Raspberry Pi has inspired many board computers, and Qualcomm is now offering one of its own platform with a a wide range of features for its price. The DragonBoard 410c is a low-cost development board design based on the 64-bit capable Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor. The specific processor is a powerful enablement technology for embedded solutions providers. Products in these embedded computing and Internet of Everything (IoE) product categories include the next generation of robotics, cameras, set-top-boxes, wearables, medical devices, vending machines, building automation, industrial control, digital signage, and casino gaming consoles to name a few.

The DragonBoard 410c is anticipated to be made commercially available by third party distributors this summer.

The size of the DragonBoard 410c is slightly larger than a credit card, with all the important components on one board:

• CPUs: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs at up to 1.2 GHz per core; 64-bit capability
• Graphics: Qualcomm Adreno 306 GPU with 400MHz high quality graphics
• Video: 1080p HD video playback and capture with H.264 (AVC)
• Camera: Support for 13 megapixel camera with Wavelet Noise Reduction, JPEG decoder, and other post-processing techniques done in hardware
• Memory: LPDDR2/3 533MHz Single-channel 32-bit (4.2GBps) non-POP/ eMMC 4.51 SD 3.0 (UHS-I)
• Integrated Connectivity Qualcomm VIVE 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, FM
• Integrated Location: Qualcomm IZat Gen8C
• OS Support: Android and Linux
• Expansion Connectors: 1x 40 pin Low-Speed connector (UART, SPI, I2S, I2C x2, GPIO x12, DC power), 1x 60 pin High-Speed connector (4L-MIPI DSI, USB, I2C x2, 2L+4LMIPI CSI) and Analog expansion connector (Headset, Speaker, FM antenna)
• I/O Interfaces: HDMI Full-size Type A connector (1080p HD @ 30fps), 1x USB 2.0 micro B (device mode only), 2x USB 2.0 type A (host mode only), micro SD card slot

DragonBoard 410c is also designed to be compatible with the 96Boards Consumer Edition which supports the hardware ecosystem to develop a range of compatible add-on products, shields and accessories. 96Boards is the open platform specification for high-performance development boards supported by Linaro.

Qualcomm indicated that the board will be low-cost, but declined to provide an exact price. It likely won?t be as cheap as the US$35 Raspberry Pi 2, but it should not be more than $200, which gets into the territory for high-end boards like Nvidia?s Jetson TK1.