Intrinsyc Announces New SDK Featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 APQ8074 Processor

Intrinsyc Software International, a mobile and embedded devices company, has announced the availability of a new DragonBoard Development Kit and production-ready System-On-Module ('SoM') featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 APQ8074 processor from Qualcomm Technologies.

The new SDK will allow companies to innovate for devices based on Qualcomm Snapdragon processors developed to be designed into the world's next generation mobile devices, including wearable devices. The new SDK will provide OEMs, developers and engineers with next generation software technology and tools to accelerate development and testing these processors

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor offers state of the art CPU, DSP and GPU performance, energy efficiency and rich multimedia capabilities for embedded computing applications. The processor also features asynchronous quad-core Krait CPUs with up to 2.3GHz each, Adreno 330 GPU, Ultra HD video capture and playback, and a Hexagon QDSP6 for low-power applications and custom programmability.

In addition to featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, the DragonBoard will offer a Qseven form factor SoM, memory, GNSS, Wi-Fi (802.11n/ac), BT4.0, as well as a Mini-ITX form factor Carrier board hosting ANC Headset jack, 5.1 surround sound stereo output, 2x USB 3.0 ports and 2x USB 2.0 Ports, and micro-AB USB. The development kit will also feature Gigabit Ethernet, HDMI output, Dual SATA, GPIO, Education Connector, JTAG connector and LCD Display. The DragonBoard is based on Android 4.2; the Open-Q 8074 SoM will be provided with Android or embedded Linux.