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{{Infobox information appliance
| title        = DragonBox Pyra
| image        = [[File:Pyra_logo-full.svg|220px]]
| caption      =
| manufacturer = OpenPandora GmbH
| type         = [[Handheld game console]] / [[Ultra-Mobile PC|UMPC]] / [[Personal digital assistant|PDA]] hybrid
| os           = [[Debian]]
| soc          = [[Texas Instruments]] [[OMAP|OMAP5432]]
| cpu          = 1.5 [[Hertz|GHz]] [[ARM Cortex-A15]] dual-core with NEON SIMD
| memory       = 2 [[Gibibyte|GB]] (4 [[Gibibyte|GB]] option)
| storage      = Dual [[SDXC]] slots, one internal microSD slot
| display      = 5" LCD, [[720p]]
| graphics     = 533 MHz [[PowerVR]] SGX544MP2
| controllers  = [[D-pad]]
| connectivity = [[Wi-Fi]], [[Bluetooth]], [[Universal Serial Bus|USB]] (all port sizes), MicroHDMI, headset port and 3G/4G/UMTS/GPS (optional)
| dimensions   = 139 x 87 x 32 mm
| predecessor  = [[Pandora (console)|Pandora]]
| successor    =
| website      = {{URL|pyra-handheld.com}}
}}
The '''DragonBox Pyra''' is an upcoming [[Linux]]-based [[handheld]] [[computer]] equipped with a keyboard and gaming controls. It was presented officially at the [[FOSDEM]] 2014 in [[Brussels]].<ref>[http://pandoralive.info/?p=2789 Pandoralive post about the FOSDEM news]</ref> It is a [[spiritual successor]] to the [[OpenPandora]] device, and shares some of the original Pandora team members. Several working developer prototypes have been produced, while development is still ongoing.<ref>[http://liliputing.com/2016/05/dragonbox-pyra-pre-orders-begin-open-source-handheld-gaming-pc.html DragonBox Pyra pre-orders begin (open Source handheld gaming PC)] on liliputing.com (05/01/2016)</ref><ref>[http://www.open-consoles-news.com/2015/09/dragonbox-pyra-les-news.html DragonBox Pyra : les news] on open-consoles-news.com (2015)</ref> A release date is not announced up to now, while [[preorder]] became possible on May 1, 2016.

== Architecture ==
[[File:Pyra-Proto-Full.jpg|thumb|left|A Pyra developer prototype with Debian, running a terminal, GIMP, and LibreOffice (May 3, 2016).]]
The Pyra design aims for modularity and is therefore separated in three PCBs: CPU board (CPU, RAM and storage), mainboard (ports, Wifi and Bluetooth) and the display board. The replaceable CPU board allows a potential future upgrade of CPU and RAM. The Pyra can be easily disassembled with screws and is therefore repairable and modifiable.

The [[operating system]] will be based on the [[open source]] [[Linux distribution]] [[Debian]], and can therefore use the desktop [[open source]] applications available in the Debian repository like [[Firefox]], [[Thunderbird (software)|Thunderbird]], [[LibreOffice]], [[GIMP]] etc. additionally to specific Pyra software.
It was announced that the hardware [[schematics]] will be available (license unannounced), which would make the Pyra a kind of [[Open source hardware]].<ref>[https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/pages/pyra/ Pyra] on pyra-handheld.com ''"Full schematics will be available: You could. i.e. design your own custom mainboard and use Pyras CPU board to run it."'' (May 1, 2016)</ref> For compliance with the [[Free Software Foundation]]'s "[[Respects Your Freedom]]" [[free hardware]] certificate the closed source SGX GPU drivers was identified as only remaining roadblock.<ref>[https://pyra-handheld.com/boards/threads/respects-your-freedom-certification.72124/page-32 respects-your-freedom-certification] on pyra-handheld.com</ref>

=== Technical specifications ===
* SoC: [[Texas Instruments]] [[OMAP|OMAP5432]] (dual-core 1.5&nbsp;GHz [[ARM Cortex-A15]] with 533&nbsp;MHz [[PowerVR]] SGX544MP2)
* Gaming controls: [[D-pad]], 6 face action buttons, 4 shoulder buttons, 2 clickable [[analog stick|analog nubs]]
* Keyboard: four-row [[QWERTY keyboard]]
* Screen: 5" LCD, [[720p]], 20&nbsp;ms response time
* Dual [[SDXC]] full size slots + one microSD slot underneath the battery
* [[Micro-USB]] [[USB 3.0|3.0]] [[USB On-The-Go|on-the-go]] (OTG) port
* Full-size [[USB 2.0]] host port
* Full-size USB 3.0 host port (only 2.0 speed until a CPU upgrade) with optional [[eSATA]] adapter (full SATA speed)
* [[3G]]/[[4G]] optional module
* [[HDMI]] output through Type D (micro) port
* replaceable Battery with 6000&nbsp;mAh capacity
* Dimensions: 139 x 87 x 32&nbsp;mm ([[OpenPandora]] was 140 x 84 x 29&nbsp;mm)

== Gallery ==
<gallery mode=packed style="text-align:left">
File:Pyra-Proto-ControlsClose.jpg| Pyra prototype controls
File:Pyra-Proto-Ports.jpg| Pyra prototype ports
File:Pyra-Proto-Comparison-MicroSD.jpg| Pyra prototype size comparison with [[MicroSD]]
File:Pyra-Proto-Bottom-with-battery.jpg| Pyra prototype backside with battery
File:Pyra-Proto-KeyboardLight.jpg| Pyra prototype with backlit keyboard
File:Pyra-Mainboard-Nubs.jpg| Pyra prototype mainboard frontside with nubs
File:Pyra-Mainboard-Backside-without-CPU-Board.jpg| Pyra prototype mainboard backside without CPU board
File:Pyra-CPU-Board-Prototype.JPG| Pyra prototype CPU board
</gallery>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Linux|Video games}}
* [[Comparison of handheld game consoles]]
* [[Linux for gaming]]

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Pyra (console)}}
* [http://dragonbox-pyra.org/ Official website]
* [http://pandoralive.info/?page_id=2828 Pyra Info Page on PandoraLive]
* [http://boards.openpandora.org/forum/62-pyra/ Discussion forum]

== References ==
{{reflist|30em}}

{{Linux devices}}
{{Handheld game consoles}}

[[Category:Handheld game consoles]]
[[Category:Linux-based devices]]
[[Category:Personal digital assistants]]
[[Category:Embedded Linux]]
[[Category:Texas Instruments hardware]]
[[Category:Open-source video games]]