GOOD NEWS Raspberry Pi 2 support?

[smccloud]

Will the Raspberry Pi 2 be supported? The model B has been released and is the same price as the old B/B+.

Quad core ARMv7 instead of a single core ARMv6 CPU, 1GB RAM.

• SoC: Broadcom BCM2836 (CPU, GPU, DSP, SDRAM)
• CPU: 900 MHz quad-core ARM Cortex A7 (ARMv7 instruction set)
• GPU: Broadcom VideoCore IV @ 250 MHz
• More GPU info: OpenGL ES 2.0 (24 GFLOPS); 1080p30 MPEG-2 and VC-1 decoder (with license); ​1080p30 h.264/MPEG-4 AVC high-profile decoder and encoder
• Memory: 1 GB (shared with GPU)
• USB ports: 4
• Video input: 15-pin MIPI camera interface (CSI) connector
• Video outputs: HDMI, composite video (PAL and NTSC) via 3.5 mm jack
• Audio input: I²S
• Audio outputs: Analog via 3.5 mm jack; digital via HDMI and I²S
• Storage: MicroSD
• Network: 10/100Mbps Ethernet
• Peripherals: 17 GPIO plus specific functions, and HAT ID bus
• Power rating: 800 mA (4.0 W)
• Power source: 5 V via MicroUSB or GPIO header
• Size: 85.60mm × 56.5mm
• Weight: 45g (1.6 oz)

 

[wardmundy]

Ours should be arriving later this week.

Get one while you can.

 

[smccloud]

Sweet. Wife and I are looking at getting a house and I want a "land line" once we do. Especially since we have a son now. And since I can't afford a $1000 VM server yet the Raspberry PI 2 would be a good choice.