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{{Infobox Video game system
| title        = DragonBox Pyra
| logo         = [[File:Pyra_logo-full.svg|256px]]
| image        = 
| 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)|OpenPandora]]
| successor    =
| website      = {{URL|pyra-handheld.com}}
}}

The '''DragonBox Pyra''' is an upcoming [[Linux]]-based [[handheld]] [[computer]] equipped with a keyboard and gaming controls. The project achieved protoyping state in 2015. On May 1, 2016 preorder became possible, with a final release date open.<ref>[http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/5/2/11566148/dragonbox-pyra-now-available-preorder dragonbox-pyra-now-available-preorder] on The Verge (May 2, 2016)</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Pyra-Proto-Full.jpg|thumb|left|A Pyra developer prototype with Debian, running a terminal, GIMP, and LibreOffice (May 3, 2016).]]
The ''Dragonbox Pyra'' is the [[spiritual successor]] of the [[OpenPandora]] device, and shares some of the original Pandora team members. The Pyra is designed and developed in close connection with the OpenPandora community, taking their feedback and experience with the Pandora into account. The OpenPandora GmbH, residing in Germany, organizes design, prototyping and the production in Europe (Greece and Germany).

The Pyra was presented officially at the [[FOSDEM]] 2014 in [[Brussels]].<ref>[http://pandoralive.info/?p=2789 Pandoralive post about the FOSDEM news]</ref> In 2015 several working developer prototypes of the Pyra have been produced and were given to software developers for evaluation and software creation. Development and fine tuning of the final specifications 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> [[Preorder]] of six Pyra variants (4&nbsp;GB RAM and 3/4G mobile options) became possible on May 1, 2016.

== Architecture ==

Like the predecessor ''OpenPandora'', the Pyra includes features from several architectures making it a cross between a handheld game console, a [[subnotebook]], a [[Personal digital assistant|PDA]], and a [[smartphone]].

The Pyra design aims for modularity and openness in software as hardware alike. For instance the [[Printed circuit board|PCB]] is separated in three parts: CPU board (CPU, RAM and storage), mainboard (ports, Wifi and Bluetooth) and the display board. The replaceable CPU board allows future upgrades of CPU and RAM. The Pyra is assembled with screws (not glued) and is therefore repair and modification friendly.

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>

===Software ===
The [[operating system]] will be based on the common [[open source]] [[Linux distribution]] [[Debian]] which allows the use of already available desktop [[open source]] applications from the Debian repository, for instance [[Firefox]], [[Thunderbird (software)|Thunderbird]], [[LibreOffice]], [[GIMP]] etc. The around 1,500 applications, created for the mostly open source OpenPandora software [[Software repository|ecosystem]],<ref>[https://repo.openpandora.org/ repo.openpandora.org] ''"Apps: 1583, Dl's: 1225287"'' (May 6, 2016)</ref> are expected to be available for the Pyra in short time by [[source port]]s.

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