Saturday, April 14

Raspberry Pi: A credit card sized computer

The Raspberry Pi is a single-board computer developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. It has an 700 MHz ARM11 processor, 256 MB RAM and uses SD card for storage.

It will be sold in two models.

Model A for $25
Model B for $35

Both model A and model B have the following features:
  • CPU: 700 MHz ARM1176JZF-S core (ARM11 family)
  • GPU: Broadcom VideoCore IV
  • RAM: 256 MB (SDRAM)
  • Video outputs: HDMI (rev 1.3 & 1.4), raw LCD Panels via DSI
  • Audio outputs: 3.5 mm jack, HDMI
  • Onboard storage: SD/MMC Card
  • Low-level peripherals: 8 × GPIO, UART, I²C bus, SPI bus with two chip selects
  • Power source: 5 volt via MicroUSB or GPIO header

Apart from the price difference the differences include
  • Model A:
    • 1 USB 2.0 Port
    • No Ethernet port
  • Model B:
    • 2 USB 2.0 Port
    • 10/100 Ethernet (RJ45)

Raspberry Pi running Quake 3 game:


Introduction to Model B:


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