Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ c/w Power Supply (BNIB)

Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ (Pi 3B+) complete with Official Raspberry Pi Power Supply

UK Stock - Ready to Ship - Brand New in Box

This is a the Well-known Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ single board computer, complete with official power supply as required by the v4 Retro-Printer Module from RWAP Software.

Currently hard to find - we have secured a bulk supply to support customers of our Retro-Printer module and industry in general.

NOTE: It is incompatible with the v3 Retro-Printer Module.

The Raspberry Pi 3 Model B+ builds upon the features of its predecessors with a faster processor on board to increase its speed. Also featuring WiFi and Bluetooth Low Energy capabilities to enhance the functionality and the ability to power more powerful devices over the USB ports.

• Quad Core 1.4GHz ARM Cortex-A53 CPU (BCM2837) BCM2837 64bit CPU
• 1GB RAM(LPDDR2 SDRAM)
• On-board wireless LAN - dual-band 802.11 b/g/n/ac (CYW43455)
• On-board Bluetooth 4.2 HS low-energy (BLE) (CYW43455)
• 40-pin Extended GPIO
• 4 x USB 2 ports
• 4 Pole stereo output and composite video port
• Full size HDMI1.3a port
• CSI camera port for connecting a Raspberry Pi camera
• DSI display port for connecting a Raspberry Pi touchscreen display
• Micro SD port for loading your operating system and storing data
• VideoCore IV multimedia/3D graphics core @ 400MHz/300MHz
• Upgraded switched Micro USB power source up to 2.5A
  
  

With the ARMv8 processor it can run the full range of ARM GNU/Linux distributions, including Snappy Ubuntu Core, as well as Microsoft Windows 10 IoT edition.

Faster processing

Improved thermals on the Pi 3 B+ means that the CPU on theBCM2837 SoC can now run at 1.4GHz, a 17% increase on the previous Pi 3 model (which ran at 1.2GHz).

Video performance on Pi 3 B+ is similar to the previous generation Pi 3, the VideoCore being clocked at 400MHz for video processing and the 3D graphics processor running at 300MHz.

Faster wireless

A significant change on the Pi 3 B+ compared to the Pi 3 is the inclusion of a new faster, dual-band wireless chip (CYW43455) with 802.11 b/g/n/ac wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.2.

The dual-band 2.4GHz and 5GHz wireless LAN enables faster networking with less interference (although the higher bandwidth has less range), and the new PCB antenna technology should allow better reception.

Bluetooth allows you to use a wireless keyboard/trackpad without extra dongles, keeping things nice and tidy.

Faster ethernet

The Pi 3 B+ has significantly faster wired networking, thanks to an upgraded USB/LAN chip, and you should see speeds that are 3-5x faster than on previous models of the Pi, at least 300Mbit/s.

GPIO and layout

The GPIO header remains the same, with 40 pins, as on the previous three models of Pi. However, it should be noted that the new PoE header pins may contact components on the underside of some HATs, like Rainbow HAT. Some standoffs will prevent any mischief from occurring though!

The metal shielding on the wireless circuitry and the SoC may also cause shorts against larger components on the underside of HATs, pHATs, and SHIMs. In the first two cases, standoffs will help again; in the latter case, a couple of small pieces of insulating tape or Kapton tape will prevent any shorts.