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The Raspberry Pi is a series of small single-board computers developed in the UK to promote computer science education. It uses inexpensive off-the-shelf components and does not include peripherals. Over 30 million units have been sold worldwide since 2012. Several generations of the Raspberry Pi have been released with varying processors, memory, and input/output capabilities ranging in price from $5 to $55.

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The Raspberry Pi is a series of small single-board computers developed in the UK to promote computer science education. It uses inexpensive off-the-shelf components and does not include peripherals. Over 30 million units have been sold worldwide since 2012. Several generations of the Raspberry Pi have been released with varying processors, memory, and input/output capabilities ranging in price from $5 to $55.

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The Raspberry Pi (/paɪ/) is a series of small single-board computers developed in the United

Kingdom by the Raspberry Pi Foundation to promote teaching of basic computer science in


schools and in developing countries.[7][8][9] The original model became far more popular than
anticipated,[10] selling outside its target market for uses such as robotics. It now is widely used
even in research projects, such as for weather monitoring[11], because of its low-cost and
portability. It does not include peripherals (such as keyboards and mice) or cases. However,
some accessories have been included in several official and unofficial bundles.[10]
The organisation behind the Raspberry Pi consists of two arms. The first two models were
developed by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. After the Pi Model B was released, the Foundation
set up Raspberry Pi Trading, with Eben Upton as CEO, to develop the third model, the B+.
Raspberry Pi Trading is responsible for developing the technology while the Foundation is an
educational charity to promote the teaching of basic computer science in schools and in
developing countries.
According to the Raspberry Pi Foundation, more than 5 million Raspberry Pis were sold by
February 2015, making it the best-selling British computer.[12] By November 2016 they had sold 11
million units,[13][14] and 12.5 million by March 2017, making it the third best-selling "general purpose
computer".[15] In July 2017, sales reached nearly 15 million.[16] In March 2018, sales reached 19
million.[17]. In December 2019, sales reached 30 Million.[18]
Most Pis are made in a Sony factory in Pencoed, Wales,[19] while others are made in China and
Japan.[20]

Generations of released models[edit]

The Raspberry Pi Zero, a US$5 model first introduced in 2015

The Raspberry Pi 3 B+, introduced in 2018


The Raspberry Pi 4 B, introduced in 2019

Several generations of Raspberry Pis have been released. All models feature
a Broadcom system on a chip (SoC) with an integrated ARM-compatible central processing
unit (CPU) and on-chip graphics processing unit (GPU).
Processor speed ranges from 700 MHz to 1.4 GHz for the Pi 3 Model B+ or 1.5 GHz for the Pi 4;
on-board memory ranges from 256 MiB to 1 GiB random-access memory (RAM), with up to 4 GiB
available on the Pi 4. Secure Digital (SD) cards in MicroSDHC form factor (SDHC on early
models) are used to store the operating system and program memory. The boards have one to
five USB ports. For video output, HDMI and composite video are supported, with a standard
3.5 mm tip-ring-sleeve jack for audio output. Lower-level output is provided by a number
of GPIO pins, which support common protocols like I²C. The B-models have
an 8P8C Ethernet port and the Pi 3, Pi 4 and Pi Zero W have on-board Wi-
Fi 802.11n and Bluetooth. Prices range from US$5 to $55.
The first generation (Raspberry Pi 1 Model B) was released in February 2012, followed by the
simpler and cheaper Model A. In 2014, the Foundation released a board with an improved
design, Raspberry Pi 1 Model B+. These boards are approximately credit-card sized and
represent the standard mainline form-factor. Improved A+ and B+ models were released a year
later. A "Compute Module" was released in April 2014 for embedded applications.
The Raspberry Pi 2, which added more RAM, was released in February 2015.
A Raspberry Pi Zero with smaller size and reduced input/output (I/O) and general-purpose
input/output (GPIO) capabilities was released in November 2015 for US$5. On 28 February 2017,
the Raspberry Pi Zero W was launched, a version of the Zero with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth
capabilities, for US$10.[21][22] On 12 January 2018, the Raspberry Pi Zero WH was launched, a
version of the Zero W with pre-soldered GPIO headers.[23]
Raspberry Pi 3 Model B was released in February 2016 with a 1.2 GHz 64-bit quad
core processor, on-board 802.11n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and USB boot capabilities.[24] On Pi Day 2018
the Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ was launched with a faster 1.4 GHz processor and a three-times
faster gigabit Ethernet (throughput limited to ca. 300 Mbit/s by the internal USB 2.0 connection) or
2.4 / 5 GHz dual-band 802.11ac Wi-Fi (100 Mbit/s).[17] Other features are Power over
Ethernet (PoE) (with the add-on PoE HAT), USB boot and network boot (an SD card is no longer
required).
Raspberry Pi 4 Model B was released in June 2019[2] with a 1.5 GHz 64-bit quad core ARM
Cortex-A72 processor, on-board 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5, full gigabit Ethernet (throughput not
limited), two USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.0 ports, and dual-monitor support via a pair of micro HDMI
(HDMI Type D) ports for up to 4K resolution . The Pi 4 is also powered via a USB-C port, enabling
additional power to be provided to downstream peripherals, when used with an appropriate PSU.
The initial Raspberry Pi 4 board has a design flaw where third-party e-marked USB cables, such
as those used on Apple MacBooks, incorrectly identify it and refuse to provide power.[25][26] Tom's
Hardware tested 14 different cables and found that 11 of them turned on and powered the Pi
without issue.[27] The design flaw was fixed in revision 1.2 of the board, released in late 2019.[28]

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