Waveshare has released the UNO-Q-DSI-TOUCH-10.1A, a 10.1-inch touch screen built for the Arduino UNO Q. The board plugs straight into the bottom of the display, so there is no need for the Arduino UNO Media Carrier that normally sits between the UNO Q and its MIPI display and camera connectors. CNX Software covered the launch on 31 October 2026. Waveshare sells the screen for $69.99, it costs $80.09 on AliExpress, and bundles with the UNO Q start at $120.

What is in the box

The panel is a 10.1-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 1280x800, a 60 Hz refresh rate, 300 cd/m² brightness and an 800:1 contrast ratio. Capacitive multi-touch is handled over I2C, and the tempered glass is optically bonded to the panel. The UNO Q connects through the two 60-pin JMEDIA and JMISC headers on its underside.

Around the screen, Waveshare added the parts that make it usable as a standalone device:

  • two 22-pin MIPI CSI connectors for cameras, currently limited to IMX219 modules
  • two built-in speakers
  • two 3.5 mm jacks, one with audio output and a microphone input, the other output only
  • RGB LEDs that Linux exposes under /sys/class/leds/media-carrier:*
  • a metal backplate

Power comes from a 5V/3A supply, either through the UNO Q's USB-C port or an auxiliary USB-C input on the display. The whole unit measures 239 x 147 x 19.11 mm. It does not work with the larger VENTUNO Q, which now sells for $399.

Setting it up

The display needs Arduino App Lab 0.8.0 or newer. In App Lab you go to Settings > Carriers, turn on Enable external carriers, pick 10-dsi-touch-a and choose Apply and Reboot. The same can be done from the board's Linux shell:

sudo arduino-linux-config carrier enable media-carrier camera0=none camera1=none display=10-dsi-touch-a

After the reboot, video output over the UNO Q's USB-C port is turned off, and the picture goes to the DSI screen instead.

Who might want one

The UNO Q pairs a Qualcomm processor running Debian with an STM32 microcontroller, and until now giving it a screen meant buying the Media Carrier and a separate display. With speakers, a microphone input and camera ports on one board, this panel suits a wall-mounted control screen, an intercom or a small voice-assistant prototype that runs locally. Camera support is narrow for now, and the screen is tied to the UNO Q, so it makes most sense for people already building on that board.