8devices previews Citron SoM with Qualcomm QCS6490 and five-camera support

8devices previews Citron SoM with Qualcomm QCS6490 and five-camera support

Citron SoM is a compact, high-performance embedded module based on the Qualcomm® QCS6490 SoC. It is optimized for robotics, drones, and intelligent vision platforms, combining advanced AI acceleration, efficient power management, and multi-camera support in a 47 × 35 mm form factor.
The Citron SoM is specifically designed with power efficiency as one of its core characteristics, making it ideal for high-end consumer, enterprise, and industrial IoT applications that require sustained compute performance at the edge.

Features

Here are the main features of the product:

Processor:

• Qualcomm® QCS6490 SoC;
• KryoTM 670 octa-core CPU (1 × 2.7 GHz Prime + 3 × 2.4 GHz Gold + 4 × 1.9 GHz Silver);
• Arm v8 architecture delivering balanced performance and power efficiency;

AI / DSP:

• Qualcomm® HexagonTM Processor;
• Part of the 6th Generation Qualcomm® AI Engine;
• Integrated Hexagon Processor supporting scalar, vector (HVX), and tensor operations;
• Includes the Hexagon Tensor Accelerator (HTA) for efficient neural-network inference;
• Optimized for real-time AI, computer-vision, and sensor-fusionworkloads at the edge;

Camera:

• Qualcomm® SpectraTM 570 L ISP;
• Five 4-lane MIPI CSI interfaces supporting both D-PHY 1.2(2.5 Gbps/lane) and C-PHY 1.2 (10.26 Gbps/T);Up to five cameras operating concurrently;
• Supports 36 MP + 22 MP @ 30 fps, or 3 × 22 MP ZSL;
• Real-time sensor input up to 22 + 22 + 22 MP;
• Slow-motion capture up to 720p @ 480 fps;

Video:

• AdrenoTM VPU 633
• Decode up to 4K @ 60 fps (H.264 / H.265 / VP9);
• Encode up to 4K @ 30 fps (H.264 / H.265);
• HDR10 and HDR10+ playback support;

Interfaces:

• 2 × PCIe Gen3 interfaces (1-lane and 2-lane), USB 3.1 (Type-C +DisplayPort v1.4), USB 2.0, SD 3.0, UART, SPI, I2C, I3C, GPIO;
• Power input: 2.7 – 4.8 V (3.8 V nominal);
• Operating temperature: Commercial / Industrial options;
• Form factor: 47 × 35 mm LGA;

Operating systems:

• Windows-based development;
• Linux Android environment;
• Ubuntu on Qualcomm IoT;
• Qualcomm Linux compatibility;

GPU:

• AdrenoTM 643 GPU @ 812 MHz;
• Supports OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.x, OpenCL 2.0, and DirectX FL 12;
• Adreno 1075 DPU with HDR10+ and Wide Color Gamut support;

Audio:

• Low-power audio and sensor subsystem (LPASS);
• Digital codec, SoundWire, and MI2S interfaces;
• Supports voice activation and voice UI processing;

Memory:

• 32 Gb LPDDR5 SDRAM @ 6400 Mbps;
• Storage: eMMC 5.1 32 GB;

Specifications: