RASPBERRY Pi Model A

Affordable totally exaggerated computer the size of a credit card only! Perfectly serve as a media center in the living room by the side of your TV. For this purpose it is well adapted powerful graphics chip Composite output is HDMI carries audio . Play with him most of the available formats. It even allows for video H.264 with bit rates up to 40 Mbps Corresponding to the quality of Blu-ray ! With a network card is also ideal for surfing the Internet.

The computer is supplied in the form of motherboards equipped with all the necessary hardware in addition to storage. The operating system allows only for the memory card SD minimum of 2 GB. You can use Linux Debian and other Linux distributions and in the future, also running Google Android.

It is interesting Power from USB port For example, your TV, which does not 3 Watts ! However, it may also be used as a computer easily adapted to the field of automation and security buildings. For these purposes, programmers will appreciate the interface GPIO . USB Connector serve to connect a mouse and keyboard, or hold sticks and external drives.

Specifications:

Processor:
CPU: Broadcom BCM2835 (ARM1176JZFS (ARMv6)) with a frequency of 700 MHz
GPU: Broadcom Videocore 4 (OpenGL ES 2.0, OpenVG, 1080p H.264 up to 40 Mbps)

Memory:
256 megabytes

Power:
The USB port

Consumption:
Maximum: 3 W

Interface:
1x Composite Output
1x HDMI
1x USB 2.0
1 x Audio output (3.5mm jack)
1x SD card reader (at least 2 GB for OS)
1x GPIO (General Purpose Input/Output)

Compatible OS:
Linux (Fedora, Debian, Arch Linux, ..)