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Raspberry Pi 3 Model B confirmed, with onboard BT LE and WiFi

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Re: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B confirmed, with onboard BT LE and WiFi

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Post by cmdrfred »

elcct wrote: post #11
forinti wrote: post #7

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I'm still waiting for a Zero. A Zero with onboard Wifi would be brilliant: really small, needs little power, and you don't need to hook it up to anything but the power supply.

I wouldn't mind onboard power supply though

With a Zero with an on board power supply, Wifi, and Bluetooth the possibilities are endless.

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Post by gambiting »

jarmitage wrote: post #15
JustinAiken wrote: post #8

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Retropie makes emulationstation on the pi really easy!

+1 for Retropie. So much fun. If you have a Raspberry Pi sitting around that you don't know what to do with, just do this. You won't regret it.

If I may add - do yourself the pleasure, and use a standard usb Xbox 360 controller, otherwise you are in for a world of pain. I've tried a NES30 controller over bluetooth and after a week of trying different configurations nearly chucked the whole thing in a bin. Also some of the emulators are too slow to be usable, even on the Rpi 2, NES and SNES work absolutely fine, but MAME, N64 and Dreamcast are more like curiosities, very few games run at anything even close to full speed on them.

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Post by whichfawkes »

OedipusRex wrote: post #9

The onboard Wifi and Bluetooth really makes the barrier of entry for IoT $5 (assuming the stick with the $5 mark)

As the other poster mentioned, they've typically been $35. The barrier of entry for IoT is still pretty low though, you can get an ESP8266 for ~$2/ea. That'll handle wifi and can also be your application processor. For another ~$2-3 you could add on a BLE module too.

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Post by JorgeGT »

dustinchilson wrote: post #19
alvern wrote: post #10

Can someone explain to me the room that the test photos are from? Is it sound proof? Why?

It's a Faraday cage ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faraday_cage ), It keeps external radio signals out so they can check for EMI ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electromagnetic_interference )

This is partially incorrect. The objective is not only to isolate the device from external radiation but to avoid internal RF reflections within the chamber. That's why the geometry of the wedges, which are covered in a RF-absorbent material. A Faraday cage wouldn't help with this.

Re: Raspberry Pi 3 Model B confirmed, with onboard BT LE and WiFi

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Post by nbschulze »

jarmitage wrote: post #15
JustinAiken wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Retropie makes emulationstation on the pi really easy!

+1 for Retropie. So much fun. If you have a Raspberry Pi sitting around that you don't know what to do with, just do this. You won't regret it.

For real though, it's crazy how easy it is. I found my original Pi buried in some old stuff and was just like 'screw it, I'm going to do something with this' and then I was playing Pokemon Yellow that weekend. I've been working on the design for a cabinet for a little bit, but haven't had the chance to build it yet:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0Bw_tsjvxUfwFZjZpZlJuTUdLdW8...

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