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element14 launches Raspberry Pi 3

Raspberry Pi lovers rejoice. A new generation of the crazy-popular and super-customizable credit card-size computer has been born. It's better than ever and still only 35 bucks.

element14, the manufacturer and distributor of the Raspberry Pi, has launched the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, a board that is faster and more powerful than ever before and comes with built-in wireless and Bluetooth connectivity. It has the same form factor as the Pi 2 Model B, and the only difference is the location of the onboard LEDs.

With support for Bluetooth Low Energy and wireless LAN, the Raspberry Pi 3 can support new and exciting application areas out of the box, such as IoT connectivity, streaming to Bluetooth headphones or speakers, Wi-Fi gateways, and home cloud storage.

7-in. touchscreen display.

 

 

Since its launch in February 2012, element14 has sold 5 million Raspberry Pi boards and launched over 30 exclusive accessories specifically designed and manufactured to expand the usability of the Raspberry Pi for millions of customers worldwide.

The new Raspberry Pi 3 is available to buy from element14 and is built on a new QUAD Core Broadcom BCM2837 64bit ARMv8 processor (running an ARMv7 operating system) at 1.20 GHz -- a significant increase from 900 MHz on the Raspberry Pi 2. It has improved power management and an upgraded switched power source up to 2.5 A to support more powerful external USB devices. element14 provides an array of accessories such as the recently launched Raspberry Pi 7-in. Touchscreen Monitor Display (slick!). A 2.4-in. LCD display is also available.

Raspberry Pi 3 case

 

 

16-GB NOOBS Micro SD card

 

 

element14 has also launched three new accessories:

• The 16-GB NOOBS Micro SD card featuring all of the software users need to get started quickly and easily;
• A unique 2.5-A Raspberry Pi power supply that enables users to power their Pi and add-on boards all from one power source; and
• A new Raspberry Pi 3 case.

Raspberry Pi 3 ports and I/O

• 40-pin extended GPIO;
• CSI camera port for connecting the Raspberry Pi camera;
• DSI display port for connecting the Raspberry Pi touch screen display;
• 4 x USB 2 ports;
• 4-pole Stereo output and Composite video port;
• Full-size HDMI; and
• Micro SD port for loading your operating system and storing data.

Check out the element14 Community to learn about new Raspberry Pi project ideas and developments. With around 400,000 registered users, the element14 Community is the largest online community for design engineers (and those little budding engineers in your life) to share ideas, knowledge, and solve challenges.

Source: element14

Published March 2016

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