Premier Farnell ships updated Raspberry Pi with four memory options
Distributor, Premier Farnell, is now shipping the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+. The distributor is offering it for same day despatch.
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+ delivers the enhanced thermal performance and ease of use of Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ in a smaller form factor. There is also a choice of memory variants suitable for embedded applications such as IoT devices and industrial automation, monitoring and control systems.
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+ is based on the Broadcom BCM2837B0 64-bit application processor running at 1.2GHz, with 1Gbyte LPDDR2 SDRAM. Developers can now choose between eight, 16 and 32Gbyte eMMC flash variants and a Lite variant, with no eMMC flash.
“Over a third of our Raspberry Pi customers are using the board for professional use,” said Hari Kalyanaraman, global head of SBC and Emerging Business at Premier Farnell and Farnell element14. “Developers no longer need to customise their board if they need additional memory, and can get their products to market faster than ever before.”
The Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+’s Broadcom BCM2837B0 SoC has a quad-core Cortex-A53 64-bit operating at 1.2GHz. For multimedia use, there is H.264 and MPEG-4 decode (1080p30), H.264 encode (1080p30) and OpenGL ES 2.0 graphics.
Both the Raspberry Pi Computer Module 3+ and the Lite version support an SD card with and interface to allow the user to connect either an external eMMC device or SD card.
Ambient temperature range is -20 to +70 degrees C.
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3+ will remain in production until at least January 2024. It is available to buy as a standalone board or as a development kit including a Raspberry Pi Compute Module I/O board, Raspberry Pi CM3+/32Gbyte module, Raspberry Pi CM3+/Lite module, and display and camera adapters.
Farnell element14 is part of the Premier Farnell group. Premier Farnell, styles itself the Development Distributor, and supports a broad customer base, from hobbyists to engineers, maintenance engineers and buyers, working with leading brands and start-ups to develop new products for market, and supporting the industry as it seeks to develop the current and next generation of engineers.
