Acadia
Raspberry Pi based platform optimized for IoT and battery-powered devices with exceptional energy efficiency and connectivity options.
Reference Hardware Designs
Pre-validated hardware designs based on Raspberry Pi SoM, with custom PCBs, integrated sensors, and proven power management. All designs are open source and available on GitHub.
Base Platform
- • Raspberry Pi 4 Model B / CM4 / Pi 5
- • BCM2711/2712 quad-core ARM Cortex-A72/A76
- • @ 1.5GHz - 2.4GHz
- • 1GB to 8GB LPDDR4/4X RAM options
- • Dual-band 802.11ac/ax WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0/5.2
- • Gigabit Ethernet (up to 1Gbps)
Peripherals & Interfaces
- • 40-pin GPIO header (I2C, SPI, UART, PWM)
- • 2x MIPI CSI camera interfaces
- • 2x MIPI DSI display interfaces
- • USB 2.0/3.0 ports (up to 4x)
- • MicroSD / eMMC storage
- • Audio: I2S, analog out
Integrated Sensors
- • Environmental: temp, humidity, pressure
- • IMU: accelerometer, gyroscope
- • Ambient light sensor
- • Hall effect / proximity sensors
- • Expandable via I2C/SPI
Storage & Power
- • eMMC (8GB-128GB onboard)
- • MicroSD card (up to 1TB)
- • USB storage support
- • Smart power management IC
- • Battery backup support
- • 5V/3A or PoE power options
Operating Systems
Production-ready OS with custom kernel, bootloader, pre-configured drivers, OTA updates, and comprehensive development tools. All software is open source on GitHub.
Embedded Linux (Yocto)
- • Custom Yocto-based distribution
- • Linux kernel 6.1+ with PREEMPT_RT patches
- • Custom U-Boot with fast boot (< 3s)
- • Secure boot and verified boot
- • Custom BSP for Raspberry Pi
- • Device tree configurations
- • OTA updates (Mender/OSTree)
- • Built-in diagnostic tools
Pre-configured Drivers:
GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART, USB, Ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, Camera (V4L2), Display (DRM), Audio (ALSA), PWM, DMA, Watchdog, Thermal management
SDK & Tools:
Application SDK, ESDK for kernel development, cross-compilation toolchain, debugging utilities (GDB, perf, strace), profiling tools
FreeRTOS / Zephyr
- • FreeRTOS kernel for ARM Cortex-A72
- • Zephyr RTOS for IoT applications
- • Bare-metal bootloader with security
- • Task scheduling and IPC
- • Hardware abstraction layer (HAL)
- • Low-power modes (< 1W idle)
- • Full BSP with sample apps
- • OTA updates (USB/Network)
Peripheral Drivers:
GPIO, I2C, SPI, UART, Timer, PWM, ADC, Watchdog, DMA, USB device, SD/eMMC, Network stack (lwIP)
Middleware:
TCP/IP stack, USB stack, File systems (FAT, LittleFS), MQTT client, TLS/SSL, Power management framework
Middleware & Frameworks
Communication
- • MQTT - IoT messaging
- • CoAP - Constrained devices
- • gRPC - Service communication
- • REST APIs - Web integration
- • WebSocket - Real-time data
Data & Integration
- • DDS - Data distribution
- • ROS 2 - Robotics framework
- • Node-RED - Flow programming
- • Eclipse Paho - MQTT client
- • InfluxDB - Time-series data
Development
- • Rust - Safe systems programming
- • Docker - Containerization
- • Buildroot - Embedded Linux
- • OpenCV - Computer vision
- • TensorFlow Lite - Edge AI
Application Areas
IoT Gateways
Edge computing, sensor aggregation, protocol translation, cloud connectivity
Smart Home Hubs
Home automation, voice control, security systems, energy management
Environmental Monitoring
Weather stations, air quality sensors, agricultural monitoring, water quality
Edge Analytics
Local data processing, ML inference, anomaly detection, predictive maintenance
Wearable Devices
Health monitors, fitness trackers, smartwatches, medical devices
Digital Signage
Content management, remote updates, interactive displays, retail systems