Posted on 02/29/2016 11:25:12 AM PST by ShadowAce
A Raspberry Pi 3 with onboard Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and Bluetooth Low Energy (LE) support has emerged today.
The Model B Raspberry Pi 3 will be the first in the family of tiny cheap-and-cheerful ARM-powered computers to feature builtin wireless networking. For previous models, owners have had to make do with wired Ethernet, USB Wi-Fi adapters, or Ethernet-to-wireless gadgets. Having wire-free networking built into the little single-board computer will be a boon.
Confirmation of the Pi 3's existence comes from these lab results submitted by the Raspberry Pi Foundation to US communications watchdog the FCC. The documents show the new hardware complies with radio standards, and the regulator has approved the device for use.
The Model B's schematics, block diagrams, parts lists, and other blueprints have been withheld from public view at the request of the Raspberry Pi designers, so the exact specifications of the new system aren't yet known. More details are expected to be revealed next week.
From the submitted dossier, the Model B will use a single chip antenna. The hardware was tested in Hull, UK.
The Pi 3 Model B otherwise looks pretty much like 2015's quad-core 32-bit ARM Cortex-A7-based Raspberry Pi 2: it sports a familiar Broadcom system-on-chip, HDMI port, SD card slot, wired Ethernet socket, and 40 general-purpose IO pins, all in a credit-card form factor.
Here are some photos of the new hardware:
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A spokesperson for the Raspberry Pi Foundation declined to comment.
The Brit-designed Pi first hit the scene in 2011 as an affordable computer to kickstart interest in programming and technology among kids and adults. Since then the hardware has undergone several revisions, although never exceeding a price tag of about $35 (£25). ®
Ah, in lay terms... what is this?
A small cheap ($35) linux computer. It is typically used for small devices, robots, maker projects, etc.
Oh, okay. Thanks.
Want One.....
I use a RPi 2 to serve media to my TV as well.
You can also attach a LARGE external hard disk drive and connect this to your TV with HDMI and have a great little media player.
Not just Linux. I managed to get a copy of Windows 8.1 RT to run on a gen 2 Pi. It wasn't pretty, but it worked.
My Raspberry Pi 2 just came in the mail today. I can’t wait to try it out.
I paid $35 on Amazon.
“A small cheap ($35) linux computer. It is typically used for small devices, robots, maker projects, etc.”
Not just all that... I have 4 PIs of various vintage, and run NetBSD and Linux (Debian Jessie) on them. Great little servers, and even desktops. I am posting this from one of my PIs running a version of Firefox (Iceweasel)... I am in the process of moving off Windows totally onto Linux/BSD and one of my desktops will be a PI2.
I wonder if the Pi Zero is/was just marketing hype for this Pi 3 launch. I want one but I’ll wait till the Pi Zero is shipping in quantity at the advertised price (US$5.00) just on principal.
Thank you.
It is definitely time for me to get into this Raspberry Pi technology. I really wish that they would have kept generating these with “old” TV - RF interfaces.
I am always interested in knowing more about operating systems that have been put together with these babies.
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