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Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, launched three smart single board computers Tuesday designed to speed product development and reduce costs.
The QSM368Z, QSM560DR and QSM668SR offer developers connectivity, operating system and memory options for various applications, the company said.
“These boards are fully finished hardware that can be easily integrated inside customers’ larger systems across a wide range of IoT use cases,” said Raymond Wang, head of Smart SoC at Quectel Wireless Solutions. “Provided in a ready-to-use, single, low-cost platform, these boards are helping to simplify and accelerate the development process for IoT devices of all types, significantly reducing development time with rapid prototyping and cutting development costs.”
The QSM368Z features the Rockchip RK3568 IoT processor with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 CPU, ARM Mali G52 GPU, 8M ISP HDR and 1 TOPS NPU. The board supports Linux and Android operating systems.
The device includes triple-screen concurrent display support, 1,000 Mbps Ethernet and 4K video encoding. Built-in Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 4.2 come standard, with optional support for Quectel LTE Cat 1, LTE Cat 4, Wi-Fi 6 and GNSS modules.
The QSM368Z measures 120mm x 100mm x 22.25mm, weighs about 90 g and operates in temperatures from -10 C to +75 C. Applications include IoT gateways, smart displays, industrial terminals, safety monitoring systems, NAS, NVR/DVR and automotive NVR solutions.
The QSM560DR features 12 TOPS NPU and supports Ubuntu, Android and Windows. The platform’s multi-mode 5G capability supports both NSA and SA networks, with 3G and 4G fallback. Wi-Fi 6E with DBS and 2×2 MU-MIMO technologies enable faster data transmission.
The device supports downlink speeds up to 2.5 Gbps on 5G NSA. It measures 120.5mm x 106mm x 22.5mm, weighs approximately 120 g and operates from -35 C to +75 C. Target markets include smart manufacturing, retail analytics, robotics and connected infrastructure.
The QSM668SR supports Android, Linux and Ubuntu and features 1.1 TOPS NPU. The board supports LTE Cat 4, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GNSS. Under LTE Cat 4, the board achieves uplink speeds up to 150 Mbps and downlink speeds up to 50 Mbps. Bluetooth 5.0 is included.
Optional GNSS functionality provides positioning through GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo, QZSS and SBAS satellite constellations.
The device includes HDMI, camera inputs, Ethernet, UART, USB, I²C, RS232, RS485, CAN, SD and SIM interfaces. It measures 102mm x 100mm x 23mm, weighs approximately 97.7 grams and operates from -20 C to +75 C. Applications include IoT gateways, smart home systems, industrial control terminals, retail solutions, safety monitoring, vehicle equipment and logistics devices.
Quectel also provides antennas for cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GNSS networks, plus custom antenna design and optimization services.
