Microsoft plans to release a new free version of Windows - Windows 10 IoT Edition, designed for devices compact form factor as a display, and without, and Internet-related things. With this Windows will appear on a new category of devices that will allow developers to use the best-in-class tools for a variety of devices, including the Raspberry Pi 2 .
Windows 10 IoT Edition will run on a wide variety of devices, from ATMs and ultrasonic washing machines to devices limited resources, such as gates.
"And although the main partnership signed with companies such as Raspberry Pi Foundation, Intel, Qualcomm and others, we have a large selection for other manufacturers of commercial devices, as well as for developers, hobbyists and students," - said in a statement Microsoft.
Also today, the company announced the addition of support for Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c family of devices that support Windows 10. Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c - this is the first board for the Windows 10 with integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS, as well as the Snapdragon chipset 410.
Qualcomm DragonBoard 410C is equipped with:
- CPU: quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 at up to 1.2GHz per core, 32-bit or 64-bit;
- Memory: LPDDR2 / 3533 MHz single channel 32-bit (4.2 GB / sec) non-Pop / eMMC 4.51 SD 3.0 (UHS-I);
- graphics: Adreno 306 400 MHz graphics class PC;
- Video: 1080p HD video playback and video recording with H.264 (AVC);
- Camera: support 13-megapixel camera with noise reduction Wavelet, is decoded JPEG and other image processing tools;
- communication and location: integrated 802.11 b / g / n, BT / FM, GPS;
- I / O interface: Connector HDMI Fill-size type A (1080 p HD @ 30 fps), 1 USB 2.0 micro B (only in device mode), 2 USB 2.0 type A (Host mode only), a slot for microSD memory cards ;
- Extension: 40-pin low-speed expansion slot (UART, SPI, I2S, I2C x2, GPIO x12, DC Power), 1 60-pin high-speed expansion slot (4L-MIPI DSI, USB, I2C x2, 2L + 4LMIPI CSI), analog expansion slot (headphones, microphone, FM-antenna), compatible with Arduino through a surcharge.
