New Raspberry Pi - Model 3B+

A new model of Raspberry Pi single board computer was appropriately released yesterday (...being the 14th day of the 3rd month of the year, or Pi Day 3.14) Its the latest revision of their third-generation single-board computers. This model 3B+ is an enhanced version of the 3B, which was released two years ago. Some details<https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-model-bplus-sale-now-35/>, the technical data sheet<http://www.farnell.com/datasheets/2582162.pdf?_ga=2.61358060.1158065867.1521055021-1151668795.1521055021&_gac=1.178438544.1521055021.EAIaIQobChMI16O3vMPs2QIViRiPCh1mwQ5NEAAYASAAEgKlvPD_BwE>, and a 7 minute youtube clip<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQZxdiz2UAs> Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ is now on sale for US$35, and features: A 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 A Power-over-Ethernet (PoE<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_over_Ethernet>) Hat is to be released shortly. The R-Pi will default to attempting to do a PXE boot over Ethernet. Thus the R-Pi may be positioned and operated at quite a long physical distance from what is its supply of power and from where it loads its operating system. The NZ on-line outlet of Element14<http://nz.element14.com/raspberry-pi/2773729/raspberry-pi-3-model-b/dp/2842228> have the R-Pi 3B+ available at NZ $51.52 + $7.73 GST = $59.25 What is a little strange is the R-Pi Zero-W, released over a year ago, is still not available in NZ from Element14. cheers, Ian.

On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 19:56:52 +0000, Ian Stewart wrote:
Faster Ethernet (Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0)
Here <https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2018/03/new-raspberry-pi-adds-5ghz-wi-fi-bluetooth-4-2-and-more-mhz/> is an article about it, which points out that the USB 2.0 bottleneck limits the Ethernet transfer rate to about 300Mb/s.

On Wed, 14 Mar 2018 19:56:52 +0000, Ian Stewart wrote:
Its the latest revision of their third-generation single-board computers. This model 3B+ is an enhanced version of the 3B, which was released two years ago.
Another news item, with a link to yet another YouTube video <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/03/14/happy_pi_day_raspberry_pi_model_3b_plus/>: In a nod to FCC compliance, the radio circuitry is now covered by a metal shield, which allows the Pi team to have the entire device classified as a radio module. Industrial users will be delighted with the reduction in conformance testing the modification will bring.
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