Qualcomm Robotics RB5/RB6

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Welcome to RidgeRun's guide to Qualcomm Robotics RB5/RB6 platforms


Qualcomm Robotics RB5/RB6


Qualcomm® Robotics RB5™ (QRB5165) and Robotics RB6™ are advanced platforms for creating robots with 5G connectivity, built-in artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities, advanced compute power and sensing technology.


RB5 carrier board
Qualcomm Robotics RB5 developer kit


Here is a summary of Qualcomm® Robotics RB5/RB6™ QRB5165 platform's main features[1][2][3][4]:

  • CPU Complex: Octacore Qualcomm® Kryo™ with clock speed up to 2.84 GHz.
  • GPU Architecture: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 650 with support of OpenGL® ES and OpenCL™ APIs.
  • Memory: Up to 16GB, 8 GB LPDDR5 up to 2750 MHz and LPDDR4x up to 2133 MHz.
  • AI: Neural Processing Unit NPU230.
  • Image Signal Processor: Qualcomm® Spectra™ 480 with 14-bit dual ISP.
  • Digital Signal Processing: Hexagon 698 DSP with HVX(Hexagon™ Vector eXtensions), Hexagon Scalar Accelerator and Hexagon Tensor Accelerator for AI processing delivering 15 TOPS (70-200 TOPS on RB6).
  • Security: Qualcomm® Secure Processing Unit with Secure boot and camera security.
  • MIPI CSI-2: Support for 12 cameras (D-PHY) and 18 cameras (C-PHY) (7 concurrent).
  • Video Encoding: Native support for: H.265 Main 10, H.265 Main, H.264 High, and VP8.
  • Video Decoding: Native support for: H.265 Main 10, H.265 Main, H.264 High, VP9 profile 2, VP8, and MPEG-2.


RidgeRun knows how important documentation is for your project and how a single source of information may decrease the time-to-market of your product. That's why we've decided to share our expertise with the developer community, creating a centralized wiki with technical documentation, tutorials, examples, and much more!

To further support and enhance your work, RidgeRun’s diverse portfolio of solutions for audio, video and metadata which includes, GstSEI & In band metadata, GstRtspSink and Embedded Overlay is now supported in the RB5 and RB6 platforms.

The following videos from Qualcomm® provide a nice overview of the Qualcomm® Robotics RB5™ and Robotics RB6™.





RidgeRun Support

This page contains detailed guides and information on how to get started with the Qualcomm® Robotics RB5™ and Robotics RB6™ and start using their full capabilities.

To get up-to-speed with your Qualcomm® Robotics RB5/RB6™ platform, start by clicking below:

References

  1. Qualcomm® Robotics RB5 Development Platform. Retrieved January 19, 2023, from [1]
  2. Qualcomm® Robotics RB5 platform product brief. Retrieved January 17, 2023, from [2]
  3. Qualcomm® QRB5165 SOC for IOT. Retrieved January 17, 2023, from [3]
  4. Qualcomm® Robotics RB5 platform: Robotics CPU & Robot Processor. Wireless Technology & Innovation. Retrieved January 17, 2023, from [4]



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