RASPBERRY PI 2 MODEL-B

• Second generation Raspberry Pi 2 Model B
• 900MHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU
• Runs the full range of ARM GNU/Linux distributions
• Combined 3.5mm audio jack and composite video

Didn’t think the Raspberry Pi could get any better? You’re in for a big surprise! The Raspberry Pi 2 Model B 1GB is out and it’s amazing! With an upgraded ARMv7 multicore processor, and a full Gigabyte of RAM, this pocket computer has moved from being a ‘toy’ to a real desktop PC.  The Raspberry Pi 2 Model B is on a completely new level to its predecessors by being a staggering 6x faster than the Raspberry Pi Model B+. The ultra-low-cost, deck-of-cards sized Linux computer has had yet another makeover and this time the Raspberry Pi Foundation have gone all out. It has the same footprint and layout as the previous Model B+ version, so will fit all Model B+ items.

The big upgrade is a move from the BCM2835 (single core ARMv6) to BCM2836 (quad core ARMv7). The upgrade in processor types means you will see ~2x performance increase just on processor-upgrade only. For software that can take advantage of multiple-core processors, you can expect 4x performance on average and for really multi-thread-friendly code, up to 7.5x increase in speed. The board also features an increase in memory capacity to 1Gbyte.

Features

• 6x Faster: Broadcom BCM2836 ARMv7 Quad Core Processor
• Double Memory: 1GB RAM
• Identical board layout and footprint as the Model B+
• Fully HAT compatible
• 40pin extended GPIO to enhance your “real world” projects
• Stream and watch Hi-definition video output at 1080P
• Micro SD slot for storing information
• You can now provide up to 1.2 Amp to the USB ports
• 10/100 Ethernet Port
• Combined 4-pole jack

• Chip: Broadcom BCM2836 SoC
• Core architecture: Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7
• CPU: 900 MHz
• Memory: 1GB LPDDR2
• Operating System: Boots from Micro SD card, running a version of the Linux operating system
• Power: Micro USB socket 5V, 2A

GPU

• Dual Core VideoCore IV® Multimedia Co-Processor
• Provides Open GL ES 2.0, hardware-accelerated OpenVG, and 1080p30
• H.264 high-profile decode
• Capable of 1Gpixel/s, 1.5Gtexel/s or 24GFLOPs with texture filtering and DMA infrastructure