Global Chip Major Qualcomm announced seven new IoT chipsets for transportation and logistics, warehousing, video collaboration, smart cameras, retail, healthcare and more.
According to the company, the seven new IoT solutions “provide a wide range of features in a variety of smart device and connectivity solutions with long-life hardware and software options for long-term support for at least eight years.”
The new chipsets are Qualcomm QCS8250, Qualcomm QCS6490 / QCM6490, Qualcomm QCS4290 / QCM4290, and Qualcomm QCS2290 / QCM2290.
Qualcomm recently launched its first IoT Modem solution with 5G connectivity Optimised for industrial IoT (IIoT) applications.
There are two variations of these chipsets
Chipsets are premium tier entry-level and are designed to support new IoT devices and solutions designed for industrial and commercial applications.
There are two variations. One falls into the QCS family of application processors with WiFi connectivity. The other is located under the QCM, an application processor with integrated cellular connectivity.
Qualcomm QCS8250
Target applications: Connected Healthcare, Digital Signage, Retail, Video Collaboration.
This premium tier offering is optimised to provide maximum performance enabling compute-intensive AI at the edge by supporting Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6 solutions and 5G connectivity. In addition to machine learning for compute-intensive IoT applications that enable smart cameras, video collaboration, AI hubs, connected healthcare, and smart retail, we offer a new neural processing unit (NPU) for ultra-intuitive AI
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Qualcomm QCS6490 / QCM6490
Target applications: Connected Healthcare, Logistics Management, Retail, Transportation, and Warehousing.
With the Kryo 585 CPU architecture, this solution is designed for industrial and commercial IoT applications such as transportation, warehousing, connected healthcare, logistics management, and point-of-sale (POS) kiosks.
Equipped to support 5G millimetre-wave / sub 6GHz and Wi-Fi 6E, this solution helps enable the latest generation of handheld and tablets, industrial scanners, and human-machine interface systems.
Qualcomm QCS4290 / QCM4290
Target applications: cameras, industrial handhelds, security panels
These chipsets offer the greatest intermediate layer benefits. The platform features powerful performance, dynamic camera capabilities, and a wide range of connectivity options (LTE Cat13, Wi-Fi) with a 3rd generation Qualcomm AI engine, plus the Kryo260 CPU architecture for fast and robust on-device performance. 6 correspondence) is provided.
Qualcomm QCS2290 / QCM2290
Target applications: camera applications, industrial handhelds, retail and tracking.
These are robust entry-level products that deliver reliable performance and power savings with LTE connectivity, upgraded features and memory support for low power consumption. An entry-level platform with the Cortex A53 CPU architecture is a cost-effective solution that delivers improved performance, improved graphics capabilities, improved image quality, and improved power performance. The platform is ideal for retail point-of-sale (POS), industrial handheld, tracking, and camera applications.
Availability of new chipsets
Qualcomm QCS8250, Qualcomm QCS4290 / QCM4290, and Qualcomm QCS2290 / QCM2290 solutions are now available. The Qualcomm QCS6490 / QCM6490 solution will be available in the second half of 2021.
According to the company, partners such as Amtran, Arrow, Honeywell, Quectel and Lantronix have already tried IoT chipsets and are using them to develop modules and commercial products.
