Advantech ASR-D501 - QCS6490 Qualcomm Compact Drone Computer

The Advantech ASR-D501 is a compact drone mission computer powered by the Qualcomm QCS6490 SoC with 8x Kryo 670 CPU cores (up to 2.7 GHz), Adreno 643 GPU, and Hexagon 770 AI DSP delivering 12.3 TOPS of AI inference. On-board 8GB LPDDR5 memory and 128GB UFS storage.

Connectivity includes 5x 4-lane MIPI-CSI camera interfaces, 2x CAN-FD, 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, and 2x USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2). M.2 E-Key and B-Key expansion slots with Nano-SIM support. The board measures 100 x 60 mm and operates from -20 to 70°C.

Supports Yocto and Ubuntu 24.04 with Advantech Robotic Suite integration for ROS2 and MAVLink/MAVROS/MAVSDK.

Key features

• Qualcomm QCS6490 SoC with 8x Kryo 670 CPU cores (up to 2.7 GHz)
• Adreno 643 GPU (up to 812 MHz)
• Hexagon 770 AI DSP at 1.45 GHz, up to 12.3 TOPS
• On-board 8GB LPDDR5 memory
• 128GB UFS storage
• 1x 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet (Intel i226V)
• 2x USB Type-C (USB 3.2 Gen 2, 10 Gbps)
• 5x 4-Lane MIPI-CSI camera interfaces
• 2x CAN-FD
• Mini DisplayPort output
• 3x UART, 2x I2C, 8-bit GPIO
• Micro SD card slot
• 1x M.2 E-Key 2230 (PCIe, USB 2.0)
• 1x M.2 B-Key 3052 (USB 3.2, USB 2.0) with Nano-SIM
• DC 5~12V input, AT/ATX power management
• Qualcomm Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) v5.3
• Extended operating temperature: -20~70°C
• Compact 100 x 60 mm form factor (50g)
• CE, FCC Class B certified
• Yocto and Ubuntu 24.04 support
• Advantech Robotic Suite with ROS2 and MAVLink/MAVROS/MAVSDK

Applications

• Drone companion and mission computing
• Autonomous robotics and navigation
• Security and surveillance
• Edge AI inference and vision
• Mobile and transportation platforms