MitySOM-QC6490/5430 Development Kit
Full-featured Development Kit based on Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 or QCS5430

Overview

Product status: In Development – Contact info@criticallink.com for details

The MitySOM-QC6490/5430 Development Kit supports Critical Link’s Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 and QCS5430-based system on modules.

Each Development Kit comes complete with all the connectivity needed in any application well suited for the MitySOM-QC6490 and MitySOM-QC5430, including an on-board UART to Micro-USB Port, dual USB 2.0 Host Ports, one 3.1 USB Type-C with Display Port, one 1.4 Display Port connector, five MIPI camera interface ports, one 8-bit eMMC up to 64GB and one 3.5mm 4-conductor audio interface. The kit also includes an E-key M.2 connector that interface with a Silex SC-PCEAX-M2, a 2 channel PCI Express port as well as two 34-pin 0.1” header that provides several direct connections to the QCS6490/5430 processor supporting GPIO, SPI, I2C, SoundWire, I2S and Slimbus peripherals.

The Full High Definition Plus (FHD+) supports displays up to a resolution of 2220 x 1080 through a standard connector, video only. An interface to support one LCD display utilizing LVDS data and I2C control interfaces are available via an external connector interface or one 1.4 Display Port via Display Port connector. For audio, a standard stereo line-in, left channel and right channel 3.5mm / 1/8^th jacks are provided.  A standard Micro-SD card interface is available for MitySOM-QC6490/5430 general non-volatile data storage.  The card is powered by a single 12V DC input and provides onboard +1.8V/+3.3V/+5V power supplies. Power for almost all ICs and interfaces on the development board can be powered from either the DC supply or via the battery pack to allow for maximum design flexibility.

Development Kit Contents

Each MitySOM-QC6490/5430 Development Kit includes:

• MitySOM-QC6490/5430 Base Board
• MitySOM-QC6490/5430 Module
• 12V 10A AC to DC Supply
• USB-A to MicroUSB cable
• USB-A to USB-C cable
• Quick Start Guide

Documentation available through Critical Link:

• MitySOM-QC6490/5430 Carrier Board Design Guide
• Baseboard Schematics in PDF Format – Contact Us
• Baseboard BOM – Contact Us
• Baseboard Altium Designer Source Files – Contact Us

Block Diagram & Mechanical Detail

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MitySOM-QC6490/5430 Product Demos

This demo performs single camera (monocular) depth estimation with Qualcomm’s implementation of the MiDaS V2 Deep Convolutional Neural Network model. Images are collected from a single camera, and the neural network runs on the QCS6490 processor, featuring AI hardware acceleration, to create a relative depth map. This depth map is visualized as a heat map, such that red pixels correspond to shorter distances and blue to longer distances.

Featured Hardware: MitySOM-QC6490 Development Kit and MitySOM-QC6490 System on Module

Example Applications: Robotics, Surveillance, Safety/Security

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Critical Link’s Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490-based SOM is performing facial recognition with Qualcomm’s proprietary Lightweight Face Detection model. The system can be trained to recognize and remember specific faces.

Featured Hardware: MitySOM-QC6490 Development Kit and MitySOM-QC6490 System on Module

Example Applications: Security/Authentication, Retail, Building Automation, Smart City

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This demo utilizes the YOLO-X model to perform Real‑Time object detection and classification optimized for mobile and edge. The 6th Gen Qualcomm AI Engine packs the Qualcomm® QCS6490 Hexagon™ Processor with fused AI tensor and scalar accelerators.

Featured Hardware: MitySOM-QC6490 Development Kit and MitySOM-QC6490 System on Module

Example Applications: Retail Automation, Quality Control, Smart Agriculture, Medical Imaging, Smart City

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This demo shows integration of 3 discrete OV9281 cameras connected via MIPI CSI interfaces using Critical Link’s QCS6490-based System on Module and development board. Each camera is 1280×720, monochrome, operating at 30fps.

Featured Hardware: MitySOM-QC6490 Development Kit and MitySOM-QC6490 System on Module

Example Applications: Medical Imaging, Security/Surveillance, Surround View, Cabin Recorder

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Development Resources

Our customers benefit from engineering and applications support for the life of their product. This includes free, lifetime access to our technical support site, as well as access to application engineering resources and other services.

• Visit our MitySOM-QC6490/5430 Wiki to access:
  • Linux OS and board support package details, including source code
  • Product change notices
  • Base board design guide
  • Development kit base board design files
  • Software guide to getting started, tool chain, tips and how-to’s
  • Hardware power draw, pin outs, shock and vibration, CAD files, mechanical drawings and 3D models
  • Frequently asked questions
• Visit our MitySOM-QC6490/5430 Forum to access:
  • Software, Hardware, and FPGA forums
• MitySOM-QC6490/5430 Carrier Board Design Guide
• Qualcomm QCS6490 Product Page
• Qualcomm QCS5430 Product Page

Critical Link’s embedded design team also offers engineering services and other support options such as:

• Schematic design review for customer designed carrier boards
• Complete design review services
• Software development services, including custom BSP development
• Base board development services
• Systems Engineering, Software, and Hardware Design to support your project anywhere in the product development lifecycle

Contact us for more information on these services.

Purchase Options

The following table lists the standard configurations for Critical Link’s MitySOM-QC6490/5430 Qualcomm QCS6490 or QCS5430-based development kit. For shipping status, availability, and lead time of these configurations please contact Critical Link at info@criticallink.com.

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