New Raspberry Pi 500 and soil monitoring in time for the holidays
While the Raspberry Pi SBC (single board computer) is perfect for those who want their computer to be the center of their project, for some, the idea of trying to use a circuit board as a computer is intimidating. they are scared and afraid. For those who need something a little more civilized, Raspberry Pi has released the new Pi 500.
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Looks like Pi 400 that which appears before it, it is one Raspberry Pi 5 housed inside a convenient keyboard. On the back of the device there are two USB 3 connectors, a single USB 2 port, a 40-pin GPIO header, and a USB-C connector to provide the 5V power needed to run the Pi.
There’s also a built-in solid aluminum heatsink that allows the Raspberry Pi 500 to run at full throttle for long periods of time without overheating.
Raspberry Pi 500 specifications
- CPU: 2.4GHz quad-core 64-bit Arm Cortex-A76 CPU, with cryptographic extensions, 512KB per core L2 cache, and 2MB shared L3 cache
- DAM: 8GB LPDDR4X-4267 SDRAM
- Wi-Fi: Dual-band Wi-Fi® (2.4GHz and 5.0GHz) IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac
- Warehouse: Includes 32GB Class A2 microSD
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.0, BLE
- Gate:
Gigabit Ethernet
2 × USB 3.0 ports and 1 × USB 2.0 port
Horizontal 40-pin GPIO header
2 × micro HDMI ports (supports up to 4K@60) - Support SD card: MicroSD card slot for operating system and data storage
- Keyboard: 78-, 79- or 83-key compact keyboard (depending on regional variations)
- Power: 5V DC via USB connector
You can buy the Pi 500 as a standalone device or as a desktop kit that includes the cables and power supplies needed to make it all work.
To complement the Pi 500, there’s also a new display. The Raspberry Pi Display – yes, as its name suggests – has a 15.6-inch screen with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 and an aspect ratio of 16:9 and a modest brightness of 250 nits. Two 1.2W speakers and volume and brightness control buttons are integrated into the edge of the device.
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And no, before you ask, the display does not have a touchscreen.
the Raspberry Pi 500 priced at 90 USD, while Raspberry Pi screen is 100 dollars.
