Raspberry Pi Zero

1GHz CPU 512MB RAM Linux OS 1080P HD video output Presell advance sale 

About Raspberry Pi Zero?

Raspberry Pi 2 marks the top end of the platform’s tech specs, the Pi Zero takes the opposite approach. This is, for all intents and purposes, an entry-level model that’s been reduced both in price and size (being three times smaller than the original Raspberry Pi 1 series).

The Raspberry Pi Zero Technical Specifications

• CPU: Broadcom BCM2835, which can run at up to 1GHz.
• RAM: 512MB
• Power: 5V, supplied via micro USB connector, drawing 160mA (even when connected to an HD display).
• Dimensions: 65mm x 30mm x 5mm
• Video & Audio: 1080P HD video output. Audio output via mini-HDMI connector.
• Storage: MicroSD card.
• Operating System: Linux, installed via NOOBS.

The Raspberry Pi Zero: Inputs and Outputs

• MicroSD Card Slot: The Pi Zero gets its storage space from a MicroSD card, which you’ll need to install the operating system on.
• Mini HDMI: Video output for the Pi Zero is by way of a mini-HDMI connector. In terms of their operation, these connectors perform identically to their larger versions. N.B. A mini-HDMI to standard HDMI adapter is included with the Pi Zero from element14.
• Micro USB: You’ll notice there are two micro USB connectors on the Pi Zero. One is for data (the connector on the left, if the MicroSD card slot is on the left), and one is for power. Don’t get them mixed up. A micro USB “On the Go” to USB adapter is included with the Pi Zero from element14 so you can connect a USB hub, and therefore all your peripherals (keyboard, mouse etc).
• GPIO: The Pi Zero has the same 40 pin General Purpose Input/Output connections as the Model A+, B+ and RPi2, but the connector pins are unpopulated. So if you want to use the GPIO, you’ll either have to solder the required pins in place or solder your connections directly to the Pi Zero.
• RUN Mode Pins: There are two unpopulated RUN mode pins, which can be used to connect a reset button to the Pi Zero. Again, you’ll either have to add the pins yourself or solder a button straight to the board.
• Composite Video: Here’s an interesting one. There’s an RCA composited video output via two (unpopulated) pins, so you can hook the Pi Zero up to older display equipment that accepts a phono plug as an input.

Features:

• A Broadcom BCM2835 application processor
• 1GHz ARM11 core (40% faster than Raspberry Pi 1)
• 512MB of LPDDR2 SDRAM
• A micro-SD card slot
• A mini-HDMI socket for 1080p60 video output
• Micro-USB sockets for data and power
• An unpopulated 40-pin GPIO header
• Identical pinout to Model A+/B+/2B
• An unpopulated composite video header
• Our smallest ever form factor, at 65mm x 30mm x 5mm

Raspberry Pi Zero

The Raspberry Pi Zero is the latest single board computer to be released by the Raspberry Pi Foundation. It is the entry level model Raspberry Pi perfect for hobbyists, makers and industrial engineers looking to create solutions where small size and low power consumption are important. This is especially relevant for applications in the wearables space as well as up and coming applications like IoT (internet of things) devices, embedded hardware that does not require the quad-core power of the Raspberry Pi 2B and a multitude of other applications.

Key Features

• The Pi Zero utilizes the single-core BCM2835 processor, which can now be overclocked to 1GHz
• 512MB onboard RAM
• Micro SD port for storage and operating system
• Micro USB Power Input
• Micro USB data port for linking to accessories and peripherals like an external USB hub, or for connecting to your PC (Micro USB “On the Go” adapter is supplied to connect your standard USB devices)
• The 40 pin GPIO is unpopulated providing the flexibility to use only the connections your solution requires
• The Pi Zero supports full HD 1080P output via Mini HDMI or using RCA composite video output via the unpopulated pins (Mini HDMI to HDMI adapter is supplied to connect to your display)
• Power rating of just 160mA even when connected to a 1080P display, making this the most efficient Raspberry Pi to date

Technical Specifications

• Power: 5V, supplied via micro USB connector, drawing 160mA (even when connected to an HD display).
• RAM: 512MB
• CPU: Broadcom BCM2835 ARMv6 system-on-a-chip, running at up to 1GHz
• Dimensions: 65mm x 30mm x 5mm
• Storage: MicroSD card
• Video and Audio: 1080P HD video output. Audio output via mini-HDMI connector
• Operating System: Linux / Raspbian / NOOBS and many others

Inputs and Outputs

• MicroSD Card Slot: The Pi Zero gets its storage space from a MicroSD card, which you’ll need to install the operating system on.
• Mini HDMI: Video output for the Pi Zero is by way of a mini-HDMI connector. In terms of their operation, these connectors perform identically to their larger versions. Just be aware that you’ll need a mini-HDMI to standard HDMI cable for your monitor or TV.
• Micro USB: You’ll notice there are two micro USB connectors on the Pi Zero. One is for data (the connector on the left, if the MicroSD card slot is on the left), and one is for power. Don’t get them mixed up. For the data one, you might want to get a cable or an adapter so you can connect a USB hub, and therefore all your peripherals (keyboard, mouse etc).
• GPIO: The Pi Zero has the same 40 pin General Purpose Input/Output connections as the Model A+, B+ and RPi2, but the connector pins are unpopulated. So if you want to use the GPIO, you’ll either have to solder the required pins in place or solder your connections directly to the Pi Zero.
• RUN Mode Pins: There are two unpopulated RUN mode pins, which can be used to connect a reset button to the Pi Zero. Again, you’ll either have to add the pins yourself or solder the button straight to the board.
• Composite Video: Here’s an interesting one. There’s an RCA composited video output via two (unpopulated) pins, so you can hook the Pi Zero up to older display equipment that accepts a phono plug as an input

Kit Contents

• Raspberry Pi Zero Board
• Mini HDMI to HDMI adapter
• Micro USB “On the Go” adapter

Raspberry Pi Zero runs Raspbian, your own favorite applications, including Scratch, Minecraft and Sonic Pi. Amazing, isn’t it?

The Raspberry Pi Zero is an amazing and tiny miniPC

This amazing device has a Broadcom BCM2835 processor, which is precisely the potentiated the original Pi Raspberry, but also works at 1 GHz, which means that according to its leaders is 40 % faster than that. And they do not end there surprises.

The Raspberry Pi Zero also has 512 MB of RAM, a microSD slot, one miniHDMI port, and two microUSB ports, one for connecting data devices and another to provide food.

Not forgetting also we have the 40 – pin GPIO connector has the same pinout that RPI a + / B + / 2B. And all that surprising provisions and tiny size of 65 x 30 mm. The Raspberry Pi Zero will go on sale today, and the potential avalanche of requests has made so far only possible to order two units per customer.

Raspberry Pi Zero is a super-small, hackable, and ultra-low-cost computer.

Unbelievably the super-small and super-affordable Raspberry Pi just got even smaller and even cheaper! Pi Zero is the heart of a Raspberry Pi on a tiny 65mm x 30mm board.

With mini-HDMI, micro-B OTG USB, and the same 40-pin GPIO it still has great connectivity although you’ll probably want our adaptor kit to help you hook it up to your existing devices.