying on-
device AI deployment, maximizing hardware performance, and delivering an exceptional user experience.

Comprehensive Technical Documentation and
Active Community

  • Comprehensive Technical Documentation and Active Community!

    Comprehensive Technical Documentation and Active Community !

    Radxa provides comprehensive technical documentation, empowering users to fully utilize their products. At the same time, they actively maintain an engaged community, fostering communication and collaboration among users.

    Community

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