Raspberry PI 3

The Raspberry Pi 3 is the third generation Raspberry Pi. It replaced the Raspberry Pi 2 Model B in February 2016. Compared to the Raspberry Pi 2 it has:

• • A 1.2GHz 64-bit quad-core ARMv8 CPU (A+ 1.4GHz)

  • 802.11n Wireless LAN (A+ 802.11 b/g/n/ac)

  • Bluetooth 4.1 (A+ 4,.2)

  • Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)

Like the Pi 2, it also has:

• • 1GB RAM

  • 4 USB ports

  • 40 GPIO pins

  • Full HDMI port

  • Ethernet port

  • Combined 3.5mm audio jack and composite video

  • Camera interface (CSI)

  • Display interface (DSI)

  • Micro SD card slot (now push-pull rather than push-push)

  • VideoCore IV 3D graphics core

The Raspberry Pi 3 has an identical form factor to the previous Pi 2 (and Pi 1 Model B+) and has complete compatibility with Raspberry Pi 1 and 2.

Raspberry Pi 3 USB SSD Boot

NOTE the newer A+ version has a smaller footprint than the older 'plus' versions

Raspberry Pi 3 A+

ALSO SEE Raspberry Pi 4