There are many IoT hardware boards on the market today. Windows 10 IoT Core has some very specific hardware requirements, so only a few of the boards available support the ability to run Windows 10 IoT Core and using Visual Studio 2015 for building Universal Windows Platform (UWP) Apps to run on them. One of these boards, the Raspberry Pi, is very popular, but not all Raspberry Pi boards are compatible. There are a few other IoT boards that are supported as well. This post lists out the IoT boards that are currently supported by Windows 10 IoT Core.

Raspberry Pi 3

Specifications:

• SoC: Broadcom BCM2837
• CPU: 1.2 Ghz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex A53
• Memory: 1 GB
• GPU: Broadcom VideoCore IV @ 250 Mhz
• USB Ports: 4
• Networking: Onboard Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Onboard Bluetooth 4.1, and 10/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet
• Video input: 15-pin MIPI camera interface (CSI) connector
• Video Output: Composite via 3.5 mm jack, and HDMI
• Audio Inputs: I2S
• Audio Outputs: Analog via 3.5 mm jack, and Digital via HDMI
• Storage: MicroSD
• GPS: No
• Peripherals: 17 GPIO plus specific functions, and HAT ID bus

Links:

• About Raspberry Pi 3
• Buy Raspberry Pi 3

Raspberry Pi 2

Specifications:

• Operating System: Windows 10 IoT Core
• SoC: Broadcom BCM2836
• CPU: 900 Mhz 32-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A7
• Memory: 1 GB
• GPU: Broadcom VideoCore IV @ 250 Mhz
• USB Ports: 4
• Networking: 10/1000 Mbit/s Ethernet
• Video Input: 15-pin MIPI camera interface (CSI) connector
• Video Output: Composite via 3.5 mm jack, and HDMI
• Audio Inputs: I2S
• Audio Outputs: Analog via 3.5 mm jack, and Digital via HDMI
• Storage: MicroSD
• GPS: No
• Peripherals: 17 GPIO plus specific functions, and HAT ID bus

Links:

• About Raspberry Pi 2
• Buy Raspberry Pi 2

MinnowBoard MAX

Specifications:

• Operating System: Windows 10 IoT Core
• SoC: 64-bit Intel Atom E38xx Series
• Memory: 1 GB / 2 GB DDR3 RAM
• GPU: Intel HD Graphics (1080p) via Micro HDMI connector
• USB: 2 Ports (1 USB 2.0, 1 USB 3.0)
• Sensors: I2C
• Audio Input: I2C, I2S
• GPS: UART
• Networking: 10/100/1000 Ethernet
• Video Output: Micro HDMI
• Audio Output: Digital via HDMI, Analog via MinnowBoard MAX Lure (sold separately)
• Peripherals: 12 GPIO pins
• Other Interfaces: SPI, PCI-e, SATA, micro HDMI

Links:

• About MinnowBoard MAX

Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c

Specifications:

• Operating System: Windows 10 IoT Core
• SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (APQ8016)
• CPU: 1.2 Ghz quad-core ARM Cortex A53 (both 32-bit and 64-bit support)
• Memory: 1 GB LPDDR3
• Storage:  8GB eMMC 4.5 / SD 3.0 (UHS-I)
• GPU: Qualcomm ADreno 306 @ 400 Mhz with support for OpenGL ES 3.0, OpenCL, DirectX, and content security
• Display: HDMI Full-size Type A connector (1080p HD @ 30fps), MIPI-DSI on Expansion Connector for optional display/touch (mutually exclusive with HDMI output)
• Camera: Integrated ISP with support for image sensors up to 13MP
• Video Output: HDMI 1080p HD @ 30 fps
• Storage: MicroSD
• Networking: Onboard Wifi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Onboard Bluetooth 4.1
• USB: 4 Ports
• Peripherals: 40-pin low speed expansion connector: 12 GPIO pins, UART, SPI, I2S, I2C x2, DC power, and 60-pin high speed connector: 4L MIPI-DSI, USB, I2C x2, 2L+4L MIPI-CSI

Links:

• About Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c
• Buy Qualcomm DragonBoard 410c

Intel Joule

Windows 10 IoT Core support for the Intel Joule is coming by the end of 2016.

Specifications:

• Operating System: Windows 10 IoT Core
• CPU: 64-bit Quad-core Intel Atom @ 1.7 Ghz (with burst up to 2.4 Ghz)
• Memory: 4 GB PoP LPDDR4 RAM
• Storage: 16 GB eMMC 5.0 Flash
• Networking: Wifi 802.11 ac, and Bluetooth 4.1
• Graphics: Intel HD Graphics with 4K video support
• BIOS: UEFI
• Other Peripherals: USB 3.0, MPI CSI and DSI interfaces, multiple GPIO, I2C, UART interfaces

Links:

• About Intel Joule

There may only be a few boards that are compatible with Windows 10 IoT Core, but these are some very capable boards the still give plenty of options to build with.

Happy building!

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