Qualcomm Flight™ Pro Reference Platform: High-end Performance Capabilities for Drones and Robotics

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Intrinsyc Technologies Corporation announced the distribution of Qualcomm Flight™ Pro Reference Platform with high-end performance capabilities to advance consumer drones and robotics. Intrinsyc has opened pre-orders at $949, with shipments due in early January.

The new board is smaller than a credit card (75x36mm) and brings together photography, video, navigation, and communication technologies on a single board. Qualcomm Flight Pro reference platform runs Linux on a Snapdragon 820 with WiFi, BT, GNSS, IMUs, 4x cameras, and optional motor board.

The system runs on a Linux 3.18 and Yocto/OpenEmbedded based stack with SDK, a Docker container, and support for the Robot Operating System (ROS). An optional Qualcomm Navigator SDK supports autonomous, vision-supported WiFi-based flight controls with advanced flight modes, built-in sensor calibration, and automatic flight logging. The SDK supports assisted flight modes, including VISLAM and DFS, based on the Qualcomm machine vision SDK.

Specifications:

Main Board: SoC – Qualcomm® APQ8096SG

Memory:

• DDR: SDHC 4 GB LPDDR4
• UFS: 32 GB, UFS 2.0, HS-G3 1-Lane
• SD Card: 4-bit microSD slot

Sensors:

• IMU (Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Compass): Dual Invensense MPU9250
• Pressure sensor (Barometer): Bosch BMP280
• Off-Board/External: I2C and UART on several connectors for expansion.

Connectivity: Pre-certified WLAN/BT Module – Qualcomm® QCA6174A 802.11ac 2×2 MIMO BT 4.2

Location:

• Onboard: Qualcomm® WGR7640 GNSS solution
• Offboard: UBlox GPS module (Third-party accessory)

LEDs: RGB and discrete Red and Green LEDs for on-board status.

Debugging: UART via expansion connector and USB-serial adapter cable

Cameras:

• One High Resolution forward-facing camera: 13MP IMX214 Sony sensor in KLT Module, 4K at 30 fps, MIPI 4-lane CSI-0 interface
• One Downward Facing Camera: OV7251 OmniVision sensor in Sunny MD102A module – B & W VGA Sensor – MIPI 1+1-Lane CSI-2
• Two Stereo Cameras: OV7251 OmniVision sensor in Sunny GP161C module – B & W VGA Sensor – MIPI 1-Lane CSI-1

Additional Development Kit Components:

• Advanced Power Module (APM) Cable:
• Smart and advanced power supply converter board configured into a cable, to connect power to Qualcomm Flight Platform from either the provided 5V DC power supply or a 2S-6S LiPo battery (regulated to 5V)
• The cable circuitry prioritizes the 5V DC external supply whenever present, and secondly the battery
• Serial Console Adapter – Custom UART – USB adapter to support standard Linux console interface
• Custom FTDI Debug Cable – Cable (only 3 pins instead of the 6 provided by FTDI) with standard-A type USB plug for connecting the serial console adapter to Qualcomm Flight Platform.
• 5V DC power supply

Software:

• Yocto OpenEmbedded-based build system
• Linux kernel 3.18
• Apps development through SDK (cross-compiler toolchain) and Docker container
• Compatible with Qualcomm Navigator SDK (available separately from Qualcomm Technologies).

Qualcomm Flight Pro documentation is also available on GitHub.

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