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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN ENGINEERING,
MANAGEMENT & APPLIED SCIENCE (IJLTEMAS)
ISSN 2278-2540 | DOI: 10.51583/IJLTEMAS | Volume XV, Issue VI, June 2026
Comprehensive Analysis of the Arduino UNO Q Single Board Computer:
Architecture, Performance, And IoT Suitability
¹ Jiya Muzaffar Mulla, ² Dr. J.S. Awati
¹ Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Rajarambapu Institute of Technology Sakharale,
India
² Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Rajarambapu Institute of Technology Sakharale,
India
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51583/IJLTEMAS.2026.150600221
Received: 10 July 2026; Accepted: 15 July 2026; Published: 25 July 2026
ABSTRACT
The Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem has long operated on a bifurcated model, forcing hardware developers
to choose between low-power, deterministic real-time microcontrollers (MCUs) and high-performance, non-
deterministic Single Board Computers (SBCs). This paper presents a comprehensive technical review and
analytical evaluation of the Arduino UNO Q, a newly released system that directly addresses this division. Citing
official launch documentation and verified technical briefs, the UNO Q integrates a ”dual-brain” Heterogeneous
System Architecture (HSA) combining a Qualcomm
®
Dragonwing
™
QRB2210 microprocessor (MPU) running
a Debian Linux operating system with an STM32U585 real-time microcontroller (MCU). This paper details the
structural layout, describes the physical domain isolation, and derives a mathematical model for Inter-Processor
Communication (IPC) latency. To address the lack of live physical benchmarking, we establish a formal
MultiCriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) framework to mathematically explain system positioning, and provide
three reproducible, stepby-step physical experimental testing protocols. By clarifying the boundary between
confirmed hardware capabilities and proposed validation setups, this research provides an essential, rigorous
baseline for evaluating this novel class of embedded edge devices.
Index Terms—Internet of Things (IoT), Single Board Computer (SBC), Arduino, Arduino UNO Q,
Heterogeneous System Architecture (HSA), Edge AI, Real-Time Systems, Qualcomm QRB2210, STM32U585,
Inter-Processor Communication (IPC), Benchmarking.
INTRODUCTION
The deployment of intelligent services at the network edge requires a complex combination of lowpower
operation, deterministic timing, high-speed networking, and hardware-accelerated computation. Historically, the
embedded systems domain has been divided by a persistent dichotomy between Single Board Computers (SBCs)
and Microcontrollers (MCUs), forcing developers into highly inefficient ”two-board” architectures.
Background: The SBC vs. MCU Dichotomy
The technical boundaries of the traditional paradigms can be categorized as follows:
Single Board Computers (SBCs): Typified by platforms such as the Raspberry Pi 5 (utilizing the Broadcom
BCM2712 quad-core Cortex-A76 MPU [1]), these devices provide gigabytes of LPDDR memory, non-
volatile storage controllers, and full multiuser operating systems. While highly capable of executing complex
web application layers, image processing pipelines, and neural network inference, their reliance on a General
Purpose Operating System (GPOS) kernel scheduler introduces substantial scheduling jitter (> 100 µs under
high load), rendering them unsuitable for high-precision real-time physical control loops.