# Arduino marks one year of UNO Q open hardware platform

> **Key takeaway:** The UNO Q platform combines a Qualcomm Dragonwing microprocessor with an STM32U585 microcontroller to bridge Linux-based AI applications with real-time control.

**Published:** 2026-10-08T09:35:25+00:00 
**Source:** Arduino Official Blog 
**Category:** open-hardware 
**Canonical URL:** https://fosswire.org/news/arduino-marks-one-year-of-uno-q-open-hardware-platform.html 

## Summary
Arduino has released a retrospective on the first year of the UNO Q board following its integration with Qualcomm. The hardware features a dual-processor architecture designed to run both Linux-based AI models and deterministic real-time tasks. The ecosystem includes the Arduino App Lab for packaging Python and MCU sketches together, and maintains open-source standards via MPL, AGPL, and GPL licenses.

## Technical architecture of UNO Q
- Uses a **Qualcomm Dragonwing QRB2210** microprocessor for quad-core performance, graphics, and AI acceleration.
- Integrates an **STM32U585** microcontroller for real-time, deterministic control.
- Supports **Debian Linux** and **Qualcomm Linux** environments.
- **Arduino App Lab** allows developers to package Python programs (running on the MPU) and Arduino sketches (running on the MCU) as a single application.
- Hardware schematics and software remain open under **MPL, AGPL, and GPL** licenses.

## Why it matters
The platform provides a bridge for makers to move from rapid prototyping with AI to commercial-ready hardware using the Qualcomm Dragonwing family.