Posted on 02/26/2016 5:57:41 PM PST by markomalley
Pics 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). ®
Through-hole stuff is a bit stone-age but I still enjoy playing with it even if the results are oversize.
You can get a descent hot-air rework station for less than 100 bux these days though... makes surface mount pretty easy.
Actually, the quote is “STONE knives and bear skins”
D,oh! You are correct.
“You can get a descent hot-air rework station for less than 100 bux these days though... makes surface mount pretty easy.”
I’ve done a few things for myself in surface mount but it’s a PITA. I have a hot air system but no oven. I can repair surface mount stuff, though. But I’ve seen surface mount parts as small as a grain of salt! That’s pushing my eyes too far, even with a magnifying visor. During the worst part of the (now permanent) recession, you could get an (amazingly good) Chinese stereo boom microscope for around $300. I ALMOST pulled the trigger.
I’ve read about a Win10 implementation on pi 2. Part of their ioT.
https://dev.windows.com/en-us/iot
“There was a time when that was the best way to go, but at this point you can buy something better than you can build, unless you are possibly retired and your time is cheap :)”
I have enough side stuff to keep me busy (a startup company, plus my habit of pinball restoration :-)) ... What I wish someone would make is a kind of chassis for a Nexus 7 tablet (the good 2013 one)... Have that slide in vertically ... Make a baseboard with radio, multicamera interface, and preamp :-).
The closest I saw was a Chinese head unit running Android ... It was only $300, but the reviews werent so good :-). Some of the Pioneer/Kenwood ones I saw were OK, but not worth the $700+ price tag.
There are laws that would prevent it. Not the least of which are those that ASCAP has lobbied for and had passed.
Most people ignore them but businesses could be prosecuted for something as simple as piping FM music broadcasts through their stores. But a device that records 30 seconds of FM radio in a car? Never. At least not by a car manufacturer. A private party could easily create one or buy one and install it. The RIAA would never know of its existence.
Yup.
GET OUT! really? What make?
"I've never heard of such a thing."
2014 Toyota Tundra
Oh well. So much for my multi-million dollar idea.
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