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Continuing with our range of DesignSpark branded products, which you can purchase directly from RS Components, we bring you the new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Premium Kit (174-7510) . This comprehensive kit is Jam-packed with the essential parts you will need to hit the road running with Raspberry Pi, just add a keyboard a mouse and a display of your choice and you’re set!
The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ takes the proven abilities of its older sibling, the 3 Model B, and adds some fantastic enhancements. The Dual-band 802.11 Wi-Fi gives you the versatility of 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless connectivity. The processor takes a jump of 200MHz over the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B, offering 1.4GHz of 64-bit quad-core processing power with improved thermal management abilities. Bluetooth has also been upgraded to 4.2 along with a faster gigabit Ethernet connection and Power over the Ethernet (PoE) compatibility which is unlocked using the PoE Raspberry Pi HAT (173-5595)
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ Specifications
- Broadcom BCM2837 Processor quad-core A53 (ARM v8) 64-bit SoC
- 1GB LPDDR2 SDRAM
- Power over the Ethernet (PoE) enabled
- Bluetooth - Cypress BLE chip 2.4Ghz/5.0GHz IEEE 802.11ac
- Gigabit Ethernet over USB 2.0 (300Mbps max)
- 4X USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x HDMI
- MicroSD for storage and OS
- USB connector for 5.1V / 2.5A dc
Video:
- MIPI DSI display port, MIPI CSI camera port & 4 Pole stereo output and composite video port
Multimedia:
- H.264, MPEG-4 decode (1080p30), H.264 encode (1080p30), OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0 graphics
What do you get in the Kit? (174-7510)
- (137-3331) Raspberry Pi 3 B+
- (909-8135) Raspberry Pi USB Power Supply
- (111-1030) Raspberry Pi HDMI Cable
- (167-7047) Raspberry Pi 3B+ case, Black
- 8GB card with NOOBS OS. A 16GB Micro-SD card with NOOBS software is available separately (121-3897)
Then, all you need to do is add a keyboard, a mouse and a monitor and you are ready to get started!
You can learn more about the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ and its potential in these articles:
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B vs 3 Model B+
Building Custom Remote Sensing Platforms with the Pi 3 Model B+
Building a Remote SDR with the Pi 3 Model B+ and SDRplay RSP2
You might not have seen the other great DesignSpark products that are available, you can read more about them below: