Thundercomm AR1 Reference Design – turnkey solution for AI smart glasses

17. October 2025 | Planegg

The Thundercomm AR1 Reference Design offers a complete, ready-to-use solution to accelerate the development of AI-powered smart glasses. By providing a fully integrated hardware and system design, developers can focus on brand identity and user experience while delivering high-quality imaging, clear voice capture, immersive audio, and extended wear time. Built-in LMM/AI support enables next-generation voice and vision capabilities for advanced applications.

Equipped with a 12 MP RGB camera, five noise-cancelling microphones, stereo open-ear speakers, and connectivity via Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3, the AR1 Reference Design provides all essential components for professional-grade AR glasses. It is particularly lightweight (<52 g) and designed with comfortable ergonomics to ensure long-term usability while supporting intuitive controls via touch, key inputs, and USB/pogo-pin interfaces.

Ideal use cases include remote assistance, hands-free field operations, warehouse and logistics workflows, training and safety briefings, clinical rounds, tele-collaboration, content creation, and live streaming. As a turnkey solution, the AR1 reference design significantly reduces development time and cost, enabling rapid time-to-market for innovative AR AI glasses.

FAQ
 

What is the Thundercomm AR1 Reference Design?

The AR1 is a turnkey solution for AI-powered smart glasses, providing a fully integrated hardware and system design so developers can focus on brand identity, UX, and application features.

What are the key capabilities of the AR1 glasses?

It features a 12 MP RGB camera, five noise-cancelling microphones, stereo open-ear speakers, Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity, and built-in LMM/AI support for voice and vision functions, all in a lightweight (<52 g) ergonomic design.
 

Which applications is the AR1 Reference Design suited for?

Ideal use cases include remote assistance, hands-free field operations, warehouse workflows, training, clinical rounds, tele-collaboration, content creation, and live streaming, enabling rapid development and time-to-market for AR AI glasses.