The UNO Q provides hardware acceleration for both 3D graphics and video encoding/decoding through the integrated Adreno 702 GPU running at 845 MHz.
+ +### Graphics Acceleration + +The Adreno 702 GPU provides hardware-accelerated 3D graphics rendering through open-source Mesa drivers. Applications can access GPU acceleration via standard graphics APIs, including OpenGL, OpenGL ES, Vulkan, and OpenCL.
+ +| **Graphics API** | **Driver** | **Hardware Support** | **Current Driver Version** | **Device Name** | +|------------------|------------|----------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| +| Desktop OpenGL | freedreno | - | 3.1 | FD702 | +| OpenGL ES | freedreno | 3.1 | 3.1 | FD702 | +| Vulkan | turnip | 1.1 | 1.0.318 | Turnip Adreno (TM) 702 | +| OpenCL | Mesa | 2.0 | 2.0 | - | + +The Adreno 702 GPU features unified memory architecture, sharing system RAM with the CPU for data transfer. It supports 64-bit memory addressing and provides direct rendering capabilities for optimal graphics performance.
+ +| **Parameter** | **Specification** | +|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| +| Clock Frequency | 845 MHz | +| Memory Architecture | Unified (shared with system RAM) | +| Available Video Memory | 1740 MB | +| Memory Addressing | 64-bit | +| Direct Rendering | Yes | +| Maximum 2D Texture Size | 16384 × 16384 pixels | +| Maximum 3D Texture Size | 2048³ voxels | +| Maximum Cube Map Size | 16384 × 16384 pixels | +| OpenGL Shading Language (GLSL) | 1.40 | +| OpenGL ES Shading Language | 3.10 ES | + +The Mesa graphics stack provides support for standard OpenGL extensions and features. Applications using OpenGL, OpenGL ES, or Vulkan will automatically use hardware acceleration without additional configuration. Standard graphics utilities such as mesa-utils and vulkan-tools work out of the box on the UNO Q.
The Adreno 702 GPU includes dedicated hardware video encoders and decoders accessible through the V4L2 (Video4Linux2) API via /dev/video0 and /dev/video1 devices. Hardware acceleration is available for the following video codecs:
The hardware video encoder and decoder offload compression and decompression tasks from the CPU to dedicated hardware, enabling efficient real-time video processing. This reduces system power consumption and allows the CPU to focus on application logic. Hardware acceleration is available for resolutions up to 1920×1080 (Full HD), including common formats such as 720p (1280×720).
+ +#### GStreamer Integration + +The recommended approach for accessing hardware video acceleration is through GStreamer, which provides a high-level pipeline interface to the V4L2 devices. The following GStreamer elements provide hardware-accelerated video processing:
+ +For H.264 decoding, the following pipeline can be used: + +```bash +gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=videos/xxxxx.mp4 \ + ! qtdemux name=demux demux.video_0 ! queue ! h264parse ! v4l2h264dec \ + ! videoconvert ! autovideosink +``` + +For H.265 decoding, the following pipeline can be used: + +```bash +gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=videos/xxxxx.mp4 \ + ! qtdemux name=demux demux.video_0 ! queue ! h265parse ! v4l2h265dec \ + ! videoconvert ! autovideosink +``` + +For VP9 decoding, the following pipeline can be used: + +```bash +gst-launch-1.0 filesrc location=videos/xxxxx.webm \ + ! matroskademux ! queue ! v4l2vp9dec \ + ! videoconvert ! autovideosink +``` + +For H.264 encoding, the following pipeline can be used: + +```bash +gst-launch-1.0 videotestsrc num-buffers=30 \ + ! video/x-raw,width=1280,height=720,framerate=30/1 \ + ! v4l2h264enc ! h264parse ! mp4mux ! filesink location=/tmp/output.mp4 +``` + +For H.265 encoding, the following pipeline can be used: + +```bash +gst-launch-1.0 videotestsrc num-buffers=30 \ + ! video/x-raw,width=1920,height=1080,framerate=30/1 \ + ! v4l2h265enc ! h265parse ! mp4mux ! filesink location=/tmp/output.mp4 +``` + +For concurrent encoding and decoding, the following pipeline can be used: + +```bash +gst-launch-1.0 -v videotestsrc num-buffers=1000 \ + ! video/x-raw,format=NV12,width=1280,height=720,framerate=30/1 \ + ! v4l2h264enc capture-io-mode=4 output-io-mode=2 ! h264parse \ + ! v4l2h264dec capture-io-mode=4 output-io-mode=2 ! videoconvert \ + ! autovideosink +``` + +OpenCL 2.0 support is available through the Mesa implementation, allowing general-purpose GPU (GPGPU) computing for parallel processing tasks, scientific computing, and compute-intensive operations. The Adreno 702's OpenCL capabilities allow offloading compute-intensive workloads from the CPU to the GPU for improved performance.
+ + + ## Peripherals  @@ -538,7 +652,7 @@ For first time setting up: 1. Install Arduino App Lab [1], launch it, and connect UNO Q, use a **USB-C data** cable for PC-hosted mode, or simply power the board for SBC mode. 2. The board will automatically check for updates. If there are any updates available, you will be prompted to install them. Once the update is finished, the Arduino App Lab[1] will need to be restarted. -3. During the first setup, you will be asked to provide a name and password for the device (default is `arduino` / `arduino`). You will also be asked to provide Wi-Fi® credentials for your local network. +3. During the first setup, you will be asked to provide a name and password for the device. You will also be asked to provide Wi-Fi® credentials for your local network. 4. To test the board, navigate to an example App in the **"Examples"** section of the Arduino App Lab[1], and click on the "Run" button in the top right corner. You can also create a new App in the **"Apps"** section. 5. The status of the App can be monitored in the console tab of the App. @@ -727,6 +841,7 @@ Lors de l’ installation et de l’ exploitation de ce dispositif, la distance | **Date** | **Revision** | **Changes** | | :--------: | :----------: | ---------------------------------------------- | +| 24/11/2025 | 4 | Add hardware acceleration section (graphics APIs, video codecs, OpenCL support); remove incorrect default password reference | | 05/11/2025 | 3 | Update operational information | | 27/10/2025 | 2 | Mechanical drawing and RTC power detail update | | 01/10/2025 | 1 | First release |