Raspberry Pi Foundation has set a goal of introducing inexpensive products which are affordable and extremely useful for everyone. Therefore, Raspberry Pi 3 does not contain a PCle connector, SATA or USB C. Instead, it features a new CPU that is quad-core Broadcom BCM2837 64-bit ARM Cortex A53 that runs at 1.2 GHz. This implies that the Raspberry Pi 3 is almost 50% faster than the previous version. The graphic capabilities by the VideoCore IV GPU along with 1GB of LPDDR2-900 SDRAM are the two features that the Raspberry Pi 3 shares with Pi 2.

THE RASPBERRY PI 3 AND THE INTERNET OF THINGS

The new Raspberry Pi is simply known as an inexpensive hub for Internet of Things devices due to its built-in wireless connectivity. It provides cheap and flexible basis for more modern connected gadgets. As it contains a 2.5 amps power source, it is capable of powering USB devices that are more complex, without an additional power cable. Considering the chipset, it can be deduced that Pi 3 would be able to operate in Client mode and Access Point mode at the same time. What this means is, that it can join on a wireless network to get its internet connection; and concurrently, give another network as an access point to a cloud of sensors. They will be redirecting the sensor network farther from a networking having humans, games consoles and laptops; and help the original network reach places where it wouldn’t have otherwise.

If you want to have a quick view of the dynamic Raspberry Pi 3, here is a short list of its full specifications:

Analyzing these specifications and features that Raspberry Pi 3 provides, we can say Pi 3 is the only board that fulfills the promise of getting students take some interest in computer science. It is not only inexpensive, but it is also a perfect choice for giving out to elementary school students. It would not be just a fancy thing for tech aficionados, but it can help students use it effectively to do homework, and learn practical uses of many things.