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Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by ThatPlayer »

firemelt wrote: post #3

anyone could tell me how did you use raspberry pi?

I've got one setup at work as a display for some networked security cameras. Displays 4 concurrent 720p streams on a TV for the office 24/7. Cheaper than Ubiquiti's solution [0] as we didn't need more than the 4 streams.

At home I've got one for Home Assistant, one as a TV box because Netflix's sharing blocking check is only on smart TV apps. I've also got multiple as 3D printer controllers (klipper/octoprint).

[0] https://store.ui.com/us/en/pro/category/all-cameras-nvrs/pro...

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by lproven »

yjftsjthsd-h wrote: post #181
lloydatkinson wrote: post #114

Five generations in and it finally gets radical features such as: - a power button - a real time clock Crazy it took this long but finally, seriously. Downsides here are that it might need more active cooling whereas previous generations worked without it. Also, ugh: > Gigabit Ethernet, with PoE+ support (requires separate PoE+ HAT)

All I want is UEFI so we can stop having per-device images. Is that so much to ask?

The master CPU of the Rasberry Pi 1-4 is the VideoCore GPU, not the Arm.

The "firmware" is the now-Microsoft-owned, proprietary, ThreadX RTOS:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThreadX

The Arm doesn't start the computer and you can't run any firmware on the Arm that will change this.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by dukeyukey »

FirmwareBurner wrote: post #226
rgovostes wrote: post #75

At the moment the product page is just a list of specs, but the blog post goes into much more detail, including describing the new RP1 I/O controller: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-raspberry-pi-5/ On pre-ordering: > We’re also giving every print subscriber to The MagPi and HackSpace magazines a single-use code, giving them priority access to Raspberry Pi 5 hardware. A subscription is US$43 and up, and…

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It's not worth getting a subscription just t get earlier access to RPi 5, but dedicated hobbyists who read MagPi are probably delighted the stores won't immediately be emptied.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by avhon1 »

JD557 wrote: post #278

From what I can tell, this is the first version without a composite video output, correct? It's a bit of a shame. What are the alternatives for someone who needs a computer connected to an old CRT TV? Are there other boards with composite video or does one need to get a HDMI->composite converter?

> We’ve removed the four-pole composite video and analogue audio jack from the board. Composite video, now generated by RP1, is still available from a pair of 0.1”-spaced pads on the bottom edge of the board.

https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/introducing-raspberry-pi-5/

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by 2Gkashmiri »

knallfrosch wrote: post #263
lloydatkinson wrote: post #114

Five generations in and it finally gets radical features such as: - a power button - a real time clock Crazy it took this long but finally, seriously. Downsides here are that it might need more active cooling whereas previous generations worked without it. Also, ugh: > Gigabit Ethernet, with PoE+ support (requires separate PoE+ HAT)

Everyone wants their features in, but the Pi to be $40. That just doesn't work.

moore's law should apply so why wouldn't it work?

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by znpy »

lloydatkinson wrote: post #114

Five generations in and it finally gets radical features such as: - a power button - a real time clock Crazy it took this long but finally, seriously. Downsides here are that it might need more active cooling whereas previous generations worked without it. Also, ugh: > Gigabit Ethernet, with PoE+ support (requires separate PoE+ HAT)

> Downsides here are that it might need more active cooling whereas previous generations worked without it.

peak power usage also raised to 25W, as now a 5W/5A psu is required.

But in the end... features require power, we can't really complain much.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by Shawnj2 »

rewmie wrote: post #282
tm-guimaraes wrote: post #254

Earlier quoted context omitted.

RaspberryPis are a physical good, those have production limitations. They are also quite cheap, sell well, and have kept prices. It’s quite different from a lootbox that has no production restriction (replication is instant and almost free) I don’t believe that the low supply of RPIs is an attempt to extract huge profits, logistics are not easy. This magazine move seems more of an honest way to prioritizing people th…

> RaspberryPis are a physical good, those have production limitations. They are also quite cheap, sell well, and have kept prices. I'm not sure they kept prices. $60 for a 4GB board sounds like a price increase compared to the $50 RPi4 4GB model. And didn't the RPi model A sold for around $25?

A $35 one with less RAM is gone now as well

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by magicalhippo »

peteforde wrote: post #274
mytailorisrich wrote: post #268

Earlier quoted context omitted.

At some point, and considering how cheap they are these days, the simplest option is to add a GPS module if your use-case allows for satellites in decent view.

Does this work inside? How cheap is cheap?

> Does this work inside?

Mine does after I got an active antenna for it.

> How cheap is cheap?

I got a u-blox NEO-6m module for a few bucks, add another few bucks for the active antenna. The newer GPS modules are much better (more satellites, faster lock etc) but this is sufficient for me.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by birracerveza »

pjerem wrote: post #107

I hope they’ll reiterate the computer in keyboard form factor (pi 400). My son is 6 and is learning to read and the pi 400 looks like a perfect first computer.

The Amiga 500, then 30 years later, the Raspberry 500.

I'd buy one. Probably more.

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