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Arduino VENTUNO Q is a new AI-powered development board combining Qualcomm and STM32 processors to run local LLMs and AI models for physical computing, offering low-latency edge AI with real-time control capabilities.

The wait is over! Meet Arduino VENTUNO Q, where AI takes action. Run local LLMs like Qwen 3, Gemma 4, and Qwen 3 VLM directly on the board NPU + CPU + GPU +MCU: @Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-8275 with up to 40 dense TOPS of AI performance and STM32H5 microcontroller for real-time control 16 GB RAM + 64 GB eMMC + expandable storage Linux-powered, pre-loaded with Ubuntu OS + Zephyr RTOS Build AI faster using Arduino App Lab, @huggingface, @EdgeImpulse, and Qualcomm AI Hub Move seamlessly from prototype to production through Works with Arduino Certification Program The first batch won’t last. Pre-order your VENTUNO Q with a free power supply and USB-C cable included! Get ready to enter a new era of Physical AI: https://arduino.cc/product-ventuno-q…
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The wait is over! Meet Arduino VENTUNO Q, where AI takes action.

Run local LLMs like Qwen 3, Gemma 4, and Qwen 3 VLM directly on the board NPU + CPU + GPU +MCU: @Qualcomm Dragonwing IQ-8275 with up to 40 dense TOPS of AI performance and STM32H5 microcontroller for real-time control 16 GB RAM + 64 GB eMMC + expandable storage Linux-powered, pre-loaded with Ubuntu OS + Zephyr RTOS Build AI faster using Arduino App Lab, @huggingface, @EdgeImpulse, and Qualcomm AI Hub Move seamlessly from prototype to production through Works with Arduino Certification Program

The first batch won’t last. Pre-order your VENTUNO Q with a free power supply and USB-C cable included! Get ready to enter a new era of Physical AI: https://arduino.cc/product-ventuno-q…


Arduino VENTUNO Q - Where AI Takes Action

Source: https://www.arduino.cc/product-ventuno-q With VENTUNO Q, AI gets physical

Optimized for local LLM, agentic AI, and computer vision, empowering AI users to become AI creators.

The accelerated dual-brain architecture for real-world AI

VENTUNO Q brings perception, decision, and action onto a single board – eliminating complexity, latency, and the cost of multi-device setups. It combines a Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ8 processor and STM32H5 microcontroller, which communicate seamlessly via RPC (Remote Procedure Call) bridge.

The AI Brain

The AI Brain

The Dragonwing IQ-8275 processor delivers NPU, CPU, and GPU for complex neural network inference – with an outstanding 40 dense TOPS.

The Action Brain

The Action Brain

The STM32H5F5 microcontroller enables sub-millisecond response to guarantee stable, deterministic control for robotics, motion systems, and industrial interfaces.

Uncompromising silicon & software

An integrated ecosystem mapping edge intelligence directly onto robust, physical actuation units.

40

40 dense Tops

Qualcomm®️ HEXAGON™

16

16 GB LPDDR5 RAM

Shared by NPU, CPU, and GPU

x8

Octa-core

QualcomM® Kryo™ up to 2.36 GHz

<1

<1 ms

STM32H5F5 at 250 MHz

GraphicsQualcomm® Adreno™ 623

ExpansionM.2 Slot for NVME (PCIe Gen.4)

OSUbuntu, Zephyr (and Debian coming soon)

Versatile, ready-to-run AI models open infinite possibilities

Accelerate development with a wide range of AI models optimized for the integrated NPU of VENTUNO Q – or customize for your unique challenges! Powered by Edge Impulse and Qualcomm®️ AI Hub, this is your gateway to extensive AI libraries.

Local LLMs

Local LLMs

UseQwen4 orGemma 4for sophisticated natural language understanding entirely on-device, without cloud dependencies or data transmission.

Local VLMs

Local VLMs

Models likeQwen 3 VLMcombines visual perception with natural language understanding for image captioning, scene description, OCR, and more.

TTS & ASR

TTS & ASR

LeverageMelo TTSandWhisperto allow offline devices to understand natural speech, transcribe, and give human-like responses.

Gesture recognition

Gesture recognition

Recognize hand gestures, finger movements, and sign language for touchless interfaces and human-robot interaction usingMediaPipe.

Object tracking

Object tracking

UseYOLO-X(You Only Look Once - eXtended) to track people, vehicles, or objects in real-time across multiple camera views.

Pose detection

Pose detection

Track body pose, joint positions, and movement patterns with models likePoseNet. For fitness applications, safety monitoring, and interactive gaming.

4 ways you can build with AI

Play

Play

Open a curated example and watch AI run in real time, no code required.

Tinker

Tinker

Modify a ready-to-use example: adjust parameters, tweak the code, instantly update your app.

Shape

Shape

Bring your own model from Hugging Face or Qualcomm AI Hub, or train one with Edge Impulse.

Master

Master

Customize using your own toolchains, and build advanced pipelines with the full power of Linux.

Stay tuned for more updates in AI Models

AI-powered systems

AI-powered systems

AI-capable assistants that operate entirely offline, ensuring complete data privacy. Perfect for smart kiosks, healthcare assistants, traffic flow analysis, and more.

Robotics and motion control

Robotics and motion control

The complete robotics stack: vision processing for environmental awareness combined with deterministic motor control for precise manipulation and navigation.

Edge AI vision and sensing systems

Edge AI vision and sensing systems

Automated quality control, predictive maintenance, and process optimization: all while meeting industrial reliability, safety, and connectivity standards.

Education & research

Education & research

A powerful, flexible platform for prototyping algorithms, publishing breakthrough research, and teaching advanced AI and robotics concepts.

Explore all the spectacular specs

VENTUNO Q was designed with all the hardware features to make it a powerful and accessible edge AI platform, ready to go from prototyping to production with zero friction.

16 GB RAM

16 GB RAM

High-bandwidth 16 GB RAM enables concurrent multi-model AI inference.

64 GB expandable storage

64 GB expandable storage

Industrial-grade eMMC, plus M.2 connector for NVMe Gen.4 storage expansion.

Triple MIPI-CSI camera support

Triple MIPI-CSI camera support

Three 4-lane interfaces for 360° awareness, stereo depth perception, and multi-angle inspection.

Display outputs

Display outputs

MIPI-DSI for touchscreens and interactive panels, HDMI for monitors and projectors, USB-C DisplayPort Alt Mode for versatile video output.

Wireless & wired networking

Wireless & wired networking

Tri-band Wi-Fi®️ 6 (2.4/5/6 GHz) and Bluetooth®️ 5.3 for wireless connectivity. 2.5 Gb Ethernet.

Universal USB connectivity

Universal USB connectivity

USB-C for high-speed vision and audio data transfer. Dual USB-A 3.0 ports for peripherals and storage.

Industrial I/O & control

Industrial I/O & control

CAN-FD for professional motor controllers and industrial networks. PWM and deterministic GPIO for sub-millisecond response.

Unmatched hardware compatibility for rapid innovation

VENTUNO Q delivers unmatched ecosystem compatibility, extensive memory and storage, and professional-grade expansion options. Because Innovation accelerates when you have the right tools at your fingertips.

Arduino® UNO™ shields support

Arduino® UNO™ shields support

Native compatibility with all UNO shields, motor controllers, sensors, and wireless interfaces work out of the box.

Raspberry Pi® Hat compatibility

Raspberry Pi® Hat compatibility

Standard 40-pin GPIO header provides full electrical and mechanical compatibility with Raspberry Pi accessories.

Arduino® Modulino™ nodes & Qwiic connectivity

Arduino® Modulino™ nodes & Qwiic connectivity

Solder-free Qwiic connector supports chainable Modulino nodes and hundreds of Qwiic-compatible sensors with polarized, error-proof connections.

High Speed Media Carrier Support

High Speed Media Carrier Support

Advanced carrier headers (JMEDIA, JOMEGA, JMISC) provide dedicated lanes for high-speed cameras, displays, multi-axis control, and sensor fusion.

ComponenteSpecifiche**Microprocessor (MPU)**Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ8 (IQ-8275): • CPU: 8-core Qualcomm® Kryo™ • GPU: Qualcomm® Adreno™ 623 • NPU: Qualcomm® Hexagon™ 40 dense TOPS • Qualcomm Spectra 692 ISPOS: Ubuntu or Debian upstream

**Microcontroller (MCU)**STM32H5F5: • Arm® Cortex® M33 at 250MHz • 4MB flash • 1.5MB RAMOS: Arduino core on Zephyr

RAM16GB LPDDR5Storage• 64GB eMMC • M.2 connector for NVME Gen.4 external storageConnectivity• Wi-Fi® 6 2.4/5/6 GHz with onboard antenna • Bluetooth® 5.3 with onboard antenna • 1x 2.5Gbit RJ45Camera• USB camera support • 3x MIPI CSI connectors muxed with 2x MIPI CSI on JMEDIA headerVideo• 1x HDMI muxed with MIPI DSI on JMEDIA header • Video output (DP Alt mode) support via USB-C • MIPI DSI pins on JMEDIA headerAudio2x Microphone IN / Headphone OUT / Ear OUT / Line OUT on JMISC headerPower Supply• From USB-C connector 5 VDC max at 3 A • 5.5x2.1 mm Power Jack 12-24 VDC • Screw Terminal 7-24 VDC • 7-24 V on JOMEGAUSB• 1x USB-C port with host/device role switching, power role switch and video output • 2x USB 3.0 Type A • 2x USB 3.0 on JOMEGA headerCAN• 1x CAN-FD PHY on screw terminal • 3x CAN-FD (no PHY) on JOMEGA header • 1x CAN-FD (no PHY) on UNO Shield headersDimensions• 160x100x25.8 mm

Frequently Asked Question

Can I develop with standard Linux tools, instead of the Arduino App Lab?

Yes, VENTUNO Q is a real, standard Ubuntu computer. This means you can use standard IDEs such as VS Code, PyCharm, Eclipse, Vim, Emacs, Python virtual environments and package managers, Docker containers for isolated environments, SSH remote development and headless operation. Any framework or toolchain you prefer! Arduino App Lab is the fast path, not a requirement.

Which AI models does VENTUNO Q support?

VENTUNO Q delivers up to 40 dense TOPS of AI compute, supporting Qwen 3 4B LLM; Qwen 2.5 7B and 3 4B VLM; Gemma 4 E2B and E4B; Whisper ASR; Melo and Piper TTS; YoloX small object detection; MediaPipe gesture recognition; and more.

What frameworks does VENTUNO Q support?

Get started with ready-to-run Bricks, optimized for the onboard NPU through Qualcomm® AI Hub. For generative AI use cases, VENTUNO Q supports LLM inference via llama.cpp and GGUF models, ideal for running locally at the edge. You can also run these models with GenieX, the open-source Gen AI runtime by Qualcomm. At the same time, you can work with familiar frameworks like PyTorch and other advanced AI stacks, enabling custom model development, optimization, and deployment tailored to specific applications.

What makes VENTUNO Q different from other edge AI boards?

VENTUNO Q is designed to take you from idea to deployed application – not just working prototype. At the heart of this experience is Arduino App Lab, a complete end-to-end platform for building, deploying, and managing AI applications that goes well beyond what any other edge AI board offers today, making professional-grade edge AI accessible at every skill level.

A dual-brain architecture of VENTUNO Q combines up to 40 dense TOPS of AI compute with a dedicated real-time microcontroller, enabling both intelligent inference and deterministic actuation in a single board. This is ideal for robotics, industrial control, and any application where AI must interact with the physical world. Broad ecosystem compatibility with UNO shields, Raspberry Pi Hats, and Modulino nodes keeps prototyping fast and familiar.

Which operating systems does VENTUNO Q support?

VENTUNO Q ships with pre-loaded Ubuntu, distributed by Canonical, and bundled with Ubuntu Pro license that delivers enterprise-grade security updates - which make it immediately viable for professional, commercial, and industrial developers. It supportsDebian(coming soon) with fullupstream. It supports for embedded-focused development. The microcontroller side of its dual architecture runs the Arduino Core onZephyr RTOS.

How much RAM and storage does VENTUNO Q have?

VENTUNO Q comes with 16 (2 X 8) GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 64 GB of eMMC onboard storage, working together so you can run real AI on the board — on the edge and offline.

16 GB RAM is your fast working memory — enough to load generative models (LLMs and VLMs like Qwen 3 and Gemma 4, plus larger GGUF models), run inference, and keep your app and Ubuntu going all at once. That’s roughly double the memory of typical 8 GB edge boards, so you can work with bigger models and richer multimodal pipelines without hitting a ceiling.

64 GB onboard storage is where Ubuntu, your AI models, your application, and your data live. Because VENTUNO Q boots and runs from fast, soldered-down storage rather than a removable microSD card, you get reliable, repeatable boots and performance built to ship and stay in the field.

How much storage can I add beyond the onboard 64 GB?

The M.2 connector supports NVMe SSDs.

Can I train my own custom AI models for VENTUNO Q?

Absolutely. You can train your own models on 3rd-party and custom inference engines. We recommend using Edge Impulse’s integrated platform to upload your training data, train models on the cloud infrastructure, and automatically optimize and quantize for VENTUNO Q hardware – then you can deploy directly into Arduino App Lab with one click!

Does VENTUNO Q support ROS (Robot Operating System)?

Yes, VENTUNO Q is compatible with ROS 2.

Can I take a VENTUNO Q prototype to production?

Yes. Through theWorks with Arduino™Program, VENTUNO Q gives you a clear path from prototyping to production. Develop and validate on VENTUNO Q, then move to a third-party SOM built on the same Qualcomm Dragonwing™ IQ8 — scaling your product while preserving your software investment, since compatible Arduino Apps port across with zero code changes. Certified partners include SECO, with itsSOM-SMARC-Dragonwing-IQ8and Clea software platform, and Toradex, with itsAquila IQ8and Torizon platform. And more OEMs are collaborating with Arduino and Qualcomm to bring additional Works with Arduino certified products to market.

Learn more about theWorks with Arduino Certification Program.

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