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posted by mrpg on Wednesday March 14 2018, @11:20PM   Printer-friendly
from the raspberry-for-pi-day dept.

The Raspberry Pi Blog announces:

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ is now on sale now for $35, featuring:

  • 1.4GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU
  • Dual-band 802.11ac wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.2
  • Faster Ethernet (Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0)
  • Power-over-Ethernet support (with separate PoE HAT)
  • Improved PXE network and USB mass-storage booting
  • Improved thermal management

Alongside a 200MHz increase in peak CPU clock frequency we have roughly three times the wired and wireless network throughput, and the ability to sustain high performance for much longer periods.

Video announcement here.

FAQs:

  • Not discontinuing earlier Raspberry Pi models
  • Raspberry Pi 1A+ continues to be the $20 entry-level "big" Raspberry Pi
  • Considering possibility of introducing a Raspberry Pi 3A+
  • CM!, CM3 and CM#L compute modules continue to be available.
  • Still using VideoCore

Now I am left to wonder how many amps the power supply wall wart needs to be.


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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by JoeMerchant on Thursday March 15 2018, @03:36AM (1 child)

    by JoeMerchant (3937) on Thursday March 15 2018, @03:36AM (#652768)

    I am intrigued by the PoE possibility, but disappointed that it needs a hat - I guess it's logical that they wouldn't populate the PoE down-conversion circuitry on the base board.

    Now... what would I actually _do_ with a PoE Pi? Hopefully the hat is pass-through compatible with most other hats.

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  • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Thursday March 15 2018, @02:07PM

    by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Thursday March 15 2018, @02:07PM (#652942) Journal

    The PoE is indeed interesting when you want to put an Ethernet connected Pi somewhere remote and don't have electrical power available. All sorts of applications for a Pi powered this way. Use Pi as a security camera. Or other remote sensor platform. Or as a remote device controller with a dozen connected relays. Or motor controller.

    Power over Ethernet is great!

    Now if they would please give me Power over WiFi, I wouldn't need to string cables.

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