# Supported Features

Quectel Pi

M1(EM/NA/WF)

L1(EM/NA/WF)
  

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Component Name

Feature Item

Linux

Debian

Debian

Android

Linux

Debian

Android

Notes (* indicates under development)

System Version

Version & Release

Linux version

Linux5.15

Linux5.15

Linux5.15

Linux5.15

Linux5.15

Linux5.15

Linux5.15




Version & Release

Distribution version

Yocto

Debian13

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Android14

Yocto

Debian13

Android14




Desktop System

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weston

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gnome

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Operating System

Version & Release

Computing power

1T

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NA: Indicates that NPU computing power is not supported.

System Configuration

Total RAM size

4GB

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2GB

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  1. For 2 GB RAM hardware configurations, Linux or Debian Weston is recommended.

  2. For Debian GNOME, a configuration with 4 GB RAM or more is recommended.

Free RAM space

2.8GB

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2.3GB

2.34 GB

1.0 GB

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0.49 GB




Total ROM size

64GB

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32GB

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Free ROM space

Root partition：989.9MB
Data partition：49GB

Root partition：3.8GB
Data partition：38GB

Root partition：2.8GB
Data partition：38GB

Root partition：0GB （read only）
Data partition：50GB

Root partition：995.6 MB
Data partition：21.4GB

Root partition：3.8 GB
Data partition：11GB

Root partition：0 GB（read only）
Data partition：21 GB




System Performance

Cold boot time (user version)

35s

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Enter the Weston desktop or the GNOME desktop login screen.

System Components

Debian repository




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hardware acceleration

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he GNOME desktop system supports partial hardware acceleration. It does not support GBM/NV12, and zero-copy is not supported for camera preview scenarios.

Development & Debugging

Build Tools

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Debian pre-built packages come from deb.debian.org
Path: /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/

Debugging Tools

GDB/strace/perf/ftrace/Valgrind




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Debian pre-built packages come from deb.debian.org
Path: /usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/
Platform & Security

Boot

PWRKEY

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Device Info
 support querying version number / IMEI / SN, etc.

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Device Info

User data retention and reset

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Supports saving user information as well as formatting

Power & Thermal Management

Temperature control thresholds and frequency throttling strategy

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OTA




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Secure boot




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Port nmap security scan




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Website release port opening instructions

Security acceptance matrix




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CVE vulnerability fixes, etc.

Peripheral

WiFi

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Bluetooth

Bluetooth communication

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Bluetooth audio







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Ethernet

RJ45 Ethernet interface

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RJ45 Ethernet interface

Cellular

Calls / SMS / dial-up networking

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SIM

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eSIM

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GNSS

GNSS

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Display

MIPI DSI interface

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M1/L1: HDMI interface and MIPI display can only be used one at a time; they cannot be used simultaneously.

HDMI interface

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M1/L1: DMI interface and MIPI display can only be used one at a time; they cannot be used simultaneously.



Camera

MIPI CSI Camera

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Camera detection / preview / photo / video recording

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Camera imaging effects / color / noise / sharpness

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Audio

Codec

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Onboard MIC

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Onboard Speaker

























Headphone MIC/Speaker

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M1/L1：Requires a matching adapter board.

Audio Over HDMI

























USB TypeC

USB work in device mode

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M1/L1：Type-C/Type-A share one controller; in device mode, Type-A is not supported.

Support sending AT commands via USB virtual serial port

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USB Storage

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M1/L1：Type-C/Type-A share one controller; in device mode, Type-A is not supported.

USB TypeA

USB work in host mode

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M1/L1：Type-C/Type-A share one controller; in device mode, Type-A is not supported.

PCIE

Support PCIE M.2 SSD

























Support PCIE RG520N 5G modules

























40PIN/Low-speed Bus

Peripheral(40 PIN)

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Refer to the documentation for accessory support.

I2C

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SPI

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UART

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PWM

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SDIO

























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Fan

PWM fan Control system

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Supports changing fan speed based on temperature (40/60/75°C).

LED




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RTC




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ADC




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GPIO

Support GPIOD, enabling C/C++/Python GPIO development

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Compatibility List

Verified display peripheral model / vendor / interface / test status / remarks

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Refer to the documentation for accessory support; visit the developer website.

Verified camera model / interface / resolution / frame rate / status

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Refer to the documentation for accessory support; visit the developer website.

Verified PCIe peripheral model






















Refer to the documentation for accessory support; visit the developer website.

Other peripheral model / vendor / interface / status / remarks

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Desktop System

apt

Package management tool (eg. apt)）




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Desktop Environment (Weston)

Runtime backend and shell, rendering and graphics, multi-display management, development extensions, compatibility, debugging and tools

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Desktop Environment (GNOME)

First boot setup wizard







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Desktop rendering







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Login and lock screen (GDM)







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Top Bar







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Activities Overview







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System Menu







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Window management (Mutter)







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Settings Center (gnome-control-center)







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File Manager (Nautilus)







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Desktop notification center







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Virtual desktop (Workspace)







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Terminal emulator







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Screenshot tool







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Display support and hot-plug







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Power management (suspend / lock screen)

























Desktop response (after USB storage / Camera connected)







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Desktop Environment

Desktop coexistence switching (GNOME and Weston)




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qpi-config switch [weston|gnome]

Multimedia

VPU

Encoding/decoding

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Audio/video formats

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GPU

OpenCL 2.0

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OpenGL ES 2.0 & OpenGL ES 3.0

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Vulkan 1.4

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Running AI models on GPU

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NPU

Running AI models on NPU

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Hardware Acceleration

GBM DMA

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NV12 Transformer

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Graphics Rendering

GPU rendering

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Video Components

Gstreamer: framework for building streaming media applications

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Yocto Linux：/usr/lib/gstreamer-1.0
Debian：/usr/lib/aarch64-linux-gnu/gstreamer-1.0

Display Components

modetest

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Linux: This component is pre-installed by default
Android: This component is not pre-installed by default
Debian: Install through apt
sudo apt update
sudo apt install libdrm-tests
modetest -M "msm_drm"

Audio Components

Audio usage tool

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Android：
tinymix（view audio controls and set audio parameters）


Linux/Debian：
tinymix（view audio controls and set audio parameters）
pactl（audio device and audio stream management）
paplay（play audio data）
parec（record audio data）

Applications

Base Environment

SSH




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

Teamviewer




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

SCP




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

Apache




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

Python Virtual Environment




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

Python GPIO




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

C/C++




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

GPIOD




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

ROS 2 Humble




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

Wechat




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

g++




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

GIT




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

QT




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

Python




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

Vscode




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

OpenCV




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

Remote Tools

Apache




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

SCP




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

VNC




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

Teamviewer




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

Sunlogin




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

todesk




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

SSH




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

Database

SQLite




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

MySQL




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

Network Protocols

Websocket




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

MQTT




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

HTTP




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

SSL




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

SMB/NFS




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

SMTP/POP3/IMAP




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

VoIP




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

RTC




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt

RTSP




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Linux/Debian: Install through yocto/apt