Raspberry Pi 2 Has Impressive New Specs, Same Incredible Price

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A new low-priced Raspberry Pi computer has been unveiled, offering makers and others a faster processor and more memory than before, but at about the same price.

S
ince the original launch of the Raspberry Pi Model B, back in 2012, the non-profit organization behind the device has done an enormous amount of software work to get the best out of the technology. As with any computer system though, there comes a point when the CPU performance and memory need to be upgraded.

"Our challenge was to figure out how to get this without throwing away our investment in the platform or spoiling all those projects and tutorials which rely on the precise details of the Raspberry Pi hardware," states Raspberry Pi Founder Eben Upton on the Raspberry Pi Blog.

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The Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is the second generation Raspberry Pi. It replaced the original Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+ in February 2014. Compared to the Raspberry Pi 1 it has:

• -A 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU
• -1GB RAM

Like the (Pi 1) Model B+, it also has:

• -4 USB ports
• -40 GPIO pins
• -Full HDMI port
• -Ethernet port
• -Combined 3.5mm audio jack and composite video
• -Camera interface (CSI)
• -Display interface (DSI)
• -Micro SD card slot
• -VideoCore IV 3D graphics core

"Our challenge was to figure out how to get this without throwing away our investment in the platform or spoiling all those projects and tutorials which rely on the precise details of the Raspberry Pi hardware."

Because it has an ARMv7 processor, it can run the full range of ARM GNU/Linux distributions, including Snappy Ubuntu Core, as well as Microsoft Windows 10.

"For the last six months we’ve been working closely with Microsoft to bring the forthcoming Windows 10 to Raspberry Pi 2," writes Upton. "Microsoft will have much more to share over the coming months. The Raspberry Pi 2-compatible version of Windows 10 will be available free of charge to makers."

The Raspberry Pi 2 has an identical form factor to the previous (Pi 1) Model B+ and has complete compatibility with Raspberry Pi 1.

Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is intended for use in schools as it offers more flexibility for learners than the leaner (Pi 1) Model A+, which is more useful for embedded projects and projects which require very low power.

In the video below from the BBC, Upton talks about the latest model:




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