Thundercomm TurboX C7790 Android and Linux development kit features Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-7790 Edge AI SoC

Thundercomm has launched the TurboX C7790 development kit, a compact edge AI platform built around the Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-7790 (CQ7790S) processor. The kit offers up to 24 TOPS of AI performance and support for both Android and Linux operating systems.

The development kit pairs a TurboX C7790 system-on-module equipped with 12GB LPDDR5X RAM and 128GB flash with a carrier board featuring a wide range of interfaces from dual GbE to HDMI, USB-C, and MIPI DSI display interfaces. Target applications include AI cameras, video conferencing, robotics, and edge AI gateways.

TurboX C7790 Development Kit specifications:

System-on-Module – TurboX C7790
- SoC – Qualcomm Dragonwing Q-7790 (CQ7790S) 4nm processor
  - CPU – Octa-core Kryo processor up to 2.8 GHz
    - 1x Gold+ core @ 2.8 GHz
    - 4x Gold cores @ 2.4 GHz
    - 3x Silver cores @ 1.8 GHz
  - GPU – Qualcomm Adreno 722 GPU up to 1.15 GHz
  - VPU
    - Video Decode – 4K120 H.264/H.265/AV1
    - Video Encode – 4K60 formats: H.264/H.265
  - Audio DSP (LPASS) – Low-power idle mode with an embedded NPU (eNPU5); always-on subsystem
  - AI Acceleration – 24 TOPS (INT8), NSP3, 8K HMX, 4x HVX
- Memory – 12GB LPDDR5X
- Storage
  - 128GB flash storage (UFS/eMMC/NAND constraints apply)
  - SDC (SD3.0) for SD cards
Carrier board
- Storage
  - M.2 M-Key slot for NVMe SSD
  - MicroSD card slot
- Display
  - 2x HDMI port
  - DisplayPort over USB Type-C
  - MIPI DSI connector (hardware muxed; cannot be used concurrently with HDMI OUT1)
- Camera
  - 3x 4-lane D-PHY camera connectors (supports triple ISP, 21MP+21MP+21MP)
  - HDMI input port
- Audio
  - 3.5mm headphone jack
  - 4x onboard Digital Microphones (DMIC)
  - Digital (I2S) audio via HDMI output
  - Digital (SoC native) audio via HDMI output
  - Digital (I2S) audio via HDMI input
- Networking
  - 2x 1000M Gigabit Ethernet ports (RJ45)
  - Optional WiFi and Bluetooth via M.2 E-Key socket
- USB
  - 4x USB 3.0 Type-A connectors
  - USB 3.1 Type-C port
- Debugging – USB Type-C connector with UART support for debugging
- Expansion
  - M.2 M-Key socket for NVMe…