Hardware overview
The Pyra is a perfect pocket device for everyday computing, gaming, emulation or hacking. It is a unique combination of a gaming handheld and a mini-laptop (approximately the size of the Nintendo DS), running plain Debian Linux as OS. It is the successor of the OpenPandora.
Hardware
Input Devices
- Gaming controls (DPad, 4 shoulder buttons, 6 face buttons)
- Two accurate analog controls (Nubs) with push-button
- QWERTY Keyboard with backlight
- Touchscreen
- Analog volume wheel
Internals
- 6000mAh Battery
- Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0
- Optional 3G/4G/UMTS and GPS
- 720p 5" LCD (Interchangeable in the Future)
- Vibration motor
- Various sensors (accelerometer, gyro-sensor, etc.)
- On an interchangeable CPU-Board:
- 2GB RAM
- Texas Instruments OMAP 5 SoC:
- 2x ARM Cortex-A15 @ 1.5Ghz with NEON SIMD
- 2x ARM Cortex-M4
- PowerVR™ SGX544-MP2
- Vivante GC320 2D Accelerator
Connectivity
- Headset-Port
- 1x HDMI Video Out
- Dual SDXC card slots
- 1x MicroSDHC Slot
- 2x Full-size USB Host (one can be used as eSATA-with a small adaptor)
- 1x Micro USB 3.0
- 1x Micro USB (Debug and Charging)