Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi is a credit card-sized computer. The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ is an improved version of the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. It is based on the BCM2837B0 system-on-chip (SoC), which includes a 1.4 GHz quad-core ARMv8 64bit processor and a powerful VideoCore IV GPU. The Raspberry Pi can run a full range of ARM GNU/Linux distributions, including Snappy Ubuntu Core, Raspbian, Fedora, and Arch Linux, as well as Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Core.

The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ has many performance improvements over the Model B including a faster CPU clock speed (1.4 GHz vs 1.2 GHz), increased Ethernet throughput, and dual-band WiFi. It also supports Power over Ethernet with a Power over Ethernet HAT (not included). The MagPi Magazine has a blog post with performance benchmarks comparing various Raspberry Pi models.

The dual-band wireless LAN comes with modular compliance certification, allowing the board to be designed into end products with significantly reduced wireless LAN compliance testing, improving both cost and time to market.

The Raspberry Pi was designed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation to provide an affordable platform for experimentation and education in computer programming. The Raspberry Pi can be used for many of the things that a normal desktop PC does, including word-processing, spreadsheets, high-definition video, games, and programming. USB devices such as keyboards and mice can be connected via the board’s four USB ports. Over twelve million Raspberry Pis have been sold, and lots of resources for the Raspberry Pi are available online.