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Introducing the Raspberry Pi Zero

Raspberry Pi Zero

This ultra-small and ultra-slim Raspberry Pi board is the smallest form factor Raspberry Pi on the market today at only 65mm long by 30mm wide and 5mm deep. The board supports mini connectors to save on space, and the 40pin GPIO is unpopulated providing the flexibility to use only the connections your solution requires.image

 

Features

  • Broadcom BCM2835 ARMv6  system-on-a-chip, running at up to 1GHz
  • 512MB on-board RAM
  • Unpopulated 40pin GPIO for added flexibility
  • MicroSD port for OS and storage
  • Micro USB power input
  • 1x Micro USB Data port and Mini HDMI Port

(comes with Micro USB ‘On the Go’ adapter and Mini HDMI to HDMI adapter)

 

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Raspberry Pi Zero on element14

Want to learn more about the Pi Zero and what it can do? Check out our exclusive coverage right here at element14.

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Overview of the Raspberry Pi Zero

Get all the facts about the smallest, slimmest Raspberry Pi in one page. Everything you need to know about the Zero.

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Five Things You Need to Know About the Raspberry Pi Zero

You're bound to have a bunch of burning questions about the Zero, so we've answered the most common ones right here.

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Raspberry Pi Zero Comparison Chart

Curious about how the Raspberry Pi Zero stands up alongside the rest of the fruitful family of single board computers? Here's a comparison chart.

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Raspberry Pi Zero Retro Gaming System

Our first ultra-slim Pi project inside a big, fat, retro TV. We turn the Raspberry Pi Zero into a retro gaming hero -- and so can you by following our build along project.

  • Made my own little mod image

     

    While piggy-back wifi is nice, piggy-back USB hub is even better:

     

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    The Pi is powered by the USB hub, and up to 4 dongles can be connected. Using low profile dongles keeps everything small as well!

  • in reply to rew

  • in reply to Problemchild

    John, overclocking is "allowed", overvolting is not.

  • in reply to Problemchild

    I installed the cpufreq utils and this shows that with the on-demand governor the processor runs at 700Mhz - 1000MHz.

  • in reply to Workshopshed

    I wonder if the normal Raspbian even knows this Andy ??

    Not measured it on mine but when all said and done it's that overclock parameter that sets the clock frequency so it would need to recognise the correct PI type initially to work failing that some flash bits have been set to set the default clock??

    As I remember they had some permanent method of marking the chip if it had been overclocked to check for abuse!

  • in reply to Former Member

    Same as the A and B variants but clocked slightly faster

    • Broadcom BCM2835 ARMv6  system-on-a-chip, running at up to 1GHz
  • in reply to balearicdynamics

    Haven't gotten a Pi Zero yet, but what I'm going to try is a Bluetooth Breakout board... I have this one coming: https://www.adafruit.com/products/2633

     

    I'm trying to build a sphere robot.  Previously I was looking at the Pi, but the size isn't optimal.  With the Pi Zero I think I can fit it into a cylinder in the middle.  Should also be able to set up a PAN for connecting it to the internet.  Guess I'll find out.  I agree though the USB connector isn't optimal...  Perhaps something smaller will come.

  • in reply to Former Member

    I think you should contact the Liz at the Raspberry Pi foundation directly to see what is possible. You can find her email address at this page: https://www.raspberrypi.org/contact/

  • in reply to Workshopshed

    Love it! I quite like the rougher finish - gives it a kind of "gun metal" vibe!