5 Raspberry Pi-Based IoT Systems
5.1 The Raspberry Pi Boards
As discussed in Chapter 2, the Raspberry Pi is Computer Board; it consists of a Central Processing Unit (CPU) and added components that make up a full-fledged computer system on a single board. Today, the Raspberry Pi is one of the best-selling computers of all time and is widely used in many areas, thanks to its low cost, modularity, and open-source features.
Consequently, there are various types of Raspberry Pi boards, depending on setup and desired functionality. Several generations of Pi boards have been released, all featuring a Broadcom System-on-a-Chip (SoC) with an integrated Advanced RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) Machines (ARM)-compatible ...
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