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Raspberry Pi Revision 2.0 Board Announced
An anonymous reader writes "The Raspberry Pi finally saw a release on February 29 this year and is thought to have sold 200,000 units, with a million expected to ship before the year is over. That's a lot of tiny PCs, but it's also been an opportunity for owners to feedback any problems or tweaks they'd like made to the board. The Raspberry Pi Foundation has taken the feedback on board and today announced a revised design is being put into production. The new Raspberry Pi, known as revision 2.0 PCB, is expected to start shipping in the next few weeks. The revision includes a number of changes, but is essentially the same board. To summarize it includes a new reset circuit, a replacement for the reset fuses allowing for more reliable USB hub power, two GPIO pin changes for JTAG debug support, four redundant GPIO signals have been removed, and a new connector has been added for attaching a range of boards including a clock or audio codec. Two of the more easily noticeable changes include a fix that stops the HDMI connection interfering with certain operations of the Raspberry Pi, and the addition of two 2.5mm mounting holes to allow for easier mounting."
In Wales by Sony to be exact
http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/1925
who where what when now?
You can use Visual Studio to produce code that runs on the Pi, but not run Visual Studio on the Pi.
Change is certain; progress is not obligatory.
I can't wait to not see this one.
Yes, it can. How do you think Intel's compiler integrates into Visual Studio? You just need to write the plugin for integration and make custom build rules.
My problem with the Raspberry Pi is that it's not truly open - there's a binary bootloader and graphics driver, and the SoC is undocumented. If I wanted to write my own operating system from bootloader to windowing system, I'd have to do a lot of reverse engineering. That's kinda why I'd prefer the Beagle Board.
(Disasbuse me of this notion if I am wrong.)
...but it's being eaten...by some...Linux or something...
Whilst public moaning in completely unrelated forums may appear to be the best way to expedite delivery, talking to to RS or Farnell will probably yield better results. If you've been waiting months, and you really have paid, then something has gone wrong. I wasn't charged until despatch, and I received the board within eight weeks of first reserving it (not purchasing, reserving). Registered with Farnell/RS 2012-05-08, pre-ordered from Farnell 2012-06-13, despatched and invoiced 2012-07-17, arrived 2012-07-20.
Of course if you've already talked to the supplier, please disregard my missive. It's merely that every story about the Pi includes at least a couple of people complaining that they've been waiting months. In the early days supply was a problem, now less so.
Has the problem with the USB drivers been fixed?
Shai Schticks:"You don't make peace with friends, you make peace with enemies"
After waiting for 11 weeks for my RaspberryPi to ship, then getting an email that they would need many more weeks to supply the orders, they announce a 2.0 revision? How about fulfilling your orders first? They announced to the world months ago that they are producing thousands of units per day and yet I still don't have my order. I really don't like how this company is working.
"Here Lies Philip J. Fry, named for his uncle, to carry on his spirit"
I just bought one a month ago. And NOW they release an updated board? Com'n, you couldn't warn us it was coming???
Hopefully that will change soon with the reverse engineering effort underway: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTE3NTE
I am happy that the Raspberri PI has updated the UK to version 2.0. UK v 1.x was getting long in the tooth.
After not being able to get the first, when may I expect to be unable to get that one?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
Really doesn't matter to me since I had to sign up on a waiting list six months ago, then wait ten weeks after payment for shipment then just recently received an email stating that the order would be delayed. If I can't get the first revision a second one is simply meaningless to me.
once more into the breach
Yes. Never order from RS. The other vendor has them in stock but RS has held my money since June 29 and wants to ship in October. I consider that "tentative" Fsck them.
"Here Lies Philip J. Fry, named for his uncle, to carry on his spirit"
There's so much I love about this. Seeing British-designed products being produced in Britain. It just feels right. I love the educational aims of the RPi. I love the hacker culture around it. I love the ethical sourcing and the informal PR of the RPi foundation. It's all so good.
And then... it's produced by... Sony. Yuck.
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I cancelled my RS order on Tuesday morning and ordered from CPC (this was at 10:01am). I received my Pi at about 11am this morning. approximately 49 hours from order to delivery!
Reality is defined by the maddest person in the room
Order from Allied 2.5 months ago. After hearing about the USB and Ethernet reliability issues I decided to cancel (literally this morning). Bought the Rikomagic MK802II instead. I should get it in 2 weeks too.
Here's a side by side comparison of the MK802 vs the Rasp. Pi.
http://youtu.be/YKNPnBE-ouI
From my understanding, the Pi still beats the MK802 on price and GPIO (addressed in the video).
Visual Studio = Microsoft, closed-source stuff and just plain evil with lawyers
Raspberry Pi = Linux, open-source stuff and just happiness with rainbows
Leave your nerd card at the door and never come back here.
I mean come on, what can you even do with this board that you can't do with a Mac Mini?
You can't fit a Mac Mini into a cigarette box and run it off of 5 volts all for less than $100.
Give me Classic Slashdot or give me death!
I gave up trying to get a RaspberryPi long ago. I was looking forward to it for months, I had such plans for it, but it's one hurdle after another to actually buy one. I check back every few months to see if anything changed - today I looked again and what do I see in the availability column? "Awaiting delivery". Wonderful..
I'll just go back to tinkering with a picaxe instead.. it was cheap and easy to get and easy to make it do cool stuff even though I know nothing about about electronics. It may not run linux but it plugs into my ubuntu netbook and can be programmed with basic. It's actually fun, unlike the Pi which so far is just an exercise in frustration.
What's good about the pi:
-easy to use GPIO libraries were available day 1 (this is lacking on a LOT of the ARM SoC implementations)
-they worked pre-release with the XBMC to ensure that a "functioning" media center was available day 1
-tiny, cheap, powerful "enough" (you'll find better bang for buck, but not generally "cheaper")
-HDMI and ethernet onboard. Many don't come with either, requiring an adapter card
It's not perfect, but it is in a bit of a "sweet spot" for hobbiests who need a bit of power and a bit of easy.