Raspberry Pi 2 Model B delivers 6 times the processing capacity of previous models. This second generation Raspberry Pi has an upgraded Broadcom BCM2836 processor, which is a powerful ARM Cortex-A7 based quad-core processor that runs at 900MHz. The board also features an increase in memory capacity to 1Gbyte.
Specifications
- Chip Broadcom – BCM2836 SoC
- Core architecture – Quad-core ARM Cortex-A7
- CPU – 900 MHz
- 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
- Memory – 1GB LPDDR2
- Operating System – Boots from Micro SD card, running a version of the Linux operating system
- Power Micro USB socket 5V, 2
Connectors:
- Ethernet – 10/100 BaseT Ethernet socket
- Video Output – HDMI (rev 1.3 & 1.4) Composite RCA (PAL and NTSC)
- Audio Output – 3.5mm jack, HDMI
- USB – 4 x USB 2.0 Connector
- GPIO Connector – 40-pin 2.54 mm (100 mil) expansion header: 2×20 strip Providing 27 GPIO pins as well as +3.3 V, +5 V and GND supply lines
- Camera Connector -15-pin MIPI Camera Serial Interface (CSI-2)
- JTAG – Not populated
- Display Connector – Display Serial Interface (DSI) 15 way flat flex cable connector with two data lanes and a clock lane
- Memory Card Slot – Micro SDIO
