Hardware Reference Guide

The Qualcomm Robotics RB5 Development kit expands upon the 96Boards Cosumer Edition (CE) Specification.The development kit consists of QRB5165 SOM mounted on the robotics mainboard. Some key components of the QRB5165 SOM are described in the following table.

Key SOM componentNameDetails
ProcessorQualcomm QRB5165

Qualcomm Kryo 585 CPU

Qualcomm Adreno 650 GPU

Qualcomm Hexagon DSP

Qualcomm Spectra 480 image processing

Adreno 665 VPU video encode/decode

Adreno 995 DPU display

Qualcomm All-Ways Aware sensor technology

Qualcomm Secure Processing Unit SPU240

Qualcomm Neural Processing unit NPU230

SDRAM memorySamsung K3LK3K30EM-BGCN8 GB LPDDR5 2750 MHz POP
UFS FLASH memoryToshiba THGJFCT0T44BAIL128 GB NAND FLASH
WLAN/Bluetooth chipsetQCA63912.4 GHz/5 GHz 2x2 MIMO, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax

The following table describes some of the hardware components provided on the development kit mainboard.

Key mainboard componentNameDetails
DSI to HDMI bridgeLontium LT9611UCX4k at 60 Hz HDMI support with I2S audio
USB HubGenesys GL3590USB 3.1 Gen 2 10 GB four port hub controller
USB to LANAsix AX88179USB 3.0 to 1 GB Ethernet controller
Audio amplifiers x2Qualcomm WSA8815Class D soundwire audio amplifier
CAN bus controllerMicrochip MCP2518FDExternal CAN controller with SPI
SensorTDK ICM-42688-P3-axis gyroscope and 3-axis accelerometer
Onboard digital microphoneTDK T5818PDM digital MEMS microphone
USB connectorUSB Type CUSB Type C with display port (direct connect to processor)
USB connectorUSB Type A (host mode)USB 3.1 Gen 2 through USB hub
HDMIHDMI Type Aup to 4k at 60 Hz with audio
Power DC power input+12 V from wall supply
Micro SD cardMicro SD cardMicro SD card tray
AntennaAntenna 02.4/5 GHz printed antenna
AntennaAntenna 12.4/5 GHz printed antenna
Debug UARTMicro USB connectorConnector with FTDI USB to UART converter
EthernetRJ45 Ethernet connectorEthernet through USB 3.0 (1 GB)