Microcomputer Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+

Buy the compact Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ microcomputer for your ground stations and embedded systems!

Get a full-fledged single-board computer to realize your wildest ideas. Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ is the balance of performance and compactness in the Raspberry Pi line. It is a compromise between the full-size Model B+ and the ultra-compact Zero W.

The 64-bit quad-core processor and built-in wireless interfaces make it an ideal platform for creating telemetry ground stations, video repeaters, as well as for learning programming and creating smart home projects.

• 64-bit quad-core processor. The 1.4 GHz Broadcom BCM2837B0 SoC delivers high performance .

• Compact size. The board has dimensions of only 65x56x12 mm, which is smaller than the B+ model.

• Built-in wireless interfaces. Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac (2.4 and 5 GHz) and Bluetooth 4.2 with BLE on board.

• Full HDMI output. The HDMI 1.3a port allows you to connect monitors and TVs with resolutions up to Full HD (1080p).

• Flexibility of expansion. 40-pin GPIO connector and microSD memory card slot for connecting peripherals and loading OS.

Operating principle and scope of application

The Raspberry Pi 3 Model A+ is a system on a single chip that runs the Linux operating system installed on a microSD memory card. Thanks to a 64-bit processor and VideoCore IV graphics accelerator, the board copes with a wide range of tasks: from web surfing to hardware H.264 video decoding.

In the context of FPV and unmanned systems, this microcomputer can serve as the basis for a ground station, processing telemetry, receiving video signal and controlling peripheral devices via GPIO. The absence of a bulky Ethernet port and the presence of only one USB port made the board much more compact than the B series models.

Specifications:

• Power: 5 V / 2.5-3 A
• Compatible OS: NOOBS, Raspbian, Windows 10 IoT, OSMC, LibreELEC, RetroPi, etc.
• Processor: 4-core ARMv8 Broadcom BCM2837BO, Cortex-A53 64-bit system on a single chip
• (SoC)
• Clock frequency: 1.4 GHz
• Memory: 512 MB LPDDR2 SDRAM
• Graphics core: 2-core VideoCore IV with support for OpenGL ES 1.1, 2.0 libraries
• Wireless:
• WiFi: 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac
• Bluetooth: 4.2/BLE Low Energy
• Video and sound:
• 1 x full-size HDMI standard 1.3a
• MIPI DSI (display), MIPI CSI (camera) ports
• 4-pole 3.5mm stereo output and composite video port
• Multimedia:
• H.264, MPEG-4 decoding (1080p30)
• H.264 encoding (1080p30)
• Connectors:
• 40-pin GPIO with HAT support
• 1 x USB 2.0
• microSD slot for loading the operating system and storing data
• mUSB to power Raspberry Pi
• Dimensions: 65 x 56 x 14 mm
• Operating temperature: 0°C…+50°C.