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.

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)

Buy Now

Raspberry Pi Zero SOLD OUT	Raspberry Pi Zero & NOOBS MicroSD Card SOLD OUT
Raspberry Pi Zero Board	Raspberry Pi Zero Board
Mini-HDMI to HDMI Adapter	Mini-HDMI to HDMI Adapter
Micro USB "On the Go" to USB Adapter	Micro USB "On the Go" to USB Adapter
	8GB MicroSD Card Pre-Loaded with NOOBS
	MicroSD to SD Card Adapter

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.

	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.
	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.
	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.
	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.

Top Comments

cstanton over 10 years ago in reply to hareeshgs

You can connect to WiFi using an SPI WiFi adapter. It doesn't have to be USB.
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hareeshgs over 10 years ago in reply to Problemchild

Yes, exactly, the ambient we are having in Kerala (India) is 26 to 35 degrees.
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Problemchild over 10 years ago in reply to hareeshgs

It would be interesting to know what kind of ambient temperature you have Hareesh?
Over here it wouldn't be much more than 20C most of the time, to stand up to constant use in a hot country you may need that extra cooling especially in an enclosure
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Problemchild over 10 years ago in reply to johnbeetem

True I think the Ground plane probably did more than the connectors though from both the heat and generally calming things down electrically point of view.

That Ethernet chip is rather flaky anyway
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cstanton over 10 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

It's a contentious and debate-able issue.
Personally I think they get toasty, especially when enclosed. A heatsink isn't going to harm it.
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hareeshgs over 10 years ago in reply to rew

I don't know, USB devices that drain more current will work directly eg., external HDD. Only option to connect to network is the USB port via WIFI dongle. We may have to use externally powered USB hubs for additional devices (as see on the making the smart TV ad).
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johnbeetem over 10 years ago in reply to Problemchild

John Alexander wrote:

Do you think that the connectors offered any effective cooling John. The hottest thing on the board when I did the thermal imaging was the NIC/HUB chip which is now of course missing.

I would say yes. The original RasPi Model B 1.0 PC board had a design error that caused the LAN chip to overhead on many boards. They fixed this on the 2.0 PCB and also added a lot of ground plane vias under the LAN chip to conduct heat to the ground plane. This in turn conducts to the connector shells which then act as heat sinks. Conduction cooling can be very useful for surface-mount devices. Large connectors help, particularly if they can conduct to a metal case.
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hareeshgs over 10 years ago in reply to johnbeetem

For my B, I was using heat sinks+ cooling fan when using as an OSMC media centre.
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hareeshgs over 10 years ago in reply to Workshopshed

Dear Andy, Thanks for the pictures.
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rew over 10 years ago in reply to johnbeetem

If anything the "ethernetchip" only ADDS to raspberry pi heating problems: It consumes around half the power budget of the whole 'pi.

So... with a current specified at 160mA, the power that the module can draw is limited to 5V*160mA = 800mW. For a big chip like the BCM2835, 800mW will dissipate without heat sink without any trouble. (and that's assuming that ALL power will dissipate in the BCM2835 and RAM chip, which is probably close but not quite).

P.S. Got an email 5 minutes ago: "shipped".... From UK will take a day or two to NL.
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