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Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by TaylorAlexander » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:11 AM UTC

isoprophlex wrote: post #6

I'm happy that they're upgrading the pi, but it's not exactly lightweight computing in terms of power (they recommend a 27W PSU) or performance/watt (see: your cell phone) To me the charm of the raspi ecosystem was always in giving you a very low power, "always on, almost no power draw" linux environment. Oh well, I guess there's always the older versions or the zero for that.

It's great for my farming robot though. We have plenty of power but want something small and reliable, and the Raspberry Pi Compute Module works wonders for this. More power will be welcome once they release a Compute Module version of the 5.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by pmontra » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:11 AM UTC

firemelt wrote: post #3

anyone could tell me how did you use raspberry pi?

The only one I'm using now is a Pi 3 (B?) with a DVB TV hat. I'm using it to stream broadcast TV to my tablet or phone. I can watch TV anywhere in my house. I very rarely turn on my TV now.

I have another PI in a drawer as backup. I replaced all of them with Odroid since it became nearly impossible to buy Pis. I wonder if they'll start to make them available again to normal people but I don't know if I'm trusting the company anyway.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by bloopernova » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:12 AM UTC

Is there a specification comparison between the pi 4 and 5? I didn't see one on the linked site.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by betamist » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:13 AM UTC

firemelt wrote: post #3

anyone could tell me how did you use raspberry pi?

Home assistant instance with zigbee usb dongle, Volumio receiver connected to my speakers, screen for calendar, plant monitor, and for a while as a Kodi station.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by Zuiii » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:13 AM UTC

I'm tired of information being vague, under-specified, or only available under NDA (if you're lucky). I'm not stupid enough to hop on this ride again.

Are there any fully open (in terms of schematics, firmware) RISCV rpi-"compatibles" out there? I'd be happy to pay triple the price of this thing for a power-efficient linux-capable sbc that is open.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

#46

Post by dzhiurgis » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:13 AM UTC

isoprophlex wrote: post #6

I'm happy that they're upgrading the pi, but it's not exactly lightweight computing in terms of power (they recommend a 27W PSU) or performance/watt (see: your cell phone) To me the charm of the raspi ecosystem was always in giving you a very low power, "always on, almost no power draw" linux environment. Oh well, I guess there's always the older versions or the zero for that.

At this point something like beelink mini pc fits my needs much better - I don’t need tons of gpio ports, etc.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

#47

Post by fulafel » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:14 AM UTC

isoprophlex wrote: post #6

I'm happy that they're upgrading the pi, but it's not exactly lightweight computing in terms of power (they recommend a 27W PSU) or performance/watt (see: your cell phone) To me the charm of the raspi ecosystem was always in giving you a very low power, "always on, almost no power draw" linux environment. Oh well, I guess there's always the older versions or the zero for that.

Would be interesting to see benchmarks of different PI generations at the same power level, assuming the older ones have dynamic power mgmt features too.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by obscurette » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:15 AM UTC

firemelt wrote: post #3

anyone could tell me how did you use raspberry pi?

- Two LibreELEC (https://libreelec.tv/) mediaplayers in house (yes, one is not enough in my big family).

- One for hosting low usage applications at home network (Unifi controller and some more).

- Octoprint (https://octoprint.org) connected to the 3d-printer.

- One on my desk for hardware hacking – mostly as just a PC with GPIO.

- Some wireless Raspberry Pi Zeros as security cameras.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by keyle » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:16 AM UTC

bloopernova wrote: post #43

Is there a specification comparison between the pi 4 and 5? I didn't see one on the linked site.

That would be useful. The video has some claims in it but no clear table.

Re: Raspberry Pi 5

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Post by Jaxan » Thu, Sep 28, 2023, 6:16 AM UTC

firemelt wrote: post #3

anyone could tell me how did you use raspberry pi?

I run Nextcloud on it, to backup and sync documents at home. I just bought a 128GB sd card instead of using external storage via usb.