2017年1月5日星期四

Raspberry Pi 2, the Most Popular Microcomputer

Fees for developers are known in the market as microcomputers, with each passing day, become more and more popular. The first batch of the third version of the beloved Raspberry Pi has already gone to buyers. Meanwhile, the cost of the second pattern with the letter "B" decreased significantly from dealers (the manufacturer is very expensive service) - an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with this gadget.

Externally, the Raspberry Pi 2 is a small fee a little more than a credit card. The brain is our quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 with a frequency of 900MHz. If desired, you can overclock a bit with the help of built-in utility. In addition, on-board memory is soldered gigabytes, of which up to 128 MB can be identified for GPU.

Video output - HDMI. From the RCA analog, in existence in earlier versions, the developers abandoned (but not quite: using cunning cable can display analog signal on the old TV through a 3.5 mm jack). But the board is equipped with four USB slots. Each port is capable of producing a current up to 1.2 A. However, for this Raspberry, it needs to be powered from the power supply 2A. And you can connect the Raspberry Pi 2 LCD display to the device.

On the downside, our model, in contrast to the first generation, is a microSD slot (was once SD). This USB flash drive is the primary boot loader, and a device for the default entry. Unfortunately, Raspberry Pi 2 does not have wireless interfaces. There is only the Ethernet, although it is possible to insert a Wi-Fi-dongle.


The main thing that distinguishes from conventional computer Raspberry is the availability of additional findings. With dedicated terminals with latches, you can connect the camera (CSI) and the display (DSI). Both peripherals will work directly with the graphics core and CPU. And then there are 40 pins GPIO: interface, general purpose IO. Use it to connect everything and change the assignment of inputs-outputs on the fly. BTW, you can select the Raspberry Pi 2 at Banggood. Besides, you can easily get other electrical accessories (e.g. AC adapter 24V) there with high quality and reasonable prices.

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