The Qualcomm® Robotics RB5 platform is the most innovative platform bringing together Qualcomm Technologies broad expertise in 5G and AI to empower developers and manufacturers to create the next generation of high-compute, low-power robots and drones for the consumer, enterprise, defense, industrial and professional service sectors – and the comprehensive Qualcomm Robotics RB5 Development Kit helps ensure that developers have the customization and flexibility they need to make their visions a commercial reality. With 4G and 5G connectivity speeds via a companion module, the Qualcomm Robotics RB5 platform helps pave the way for the proliferation of 5G in robotics and intelligent systems.
The Qualcomm Robotics RB5 Platform supports the development of smart, power-efficient and cost-effective robots by combining high-performance heterogeneous compute, Qualcomm® Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine for on-device machine learning, computer vision, vault-like security, multimedia, Wi-Fi and cellular connectivity solutions to help solve common robotics challenges.
Based on the Qualcomm® QRB5165 Robotics SoC, the Qualcomm® Robotics RB5 Development kit contains a robotics-focused development board and compliant with the 96Boards open hardware specification which supports a broad range of mezzanine-board expansions for rapid prototyping.- Contains advanced robotics platform Qualcomm® QRB5165 processor.
- Supports widely used Linux based distributions for robotics applications.
- Supports multiple SDKs and tools, including Qualcomm® Neural Processing SDK for AI, Qualcomm® Robotics Vision SDK, Qualcomm® Computer Vision SDK, Qualcomm® Hexagon™ DSP SDK, Robotics Operating System (ROS) 2, and multiple Linux distributions.
- Comprehensive set of demo applications and tutorials to accelerate development of robotics applications.
- Compliants 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.
| Component | Qualcomm® Robotics RB5 Development Kit | |
| SOM Platform | Qualcomm® QRB5165 Qualcomm® Kryo™ 585 Qualcomm® Adreno™ 650 GPU, Adreno™ 665 VPU, Adreno™ 995 DPU Qualcomm® Hexagon™ DSP with quad HVX Qualcomm® Spectra™ 480 image processing | |
| RAM | 8GB, LPDDR5 (POP) | |
| Storage | 128 GB UFS3.0 Onboard Storage 1 x MicroSD Card Slot | |
| Ethernet | 1 x 1GbE Ethernet | |
| Wireless | WLAN 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax 2.4/5GHz 2x2 MIMO Bluetooth 5.1, on-Board WLAN/BT Antennas | |
| USB | 1 x USB 2.0 Micro B (Debug only) 1 x USB 3.0 Type C (OTG Mode) 2 x USB 3.0 Type A (Host Mode Only) | |
| Display | 1 x HDMI 1.4 (Type A - full) on Board Connector | |
| Audio | 2 x Class-D on Board Speaker Amplifier, WSA8810 1 x on Board PDM MIC on Mainboard, 4 x on Board PDM MIC on NAV MEZZ | |
| Sensor | Accelerometer + Gyro Sensor (TDK ICM-42688/ ICM-42688-P) Barometric Pressure | |
| Camera | Vision kit | IMX577 l * (only support in Qualcomm® Robotics RB5 Vision Kit.) GMSL l * OV9282 l * (only support in Qualcomm® Robotics RB5 Vision Kit.) |
| Accessories | Panasonic® (ToF) – Sensor[MN34906] Intel® RealSense (D435i) | |
| Expansion interfaces | Expansion connectors: HS1:1 x 60 pin high-speed connector (SDC I/F, 1 x 4L MIPI DSI, USB 2.0, CCI I2C x2, 2L+4L-MIPI CSI) HS2:1 x 60 pin high-speed connector (4L-MIPI CSI x 2, SPI x 1, PCIe 3.0 gen3 1L, USB 3.0 x1, GPIO x 8) HS3:1 x 60 pin high-speed connector (4L-MIPI CSI x 2, 4L-MIPI CSI x1(plus 2L CSI in HS1), RF CLK x 2, 2L-PCIe 3.0 x 1, 2L-PCIe 3.0 x 1(plus PCIe 1L in HS2), 4L-MIPI DSI x 1) LS1:1 x 40 pin low-speed connector (UART x 2, SPI, I2S/PCM, I2C x 2, GPIO x 12, DC powers) LS2:1 x 46 pin low-speed connector (Speaker x 2, DMIC I/F x 3, CAN, I2S, GPIOs, PWM, ADC, I2C, DC powers) LS3:1 x 46 pin low-Speed connector (SPI x 2, SSC I2C, sensor interrupt x 5, GPIOs, RTC clock, DC powers) | |
| LED | 7 x LED Indicators 4 x User Controllable 2 x For radios (BT and WLAN activity) 1 x Power indicator | |
| Buttons | Power Volume Up/Down Force USB Boot Dip Switch x 2 (6pin+4pin) | |
| Power source | 12 V @2.5A adapter with a DC plug inner diameter 1.75mm and outer diameter 4.75mm | |
| Size | 85 mm x 54 mm meets the 96boards Hardware Specifications | |
* only support in Qualcomm® Robotics RB5 Vision Kit.
- Gigapixel speed ISP powered by Qualcomm Spectra™ 480 ISP which in capable to process 2 Gigapixels per second.
- 5th Gen Qualcomm® AI Engine with Qualcomm® Hexagon™ Tensor Accelerator delivers 15 trillion operations per second(TOPS) with maximum efficiency.
- Advance security using Qualcomm® Secure processing unit (SPU) providing secure boot, cryptographic accelerators, Qualcomm® Trusted Execution Environment (QTEE) and camera security. Qualcomm® Crypto Engine Core is FIPS 140-2 certified.
- High resolution depth sensing. Robust depth sensing solution infused with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) using Intel® RealSense™ depth camera D435i.
- Perception and navigation using Tracking Camera Sensor module to do visual simultaneous localization and mapping (vSLAM).
- Advance connectivity using Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 6800 Subsystem with Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g/n. Support for dual-band simultaneous (DBS),WPA3-Enterprise, WPA3- Enhanced Open, WPA3 Easy Connect, WPA3-Personal, Bluetooth 5.1
- Visual subsystem using Qualcomm® Adreno™ 650 GPU and hardware accelerated video solution offering true 10 bit HDR, 8K video capture and recording.
- Qualcomm® Sensing Hub delivers scalable sensor framework with ultra low power.
- Support for 5G including 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz by using Snapdragon™ X55 5G Modem-RF System.
Advance Imaging capability
Gigapixel speed ISP powered by top of the line Qualcomm® Spectra™ 480 ISP with ability to process 2 Gigapixels per second. This Gigapixel speed delivers new camera features including 8K video recording, 7 camera concurrency, capture 200-megapixel photos, and simultaneously capture 4K HDR video and 64 MP (with zero shutter lag) photos.
On-device intelligence powered by Qualcomm Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine
The Qualcomm Robotics RB5 Platform supports the leading 5th generation Qualcomm AI Engine with the brand-new Qualcomm Hexagon™ Tensor Accelerator, pushing 15 trillion operations per second(TOPS) with maximum efficiency to run complex AI and deep learning workloads at the Edge.
Advanced connectivity
• Qualcomm® FastConnect™ 6800 Subsystem with Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), 802.11ac Wave 2, 802.11a/b/g/n.
• Support for 5G including 5G mmWave and sub-6 GHz based of Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X55 5G Modem-RF System via a companion module. Using 5G technology mission critical and wide scale deployments with low end-to-end latency is possible.
Heterogenous computing with efficient power budgets
The Qualcomm Robotics RB5 platform provides powerful heterogeneous computing capabilities using the octa core Qualcomm® Kryo™ 585 CPU, powerful Qualcomm® Adreno™ 650 GPU, multiple DSPs (compute, audio, and sensor) and ISPs. The Qualcomm Robotics RB5 Platform is designed to support large industrial and enterprise robots as well as small battery-operated robots with challenging power and thermal dissipation requirements.
Flexible design options for commercialization
In addition to a feature packed development kit, the platform offers a range of solutions for commercialization from off-the-shelf System-on-Module (SoM) solutions to speed commercialization, to the flexibility for chip-on-board designs for cost-optimization at scale.
Advance Security
Qualcomm® Secure Processing Unit (SPU) offers vault-like security providing Secure Boot, Hardware root of trust , cryptographic accelerators, Qualcomm® Trusted Execution Environment and camera security. Qualcomm® Crypto Engine Core is FIPS 140-2 certified.
High Resolution depth sensing
Robust depth sensing solution infused with an inertial measurement unit (IMU) using depth camera.
Tracking Camera
Perception and Navigation using Tracking Camera Sensor module to do visual simultaneous localization and mapping (vSLAM).
Engine for Video Analytics
Hardware acceleration for advance computer vision applications using the dedicated computer vision hardware block EVA (Engine for Video Analytics). EVA provides enhancements for CV applications with reduced latencies for real time image processing decisions under decreased power for demanding budgets freeing up the DSP, GPU, and CPU capacity for other critical AI applications.
Fast Time to commercialization
In addition to a feature packed software development tools and solutions, the platform offers solutions for commercialization from off-the-shelf System-on-Module (SoM) solutions to speed commercialization, to the flexibility for chip-on-board designs for cost-optimization at scale.
Qualcomm® Sensing Hub
Qualcomm® Sensing Hub delivers scalable sensor framework at ultra low power supporting multiple sensors and 3rd party algorithms.
Comprehensive development kit
The kit includes the robotics-focused development board, compliant with the 96Boards open hardware specification for supporting a broad range of mezzanine-board expansions and range of sensor support like camera sensor, depth camera, time-of-flight, multi-mic support, GMSL sensor, Ultrasonic Time-of-Flight Sensor with Extended Range and support for additional sensors like IMU, pressure sensor etc.